Gianmaria Testa
Gianmaria Testa | |
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![]() Gianmaria Testa in 2013 | |
Background information | |
Born |
Cavallermaggiore, Italy | 17 October 1958
Died |
30 March 2016 57) Alba, Piedmont | (aged
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Website |
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Gianmaria Testa (17 October 1958 – 30 March 2016) was an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist.[1]
Testa begun musical performances in 1990 and in the early 1990s, he won two consecutive top prizes at the Recanati Festival.[2] His first album "Montgolfieres" was issued in 1995 in a collaboration between the French Label Bleu and Harmonia Mundi.[3] Throughout his musical career, Testa continued to work as a station master at the train station in Cuneo, Italy. He sang exclusively in Italian and his music bear resemblance to folk, jazz and world music.[4]
References
- ↑ Fegiz, M.L. (2016-03-30). "Morto Gianmaria Testa, lo chansonnier piemontese". Corriere della sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Artist : Gianmaria Testa - Festival International de Jazz de Montréal". montrealjazzfest.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ Discogs: Gianmaria Testa
- ↑ Marisa Brown. "Gianmaria Testa". AllMusicm. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
External links
Media related to Gianmaria Testa at Wikimedia Commons- Gianmaria Testa at AllMusic
- Gianmaria Testa discography at Discogs
- Gianmaria Testa on IMDb
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