Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi (born 21 March 1957) is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer. After graduating from the Bologna Conservatory and performing in several jazz ensambles, in 1977 he started collaborating with Jacques Fred Petrus in various disco, Italodisco and dance projects, and went on to write and produce hits with various Italian musicians. He received a Pico Mirandola Award in his hometown in 2008.
Mauro Malavasi
- Name
- Mauro Malavasi
- Born
- 21 March 1957
- Birthplace
- Mirandola, Modena, Italy
- Occupation
- * Music producer
- Nationality
- Italy
- Fields
- Italo disco
- Languages
- Italian
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Mauro Malavasi (born 21 March 1957) is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer. After graduating from the Bologna Conservatory and performing in several jazz ensambles, in 1977 he started collaborating with Jacques Fred Petrus in various disco, Italodisco and dance projects, and went on to write and produce hits with various Italian musicians. He received a Pico Mirandola Award in his hometown in 2008.
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He created the R&B band Change, in the process discovering vocalists Luther Vandross and Jocelyn Brown, and had a million-selling single, "A Lover's Holiday". Starting from the 1984 album Viaggi organizzati, he became co-writer and producer of Italian superstar singer Lucio Dalla. In the following years he collaborated with numerous high-profile Italian artists, including Andrea Bocelli, Gianni Morandi, Gianna Nannini, Elisa, Luca Carboni, Mango, Biagio Antonacci, Tony Esposito, Gerardina Trovato, Ron. In 2023 he co-produced and co-arranged Luca Frigeri's album Connessione Spirituale.
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• Name — Mauro Malavasi • Born — 21 March 1957 • Birthplace — Mirandola, Modena, Italy • Occupation — * Music producer • arranger • Years Active — 1979–present
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Mauro Malavasi is recorded with the occupation record producer. Classed in the genre Italo disco. Recorded as writer, singer, record producer, composer and conductor.
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Mauro Malavasi was born on 21 March 1957.
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