Gianmaria Testa

Gianmaria Testa
Gianmaria Testa in 2013
Gianmaria Testa in 2013
Background information
Born(1958-10-17)17 October 1958
Cavallermaggiore, Italy
Died30 March 2016(2016-03-30) (aged 57)
Alba, Piedmont
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Websitewww.gianmariatesta.com

Gianmaria Testa (17 October 1958 – 30 March 2016) was an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist.[1]

Testa began musical performances in 1990 and in the early 1990s, he won two consecutive top prizes at the Recanati Festival.[2] His first album "Montgolfieres" was issued in 1995 in a collaboration between the French Label Bleu and Harmonia Mundi.[3] Throughout his musical career, Testa continued to work as a station master at the train station in Cuneo, Italy. He sang in Italian and French and his music bears resemblances to folk, jazz and world music.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fegiz, M.L. (2016-03-30). "Morto Gianmaria Testa, lo chansonnier piemontese". Corriere della sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  2. ^ "Artist : Gianmaria Testa - Festival International de Jazz de Montréal". montrealjazzfest.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  3. ^ Discogs: Gianmaria Testa
  4. ^ Marisa Brown. "Gianmaria Testa". AllMusicm. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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