Lucio Battisti

Lucio Battisti was an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and musician born on March 5, 1943, in Poggio Bustone, Italy. He began his career as a member of the band I Campioni, but he soon started writing songs for other artists. In the late 1960s, Battisti began a successful collaboration with lyricist Mogol, and the two created a series of hits that revolutionized Italian pop music.