Fabrizio De André Musical artist
Fabrizio Cristiano De André (18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter.Known for his sympathies towards anarchism, libertarianism and pacifism, his songs often featured marginalized and rebellious people, gypsies, prostitutes and knaves, and attacked the Catholic Church hierarchy . Artistically active for almost 40 years and the author of thirteen studio albums, he is renowned for the quality of his lyrics and often considered a poet. He contributed to the promotion of the languages of Italy, most notably Ligurian and, to a lesser extent, Sardinian, Gallurese and Neapolitan. Following his early death several streets, places, parks, schools and public libraries were named after him.
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Career started | 1958 |
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Career ended | 1999 |
Background | Solo singer |
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