Mango (singer)
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Mango live at Padova (2010)
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Pino Mango |
| Born |
6 November 1954 Lagonegro, Italy |
| Died | 8 December 2014 (aged 60) Policoro, Italy |
| Genres | Pop rock, folk, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar |
| Years active | 1954-2014 |
Mango, stage name of Giuseppe Mango (6 November 1954, in Lagonegro – 8 December 2014, in Policoro), was an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.
He was known for his style which fuses pop, rock, folk, world music and for his extensive vocal range. He is best known for the song "Oro", from his 1986 breakout album release Odissea. Other hits include "Lei verrà", "Mediterraneo", "Bella d'estate", "Amore per te", "Come Monnalisa", "Nella mia città" and "La rondine".
Mango has been defined by Italian music author Mario Luzzatto Fegiz as an "authentic innovator of Italian pop music" and Allmusic considers him an "Italian rock fusion innovator".
He wrote songs for Italian artists such as Patty Pravo, Loredana Berté, Andrea Bocelli, Mietta. Part of his repertoire was performed by Italian and foreign musicians including Mina, Mia Martini, Leo Sayer, Hélène Ségara and Eleftheria Arvanitaki.
Mango was born in Lagonegro, province of Potenza. He grew up listening mainly to soul and hard rock music, his favourite musicians included Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Peter Gabriel. He began his musical activity as a teen, playing in a cover band with his older brother Michele. Mango was not into Italian music at the time, stating he only performed some Lucio Battisti's songs. He started to study sociology at the University of Salerno but he left after deciding to move to Rome trying to enter the music business.
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