Lando Fiorini

Leopoldo "Lando" Fiorini (27 January 1938 – 9 December 2017)^[1] was an Italian actor and singer, known primarily for having sung folk songs from Rome in Italian and Romanesco.^[2][3]

Lando Fiorini
Fiorini in 1974
Born	Leopoldo Fiorini (1938-01-27)27 January 1938 Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	9 December 2017(2017-12-09) (aged 79) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

His career started in 1961, when he took part to the musical festival Cantagiro and was noted by the duo of playwrights Garinei & Giovannini, who chose him for the role of the cantastorie in the successful musical Rugantino.^[4] He was the founder and artistic director of a cabaret nightclub, Puff, where he launched the career of several comedians, notably Lino Banfi, Enrico Montesano and Leo Gullotta.^[5]

His cabaret show Ma 'ndo vai se il decoder non-ce l'hai, satirized Italian television.^[6]

Discography

• 1963 — Rugantino
• 1964 — Roma Mia
• 1966 — Passeggiate romane
• 1970 — E questo amore
• 1971 — Bella quanno te fece mamma tua
• 1972 — Roma ieri e oggi
• 1974 — Roma ruffiana
• 1975 — A Roma è sempre primavera
• 1976 — Passa la serenata / Una preghiera per Roma sparita
• 1977 — Forza Roma
• 1977 — Co’ amore e co’ rabbia
• 1982 — Mozzichi e baci
• 1982 — Amore giallorosso
• 1984 — Souvenir di Roma / Momenti d’amore
• 1985 — Tra i sogni e la vita
• 1986 — Le più belle canzoni romane
• 1991 — E adesso l’amore
• 1993 — Puff…Lando ed altri successi
• 1995 — Una voce… una città
• 1996 — Ci sarà pure un grande amore
• 2000 — Roma, un sogno dentro una canzone
• 2001 — Forza Roma
• 2002 — Favole, sonetti di Trilussa e canzoni di Lando Fiorini
• 2002 — Tra le gente
• 2005 — Come se po’ spiega’ cos’è l’amore – Edizione Platinum
• 2005 — Così è la Vita
• 2007 — 100 Campane 100 Canzoni
• 2010 — Ti presento Roma mia