Bruno Canfora was born on November 6, 1924 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Bruno is an Italian composer, conductor and music arranger.
At a young age Canfora studied piano, then graduated in oboe at the
Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. He started working during the Second
World War, in Trieste, accompanying with his group several revues. After the
war he moved to Turin and became conductor of the Castellino Danze Orchestra.
A conductor in a number of variety television and music shows, Canfora is
also well known for his work in pop music, particularly for his collaboration
with Mina, for whom he composed, among others, the songs "Brava" and
"Come tu mi vuoi"; he was also author of a great number of successful
songs for Rita Pavone, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bassey and Kessler Twins.
Canfora also composed theme songs for television shows and TV series and
several film scores, including one score for the Euro-western “The Last of the
Mohicans” (1965)
He was the official conductor for Sanremo Music Festival in 1961.
Today we celebrate Bruno Canfora’s 90th birthday.
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