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Piero Ciampi

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Forfans of italian singer-songwriters, chanson devotees, and listeners seeking stark, poetic storytelling.
9 Reviews 23 Definitions 19 Charts
Author's Song Italian Song Classical

The Profile

Italian singer-songwriter and poet from Livorno. Early on known as Piero Litaliano after a Paris sojourn in 1957, he later crafted stark, intimate albums with arranger Gianni Marchetti. Remembered for songs like Il vino and Tu no, he died in 1980 of throat cancer.

Born in Livorno; moved to Paris in 1957 and was nicknamed “L’italianò”/Piero Litaliano; early career launched with help from Gianfranco Reverberi (CGD) and first LP under the Litaliano moniker; key collaborator Gianni Marchetti on the 1971, 1973, and 1976 albums; 1971 album Piero Ciampi received a Record Critics’ Award and featured Tu no; recurring classics cited in reviews include Il vino, L’amore è tutto qui, Tu no, Il giocatore, 40 soldati 40 sorelle, Livorno; died in 1980 of throat cancer.

The reviews hail Piero Ciampi as a singular Italian chansonnier from Livorno whose bare, autobiographical writing and worn, emotive voice cut deep. His Paris period (1957) and nickname “Piero Litaliano” frame early steps later honed with arranger Gianni Marchetti. Albums like Piero Ciampi (1971), Io e te abbiamo perso la bussola (1973), and Dentro e fuori (1976) surface recurring themes: love’s wreckage, Livorno, drink, and solitude. Songs such as Il vino, Tu no, and L’amore è tutto qui recur as touchstones. Ciampi died in 1980 of throat cancer.

Notable Quotes

❝ I wrote these twelve songs for a woman I loved and lost. These twelve memories are the Bastille of my heart. For my woman, I did things far greater than these songs, but those things are now lost. Now only twelve songs remain
❝ All the things you don’t have, you’ll find them next to me. The world of illusions... you go on confidently because I am always here, here...
❝ Figli, vi porterei a cena....tra le stelle, ma non ci siete, ma non ci siete
❝ you loved my silences / you understood my speeches
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