# Alberto Salerno

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Italian lyricist and producer (born 1949)

Alberto Salerno Salerno in 2016 Born 30 December 1949 (1949-12-30) (age 76) Milan, Italy Occupations Lyricist record producer Spouse Mara Maionchi ​ (m. 1976)​ Children Giulia (born 1977) Camilla (born 1981)

**Alberto Salerno** (born 30 December 1949) is an Italian lyricist and producer.

## Life and career

Born in [Milan](/source/Milan), Salerno is the son of the popular lyricist [Nisa](/source/Nicola_Salerno). He started composing lyrics in the late 1960s, becoming a usual collaborator of [Mino Reitano](/source/Mino_Reitano), and writing hits such as [Dik Dik](/source/Dik_Dik)'s "[L'isola di Wight](/source/L'isola_di_Wight)" and [Nomadi](/source/Nomadi)'s "[Io vagabondo](/source/Io_vagabondo)". In 1977 his song "[Bella da morire](/source/Bella_da_morire)", performed by [Homo Sapiens](/source/Homo_Sapiens_(band)), won the [Sanremo Music Festival](/source/Sanremo_Music_Festival). He started his activity as a producer 1979 with the debut album of [Alberto Fortis](/source/Alberto_Fortis_(musician)).[1][2]

In the 1980s Salerno started a long collaboration with [Mango](/source/Mango_(singer)), contributing to the lyrics of successful songs such as "[Lei verrà](/source/Lei_verr%C3%A0)" and "La rosa dell'inverno", and co-wrote [Eros Ramazzotti](/source/Eros_Ramazzotti)'s first hit, "[Terra promessa](/source/Terra_promessa)". In the 2000s he contributed to launch the career of [Tiziano Ferro](/source/Tiziano_Ferro). His songs "[Senza pietà](/source/Senza_piet%C3%A0_(song))", performed by [Anna Oxa](/source/Anna_Oxa), and "[Per dire di no](/source/Per_dire_di_no)", performed by [Alexia](/source/Alexia_(singer)), won the [49th](/source/Sanremo_Music_Festival_1999) and [53rd editions](/source/Sanremo_Music_Festival_2003) of the Sanremo Music Festival. His collaborations also include [Zucchero Fornaciari](/source/Zucchero_Fornaciari), [Mina](/source/Mina_(Italian_singer)), [Marcella Bella](/source/Marcella_Bella), [Nino Buonocore](/source/Nino_Buonocore), and [Syria](/source/Syria_(singer)).[1][2]

In 2001, Salerno wrote the lyrics for the songs of the animation film *[Aida of the Trees](/source/Aida_of_the_Trees)*.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-music_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-music_1-1) Eddy Anselmi. *Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana*. Panini Comics, 2009. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [8863462291](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/8863462291).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Deregibus_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Deregibus_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Deregibus_2-2) Enrico Deregibus. *Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana*. Giunti Editore, 2010. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [8809756258](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/8809756258).

## External links

- [Alberto Salerno](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001779286) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

- [Alberto Salerno](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Alberto+Salerno) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

Authority control databases International VIAF National Italy Artists MusicBrainz

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