RIP Gino Paoli

 

Italian singer songwriter and actor Gino Paoli died in Genoa, Italy on March 24^th. He was 91. Paoli was one of the defining voices of post-war Italian music and a leading figure of the scuola genovese. Born in Monfalcone on September 23, 1934 but closely identified with Genoa, Paoli became one of the most influential names in Italian musica leggera, shaping generations of artists with a style that blended literary sensitivity with emotional directness. He was behind some of the country's most enduring songs, including “Il cielo in una stanza”, “Sapore di sale” and “Senza fine”. Gino sang “Un uomo vivo” in the 1961 Euro-western “The Magnificent Three”.