the only one who, when announcing his retirement, did so without any commercial backtracking: if we add a consistently high-quality output, he rightfully deserves a place at the top ranks of Italian singer-songwriters commerciale:
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Ivano Fossati

Ivano Fossati is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Genoa, frequently described in these reviews as cultured, refined, and restlessly experimental. Reviewers trace a path from early prog/rock roots (including Delirium) through a piano-centered period and into later albums marked by “wise simplicity,” with recurring attention to travel/sea imagery, sophisticated arrangements, and high-level lyric writing.
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