Piergiorgio Farina

Piergiorgio Farina
Born 25 April 1933 (1933-04-25)
Goro, Italy
Died 28 July 2008 (2008-07-29) (aged 75)
Bologna, Italy

Piergiorgio Farina (25 April 1933 – 28 July 2008) was an Italian jazz violinist, composer and singer.

Career

Born Piergiorgio Farinelli in Goro, Ferrara, Farina was the cousin of the singer Milva.[1][2] He started his career performing in Emilia-Romagna's ballrooms, and had his breakout in the second half of the 1960s thanks to his participation to the RAI musical variety Settevoci.[2]

In 1968 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival in couple with Orietta Berti with the song ″Tu che non sorridi mai″, while in the 1975 edition of the Festival he was cast to perform on violin all the competing songs.[1][2] He was also a sax, double bass and piano musician.[3]

His son Bruno is also a musician.[1]

Discography

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Albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 Francesca Parisini (29 July 2008). "L' ultima nota di Piergiorgio Farina". La Repubblica. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  3. Gian Aldo Traversi (28 July 2008). "Addio al musicista Piergiorgio Farina". Quotidiano.net. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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