Composer
Mauro Malavasi
Italian musician
b. 1957
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1957
- Birthplace
- Mirandola
- Citizenship / historical state
- Italy
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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. 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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Life and musical career
- Instruments played
- voice
- Genres
- Italo disco
- Languages used
- Italian
- VIAF ID
- 65671447
- ISNI
- 0000000106547160
- GND ID
- 134700929
- Library of Congress ID
- n92104003
- MusicBrainz ID
- eb37a469-ad68-44f2-a3e3-520cfd3653a8
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceano | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | pop | 2 |
| Romanza | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Dell'Amore Non Si Sa | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 65671447.