Luigi Albertelli ( born 21 June 1934 ) is an Italian lyricist . Born in Tortona , Alessandria , Albertelli debuted as a lyricist in the second half of the 1960s and got his first success in 1969 with the song " Zingara " , which won the nineteenth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and was a number 1 hit . Characterized by an elegant and refined style , his collaborations include Mina , Milva , Drupi , Mia Martini , Caterina Caselli , Dik Dik , Fiordaliso . In 1987 his song " La notte dei pensieri " won the Newcomers competition at the 37th Sanremo Music Festival
the nineteenth edition
Sanremo Music Festival 1969
Luigi Albertelli