Paolo Mario Limiti (8 May 1940 – 27 June 2017) was an Italian lyricist, journalist, radio and television writer and presenter.
Born in Milan, Limiti begin his career as a journalist, then in 1960 he started a long collaboration with Mike Bongiorno as author of his radio and television programs. [1] [2]
Active from the mid-1960s as a lyricist, his first hit was Dionne Warwick's " Silent Voices", and he then wrote songs for Mina, Claudia Mori, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Peppino di Capri, Iva Zanicchi, and Albano Carrisi, among others. [1] [2]
He was a successful television presenter, who mainly hosted nostalgic shows about vintage music and about the history of entertainment. [1] [2] He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2014.
References
- ^ a b c Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
- ^ a b c Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996–2003. ISBN 881150466X.
External links
- Paolo Limiti at Discogs
- Paolo Limiti at IMDb
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