Claudio Lolli (March 28, 1950 – August 17, 2018) was an Italian singer-songwriter, poet, writer and secondary school teacher. Career Claudio Lolli first came to public attention by Francesco Guccini to EMI Italiana, who produced his first LPs from 1972 to 1976. His albums are themed around political issues and ideas. For example, the album Un uomo in crisi follows the events of Antonio Gramsci's life. Some of his better known songs are "Ho visto anche degli zingari felici", "Aspettando Godot", "Michel", "Quando la morte avrà", "Quanto amore", and "Borghesia". He started his career as a writer in the early 1980s and wrote five novels. Lolli started writing his first novel, Antipatici antipodi, in 1972, and it was published in 1997. Discography Lolli recorded many albums, including: Albums Aspettando Godot (1972) Un uomo in crisi. Canzoni di morte. Canzoni di vita (March 13, 1973) Canzoni di rabbia (10/2/1975) Ho visto anche degli zingari felici (7/4/1976) Disoccupate le strade dai sogni (1977) Extranei (April 30, 1980) Antipatici antipodi (1/3/1983) Claudio Lolli (6/5/1988) Nove pezzi facili (1992) Intermittenze del cuore (1997) Viaggio in Italia (1998) Dalla parte del torto (2000) La terra, la luna e l'abbondanza [live] (2002) Ho visto anche degli zingari felici [live] (4/2003) La via del mare [live] (October 29, 2005) La scoperta dell'America (7/4/2006) 45 rpm Aspettando Godot/Michel (9/11/1972) Un uomo in crisi/La guerra è finita (May 30, 1973) Analfabetizzazione/I giornali di marzo (1977) Anthologies Piazza... strade... sogni, 1995 Collezione, February 15, 2001 Made in Italy, February 25, 2004 Studio collection, September 23, 2005 Claudio Lolli: the best of platinum, 9/3/2007 Bibliography L'inseguitore Peter H. – Il lavoro editoriale, 1984 Giochi crudeli – Transeuropa, 1990 Nei sogni degli altri – Marsilio, 1995 Antipatici antipodi – 1972–1997, City lights Italia, 1997 Rumore rosa – Stampa Alternativa, 2004, References External links Semi-official site of Claudio Lolli "Brigata Lolli" website 1950 births 2018 deaths Italian singer-songwriters Writers from Bologna Italian poets Italian male poets Musicians from Bologna Italian schoolteachers