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Franca Evangelisti
Italian composer and lyricist (born 1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franca Evangelisti (born 6 April 1935) is an Italian lyricist and singer.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Evangelisti studied singing with composer Lino Benedetto.[1] In the second half of the 1950s, she started her professional career as a singer with the stage name Evy Angeli.[1][2] She was a vocalist in various orchestras, touring extensively, and also performing several times on American television.[1]
In the late 1960s, Evangelisti was put under contract by RCA Italiana as a lyricist, notably becoming a close collaborator of Renato Zero for about twenty years, signing some of his most known songs such as "Il carrozzone", "Amico", "Madame", "Sesso o esse".[2][3] In this role, Evangelisti took part in four editions of the Sanremo Music Festival, in particular writing the lyrics of Patty Pravo's 1987 entry "Pigramente signora".[1][2] Artists with whom she collaborated also include Domenico Modugno, Mina, Sylvie Vartan, Mia Martini, Nicola Di Bari, Riccardo Fogli, Michele Zarrillo, Dario Baldan Bembo and Adriano Pappalardo.[2][3][4]
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