Mimmo Locasciulli
Born
Domenico Locasciulli

7 July 1949 (1949-07-07) (age 74)
Penne, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Mimmo Locasciulli (born 7 July 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, producer and musician.

Life and career

Born in Penne, Pescara, Locasciulli is the son of a vet who in his spare time used to perform as a crooner with the stage name Guido Lucas.[1]

In 1965 he formed a band with whom he performed in the music halls of the Adriatic coast.[1] In 1968 he moved to Perugia to study medicine, and there started performing in the piano bars of the city.[1] In 1971 he relocated to the Sapienza University of Rome and after performing in a number of the city's nightclubs he eventually established himself as a regular performer in the club Folkstudio.[1]

Locasciulli made his discographic debut in 1975, and after a couple of commercial disappointments he had his first success in 1982, with the album Intorno a trent'anni, produced by Francesco De Gregori.[1][2] In 1985 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, ranking nineteenth with the song "Buona fortuna".[1][3] Between 1985 and 1987 he toured with Enrico Ruggeri, then in 1988 Locasciulli started an acclaimed collaboration with the jazz bassist Greg Cohen.[2]

Starting from the 1990s, following the critically acclaimed album Tango dietro l'angolo, he mainly focused on his activity as a producer and on in his day job as a primary care physician.[2]

Discography

Album
  • 1975 - Non rimanere là (Folkstudio, FK 5001)
  • 1977 - Quello che ci resta (RCA Italiana, PL 31316)
  • 1980 - Quattro canzoni di Mimmo Locasciulli (RCA Italiana, PG 33403)
  • 1982 - Intorno a trent'anni (RCA Italiana, PL 31625)
  • 1983 - Sognadoro (RCA Italiana, PL 31710)
  • 1985 - Mimmo Locasciulli (RCA Italiana, PL 70702)
  • 1985 - Confusi in un playback (RCA Italiana, PL 70942; live album)
  • 1987 - Clandestina (RCA Italiana, PL 71242)
  • 1989 - (Adesso glielo dico) (RCA Italiana, PL 74117)
  • 1991 - Tango dietro l'angolo (Philips, 8486631)
  • 1992 - Delitti perfetti (Philips, 512 372-1)
  • 1995 - Uomini (Mercury, 528 152-2)
  • 1998 - Il futuro (Mercury, 558 379-2)
  • 2002 - Aria di famiglia (Hobo, HOB 508388-2)
  • 2004 - Piano piano (Hobo, HOB 515205-2)
  • 2006 - Sglobal (Hobo, HOB 1200605)
  • 2009 - Idra (Hobo, 457982)
  • 2016 - Piccoli Cambiamenti
  • 2018 - Cenere
  • 2020 - 22 Canzoni
  • 2022 - 'INTORNO A TRENTANNI REVISITED

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marco Giorgi. "Mimmo Locasciulli". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  2. 1 2 3 Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
  3. ↑ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
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