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Giorgio Gaber | |
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Birth name | Giorgio Gaberscik |
Born | Milan, Kingdom of Italy | 25 January 1939
Died | 1 January 2003 Camaiore, Italy | (aged 63)
Genres | Teatro canzone ('theatre song') |
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Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1958–2002 |
Website | www |
Giorgio Gaberscik (25 January 1939 – 1 January 2003), known as Giorgio Gaber (Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo ˈɡaːber]), was an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, actor, playwright, and musician. He was also an accomplished guitar player and author of one of the first rock songs in Italian ("Ciao ti dirò", 1958). With Sandro Luporini, he pioneered the musical genre known as teatro canzone ('theatre song').