Adelio Cogliati

Adelio Cogliati
Born10 July 1948 (1948-07-10)
Milan, Italy
Died29 December 2018 (2018-12-30) (aged 70)
Milan, Italy
Years active1964–2018

Adelio Cogliati (10 July 1948 – 29 December 2018) was an Italian lyricist and record producer.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Cogliati started his music career in 1964 as a member of some local musical groups.[1] He is mainly known for his professional association with pop singer Eros Ramazzotti, for whom he co-write, often together with Piero Cassano, some major hits including "Una storia importante", "Cose della vita", "Più bella cosa", "Più che puoi", "Un'emozione per sempre", and "L’Aurora".[2][3] He won the Sanremo Music Festival twice, in 1986 with Ramazzotti's "Adesso tu" and in 1995 with Giorgia's "Come saprei".[2][4] His collaborations include Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Mina, Zucchero Fornaciari, Gianni Morandi, Ricchi e Poveri, Anna Oxa, Patty Pravo, Caterina Caselli, Marcella Bella, Amedeo Minghi, Matia Bazar, Drupi, Iva Zanicchi, Miguel Bosé, Dori Ghezzi, I Camaleonti, Antonella Ruggiero, Loretta Goggi, Filippa Giordano, andGianni Togni.[1][2][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Viscardi, Saba (30 December 2018). "Adelio Cogliati, paroliere di Ramazzotti da vent`anni,...giardiniere mancato". Merate Online. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Eddy Anselmi. "Cogliati, Adelio". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  3. ^ "È morto Adelio Cogliati paroliere di Eros Ramazzotti e Giorgia". La Repubblica (in Italian). 30 December 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ La Bella, Cristina (30 December 2018). "Grave lutto nel mondo della musica, morto famoso paroliere: l'addio di Eros Ramazzotti". UrbanPost (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Lutto nel mondo della musica, muore il grande paroliere: il triste post di Ramazzotti". Today.it (in Italian). 30 December 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  6. ^ Donvito, Nico (29 December 2018). "La musica italiana piange la scomparsa di Adelio Cogliati". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2022.