| Mario Lavezzi | |
| Birth Name: | Bruno Mario Lavezzi |
| Birth Date: | 1948 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Occupation: | singer-songwriter |
Bruno Mario Lavezzi (born 8 May 1948) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and guitarist.
Born in Milan, he studied piano and guitar at the Scuola Civica di Milano.[1] He started his career in 1963, as the singer and guitarist for the band The Trappers.[2] [3] In 1966, following the dissolution of the band, he replaced Riki Maiocchi in the I Camaleonti until 1968, when he had to leave the band after being drafted into the Italian army.[2] [3] In 1969 he debuted as a composer with the Dik Dik hit "Il primo giorno di primavera".[2] In 1970 he co-founded the pop-rock group Flora Fauna e Cemento, then in 1974 he was part of the progressive rock musical project Il Volo.[2] [3] In the second half of the 1970s Lavezzi started a solo career as singer-songwriter;[4] he also started collaborating as a composer and a record producer for several albums of Loredana Bertè.[2] [3] He later wrote songs for many notable artists, including Lucio Dalla, Gianni Morandi, Anna Oxa, Spagna, Marcella Bella, Ornella Vanoni, Fiorella Mannoia,[2] [3] [5] and scored the 1984 Carlo Vanzina comedy film Amarsi un po', which starred Tahnee Welch.
Lavezzi is the uncle of Italo-disco one hit wonder Diana Est.