Franco Battiato died in the morning, at the age of 76, in his residence in Milo
.
The funeral will take place privately.
The
singer-songwriter was born in Ionia on March 23, 1945
.
It has spanned a large amount of genres, from pop to cultured music, touching avant-garde moments and achieving great popularity.
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Farewell to Franco Battiato
For Franco Battiato, more than 50 years have passed since his first musical experiences in Milan, from his first recording contract obtained thanks to his great friend Giorgio Gaber who among other things, together with Caterina Caselli, (the two conducted the program "Diamoci del tu ") hosted its first television appearance in 1967.
Over these decades Franco Battiato has built a truly unique path on the Italian scene.
An ironic free thinker who practiced the art of provocation and who also had a short (unpaid) experience as councilor for the Sicily Region with the Crocetta junta, which lasted from November 2013 to March 2014 and ended in a stormy way to say the least.
Last March Franco Battiato had turned 76 years old
OCTOBER 2019 - VIDEO Battiato between spirituality and poetry in an unpublished, the singer-songwriter returns with a record of his warhorses
Many successes by Franco Battiato.
Here is 'The cure'
The
moved greetings and tributes to the great artist
, from the world of
music
to the political one
"Franco Battiato was a genius and he was brilliant in everything he did, and today for Milo, but for the world of culture in general, it is a day of great sadness".
Thus Alfio Cosentino mayor of the town of Etna where the artist had bought a villa announcing "the city mourning on the day of the funeral".
"In general - Cosentino recalls - Battiato was not seen much around, he was a very reserved person, but easygoing. It was a pleasure to talk to him and everyone in the village loved him. For years he helped us organize summer events and many great artists came for him ''.
Farewell to maestro Franco Battiato
The
unforgettable verses of Franco Battiato, here are some passages of his most famous lyrics
The Municipality of Catania remembers Franco Battiato
with a video, listed in 'mourning'
, made by the institution with images of the artist accompanied by the song 'La Cura'.