Paolo Limiti

Paolo Limiti
Born (1940-05-08) 8 May 1940
Milan
Occupation lyricist and record producer

Paolo Limiti (born 8 May 1940) is an Italian lyricist, journalist, radio and television writer and presenter.

Born in Milan, Limiti begin his career as a journalist, then in 1960 he started a long collaboration with Mike Bongiorno as author of his radio and television programs.[1][2] Active from the mid-1960s as a lyricist, his first hit was Dionne Warwick's "Silent Voices", and he then wrote songs for Mina, Claudia Mori, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Peppino di Capri, Iva Zanicchi, Albano Carrisi among others.[1][2] He was also a successful television presenter, who mainly hosted nostalgic shows about vintage music and about the history of entertainment.[1][2] He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. 1 2 3 Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
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