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Musician
Mango
born on 6/11/1954 in Lagonegro, Basilicata, Italy
died on 7/12/2014 in Policoro, Basilicata, Italy
Alias Giuseppe Mango
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Mango, stage name of Giuseppe ("Pino") Mango (6 November 1954), is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his style which fuses pop, folk, world music, the frequent use of odd time signatures and for his high vocal range.
Biography
Mango was born in Lagonegro, in the province of Potenza. He grew up listening mainly to blues and hard rock music, his favourite musicians include Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Peter Gabriel. He began his musical activity as a teen, playing with several local bands. In 1975, he moved to Rome and recorded his first album, La mia ragazza è un grande caldo (1976).
Two songs from the record, "Per te che mi apri l'universo" and "Tu pioggia io mattino", attracted the attention of Patty Pravo, who put them in her album Tanto (1976) and the title of the second song was changed in "Per amarti d'amore". Mia Martini also liked Mango's music and put the song "Se mi sfiori" in the album Che vuoi che sia... se t'ho aspettato tanto (1976).
In 1985, he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Il viaggio", from the album Australia, released on the same year. In 1986 he released the album Odissea, which contains some of his most famous songs, "Lei verrà" and "Oro". 1987's Adesso includes the successful single "Bella d'estate", co-written with Lucio Dalla. Other notable records are Sirtaki (1990), Come l'acqua (1992) and Disincanto (2002).
His last work is La terra degli aquiloni, released in 2011. Mango also recorded three albums in Spanish language.
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Some of his songs were rearranged by Italian and foreign artists:
| Artist | Song | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mia Martini | Se Mi Sfiori | 1976 | Che vuoi che sia... se t'ho aspettato tanto |
| Patty Pravo | Per Te Che Mi Apri L'Universo Per amarti d'amore (Tu pioggia io mattino) |
1976 | Tanto |
| Patty Pravo | Sentirti | 1978 | Sentirti/Notti Bianche |
| Scialpi | Nero e blu | 1983 | Es-tensioni |
| Loretta Goggi | Lei verrà (feat. Mango) | 1986 | C'è poesia |
| Leo Sayer | The Moth And The Flame (Tu...si) | 1990 | Sanremo Music Festival |
| Mina | Oro | 1994 | Canarino mannaro |
| Hélène Ségara | Tu peux tout emporter (Amore per te) | 2000 | Au nom d'une femme |
| Mietta | Sentirti | 2003 | Per esempio... per amore |
| Eleftheria Arvanitaki | Min Orkizesai (Come Monna Lisa) | 2007 | Dinata 1986-2007 |
| Neri per caso | Bella d'estate (feat. Mango) | 2008 | Angoli diversi |
| Wender | Lei verrà (feat.Saretta) | 2010 | Alpacaaaa |
| Antonella Lo Coco | Disincanto | 2012 | Cuore scoppiato |
Discography
Albums
- La mia ragazza è un grande caldo (1976)
- Arlecchino (1979)
- È pericoloso sporgersi (1982)
- Australia (1985)
- Odissea (1986)
- Adesso (1987)
- Inseguendo l'aquila (1988)
- Sirtaki (1990)
- Come l'acqua (1992)
- Mango (album) (1994)
- Dove vai (1995)
- Credo (1997)
- Credo ristampa (1998)
- Visto così (1999)
- Disincanto (2002)
- Ti porto in Africa (2004)
- Ti amo così (2005)
- L'albero delle fate (2007)
- Acchiappanuvole (2008) ( Ita: platinum )
- Gli amori son finestre. Live (2009)
- La Terra Degli Aquiloni (2011)
Albums recorded in Spanish
- Ahora - Fonit Cetra/BMG Ariola - 1987
- Hierro y Fuego - Fonit Cetra/BMG Ariola - 1988
- Sirtaki - Sanni Records - 1991
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