Otello Profazio
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934
- Works
- 1
Top works
- L'Italia cantata dal Sud
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- 13,807
- Total plays
- 63,990
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Otello Profazio (1934-2023) was an influential Italian folk singer-songwriter, author, and cantastorie (a traditional storyteller and singer). Born in Rende, Calabria, Profazio's career began in 1953 with his participation in the radio contest "Il microfono è vostro." He rose to prominence in 1964 with the critically acclaimed album "Il treno del sole" (The Train of the Sun). This album set poems by Ignazio Buttitta to music and marked a turning point in Profazio's style, becoming more original
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Rende
- Place of death
- Reggio Calabria
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- folklore
- Record label
- Fonit Cetra
- Official website
- www.otelloprofazio.it
- Image
- Otelloprazio65.jpg
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- Commons category
- Otello Profazio
- date of birth
- 1934-12-26
- date of death
- 2023-07-23
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