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Gino Paoli
One of the most important Italian songwriters of his generation, Gino Paoli was
born in Monfalcone, in the province of Gorizia, on September 23, 1934, and grew
up in Genoa. He worked in a variety of odd jobs before turning to singing, where
he frequented a number of groups, until he was noticed by the Ricordi label,
which signed him to a contract. In 1960, his first single "La Gatta" was an
immediate success, followed by many others, some of which have become classics
of Italian song, such as "Il cielo una stanza", "Vivere ancora" and "Sassi",
with hundreds of cover versions. In ...
