Massimo Luca
Italian guitarist, composer and record producer (1950)
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Massimo Luca (born 4 January 1950) is an Italian guitarist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer.
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- Guitarist
- composer
- singer-songwriter
- record producer
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| Born | 4 January 1950 (age 76) Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy |
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| Years active | 1970s–present |
Life and career
Born in the Santa Margherita Ligure, Luca started his career as a session musician in the early 1970s, and became first known thanks to his collaboration with Lucio Battisti in the best-selling albums Umanamente uomo: il sogno, Il mio canto libero and Anima latina.[1] Other notable artists he collaborated with include Mina, Paolo Conte, Loredana Bertè, Fabrizio De Andrè, Francesco Guccini, Angelo Branduardi and Fabio Concato.[1][2] In 1974, he became a member of the short-lived group Data, with Umberto Tozzi and Damiano Dattoli.[3] In 1979, he got his first hit as a composer with "Goldrake", the Italian theme song of the anime series UFO Robot Grendizer.[2]
In 1980, Luca made his debut as a singer-songwriter with the album Massimo Luca.[1] He later became a producer, getting his major success with Destinazione paradiso, the debut album of Gianluca Grignani.[2][4] As a producer, he also contributed to launch the careers of Biagio Antonacci and Paola & Chiara.[2] He composed and produced "Senza te o con te", the Annalisa Minetti's 1998 song which won the 48th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.[2][3]
