Italian music legend Franco Battiato dies aged 76
Franco Battiato, the musical genius who became a household name in the late seventies and early eighties, died on Tuesday at 76 years of age, at his house, a castle located in the small hamlet of Milo in Sicily. Born on March 23, 1945, he burst on the Italian music scene with songs like Bandiera Bianca, Voglio Vederti Danzare, and composing Per Elisa for his friend, the singer Alice, which won the 1981 San Remo music festival. He also collaborated with the late Giuni Russo which resulted in the huge success of the 1981 summer anthem, Un Estate al Mare. A staunch vegetarian, Battiato w...
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