Italian Singer Lucio Dalla Passed Away

Italian singer, Lucio Dalla passed away this morning due to a heart attack in Montreux, Swiss, where the singer had scheduled a series of concerts.

Dalla, who was about to turn 69 years old next Sunday, is considered one of the most famous Italian singers.

His beginnings in the entertainment took place in 1964 with the musical group Gli Idoli (The Idols), although at the end of the decade he began his solo career influenced by soul and jazz. He was also a composer of movie themes for directors like Mario Monicelli, Michele Placido and Michelangelo Antonioni.

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