Dodi Battaglia
Donato "Dodi" Battaglia (born 1 June 1951) is an Italian guitarist, singer and songwriter known as a member of the pop group Pooh. Together with Roby Facchinetti, he was the main songwriter starting from the LP Alessandra of 1972. Battaglia was part of the Pooh until they split up in 2016.
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Dodi Battaglia

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- Name
- Dodi Battaglia
- Birth Name
- Donato Battaglia
- Born
- 1 June 1951
- Birthplace
- Bologna, Italy
- Occupation
- Musician, songwriter
- Nationality
- Italy.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
- Languages
- Italian.
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He also published several solo albums and singles and occasionally collaborated as session musician for other famous italian artists.
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• Name — Dodi Battaglia • Birth Name — Donato Battaglia • Born — 1 June 1951 • Birthplace — Bologna, Italy • Genre — Pop, Rock • Occupation — Musician, songwriter • Instrument — Guitar, vocals • Years Active — 1966–present • Current Member Of — Pooh
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Dodi Battaglia compare negli archivi di autorità della Deutsche Nationalbibliothek come chitarrista, cantante e compositore (nascita: 1951). La nascita di Dodi Battaglia è registrata nel 1951 a Bologna.
Solo albums
Solo albums
• 1985 – Più in alto che c'è • 1986 – Più in alto che c'è/Ciao amore buon appetito • 2003 – D' Assolo • 2015 – Dov'è andata la musica (with Tommy Emmanuel) • 2017 – E la storia continua • 2018 – Dodi Day • 2019 – Perle
With Pooh
With Pooh
• 1968 – Contrasto • 1969 – Memorie • 1971 – Opera prima • 1972 – Alessandra • 1973 – Parsifal • 1975 – Un po' del nostro tempo migliore • 1975 – Forse ancora poesia • 1976 – Poohlover • 1977 – Rotolando respirando • 1978 – Boomerang • 1979 – Viva • 1980 –...Stop • 1981 – Buona fortuna • 1983 – Tropico del nord • 1984 – Aloha • 1985 – Asia non-Asia • 1986 – Giorni infiniti • 1987 – Il colore dei pensieri • 1988 – Oasi • 1990 – Uomini soli • 1992 – Il cielo è blu sopra le nuvole • 1994 – Musicadentro • 1996 – Amici per sempre • 1999 – Un posto felice • 2000 – Cento di queste vite • 2002 – Pinocchio • 2004 – Ascolta • 2008 – Beat ReGeneration • 2010 – Dove comincia il sole
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