Bruno Lauzi was an Italian singer-songwriter.
Lauzi was born in Asmara

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, then part of the Italian Eastern Africa. He wrote songs for Mia Martini

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, Georges Moustaki

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, Ornella Vanoni

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 and Lucio Battisti

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Bruno Lauzi was a renowned cantautore (singer-songwriter) of the so called "Genoa School", with Gino Paoli

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, Luigi Tenco

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 and Fabrizio De André

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He was a singer ("Ritornerai" (1967), "Amore caro amore bello" (1972),"Onda su onda" (1974), "Genova per noi" (1975)) and a poet-composer .