Carlo Donida

Carlo Donida Labati (30 October 1920, in Milan – 22 April 1998, in Porto Valtravaglia) was an Italian composer and pianist.

Carlo Donida Labati was born in Milan on 30 October 1920. He graduated in piano and composition from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. Carlo Donida began his musical career as a pianist of the musical group "The Dandies". He was then hired as an arranger by Casa Ricordi, which at that time had just created a pop music section. Entered into the "songbooks," he decided to put on paper pentagramma, his first songs, with the assistance of Gian Carlo Testoni wherein the songs "Tell Me I Love You" and "Under the Almond Tree" debuted on the radio and received warm reception from the public. Then came the binomial Donida - Pinchi that gave rise to such hits as Vecchio Scarpone ("Old Boot") and Canzone da due soldi ("Song of Two Money") which had international success.

The long association with Giulio Rapetti Mogol, which eventually created 126 songs, began in 1960 with the song "Crumbs of Kisses" or Briciole di baci starring Mina and "Devil" Diavolo sung by Jimmy Fontana.

"Uno dei tanti," or "One Of The Many," sung by Tony Dallara and Joe Paths, was brought to international success by Tom Jones under the title "I (Who Have Nothing)." Jones also sang "Gli occhi miei" as "Help Yourself." His songs had great success abroad. Many famous artists are indebted to Maestro Donida. Many well known singers such as Tom Jones, Ben E. King, Shirley Bassey, Chet Baker and Charles Aznavour have interpreted many of his songs.

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