Lucio Battisti was born in Poggio Bustone, a small town in central Italy, on March 5, 1943. He learned to play guitar in his teens and in 1964 he moved to Rome, where he made his first appearances onstage as a member of I Campioni, the backing band of singer Tony Dallara. The following year he relocated to Milan in search of a proper record contract. A&R woman Christine Leroux saw that Battisti had talent and thus introduced him to Giulio "Mogol" Rapetti, already an established wordsmith. Italian pop's most successful writing partnership was born.
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