Birth name Luigi Della Mea Years active 1962–2009 Movies Tepepa Instruments Vocals, Guitar Genres Folk music | Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Role Novelist Origin Lucca, Italy Name Ivan Mea Siblings Luciano Della Mea | |
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Born 16 October 1940 ( 1940-10-16 ) Labels I dischi del sole
Vedette Died June 14, 2009, Milan, Italy Albums Io So Che Un Giorno, Sudadio giudabestia | ||
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Ivan Della Mea (born Luigi Della Mea, 16 October 1940 – died 14 June 2009) was an Italian novelist, journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist. His family name was "Della Mea"
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Biography
Born in Lucca, his family moved to Milan when he was a child. He worked in a factory, but eventually started to work at a small newspaper, Stasera.
In 1956 he joined the Italian Communist Party (PCI). He started his career as a singer and songwriter in Milanese dialect the same year.
In the 1960s, he belonged to the Italian Nuova canzone politica and became active in the magazine Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano. As a writer he started publishing some works in the 1980s/1990s, including three novels, and as a journalist. With his brother, Luciano, he wrote for Il Grandevetro, and worked at l'Unità and Liberazione.
His brother was political activist Luciano Della Mea (1924–2003).
Literature
Works of Ivan Della Mea: