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Alberto Fortis

Musician
Forfans of italian cantautori, 70s/80s pop-rock listeners, pfm devotees, and curious newcomers to fortis’s catalog.
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The Profile

Alberto Fortis is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist from Domodossola (born 1955). He debuted in 1979 with the album “Alberto Fortis,” featuring the polemical “A voi romani” and the classic “Milano e Vincenzo,” supported by members of PFM. Through the early ’80s he released acclaimed albums including “Tra demonio e santità,” “La grande grotta,” “Fragole infinite,” and “El niño,” and remained active into the 2000s, including a TV stint on Music Farm.

Members of PFM played on his 1979 debut; La grande grotta (1981) involved LA session aces (Alex Acuña, Abe Laboriel, Dean Parks, Mitch Holder); Fragole infinite includes Abbey Road Studio 2 sessions with a string quartet convened by George Martin; Do l’anima (2014) features Carlos Alomar and production input from Lucio Fabbri.

Alberto Fortis emerges in the reviews as a bold Italian singer-songwriter with a sharp pen and a distinctive voice. The 1979 debut blends tender pop and biting polemic, with PFM in tow. La grande grotta (1981) captures peak vocal control and LA-crafted polish, while Fragole infinite (1982) salutes Lennon via Abbey Road. El Niño (1984) turns edgier and theatrical; later, Do l’anima (2014) renews the melodic focus.

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