Gianni Mazza (born 5 October 1944) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger, singer and television personality.

Born Giovanni Mazza in Rome, Mazza started his career as a musician in the late 1960s.[1][2] In the 1970s he started composing film and television scores and participated as conductor at the Sanremo Music Festival in 1974 and in 1979.[1] In the 1980s he became a popular television personality thanks to the participation as a conductor and a showman to some variety shows written and hosted by Renzo Arbore.[1] In 1991 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival as a singer with the ironical song "Il lazzo".[1][2]

References

Further reading

• Christian Calabrese. "Mazza e il lazzo di Sanremo". Musica leggera, n° 7. 2009.

External links

• Official website
• Gianni Mazza at AllMusic
• Gianni Mazza discography at Discogs
• Gianni Mazza at IMDb

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