Sergio Endrigo
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Born: 15 June 1933 Died: 7 September 2005
Country of origin: Italy
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Sergio Endrigo (15 June 1933 – 7 September 2005) was an Italian singer-songwriter.
Born in Pola, Istria (in modern-day Croatia), he has been often compared—for style and nature—to authors of the so-called "Genoa school" like Gino Paoli, Fabrizio De André, Luigi Tenco, and Bruno Lauzi.
He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1968 with the song "Canzone per te", sung with Roberto Carlos. The same year he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Marianne."
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