Juri Camisasca

Juri Camisasca
Camisasca in 2017
Born
Roberto Camisasca

9 August 1951 (1951-08-09) (age 73)
Melegnano, Milan, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Roberto Camisasca (born 9 August 1951), best known as Juri Camisasca, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Life and career

Born in Melegnano, a self-taught musician, Camisasca debuted in 1974 with the progressive rock album La finestra dentro, produced by Pino Massara and Franco Battiato, which received large critical acclaim.[1] In the following years he collaborated as a vocalist and as a songwriter with Battiato and with other singers, and he took part in the musical project Telaio Magnetico.[1]

In 1979 Camisasca decided to enter a Benedictine monastery, still keeping active as a songwriter for artists such as Milva, Alice and Giuni Russo.[1][2] In 1987 he left the monastic life to embrace an eremitical life at the slopes of Mount Etna.[1] After participating in the Battiato's opera Genesi as a singer and as the narrating voice, he reprised his record activity in 1988 with the album Te Deum.[1]

Camisasca is also active as an icon painter, an activity he gradually focused on in later years.[1]

Discography

Album
  • 1974 – La finestra dentro (Bla Bla, BBXL 10005)
  • 1988 – Te Deum (EMI, 66 791529 1)
  • 1991 – Il carmelo di Echt (EMI, 66 797202 1)
  • 1999 – Arcano Enigma (Mercury, 546 082-2)
  • 2016 – Spirituality (Warner Music, in couple with Rosario Di Bella)
  • 2019 – Laudes (Paoline, 8019118024619)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Deregibus, Enrico (2010). Dizionario completo della canzone italiana. Florence: Giunti. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-88-09-75625-0.
  2. ^ Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. p. 622. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.
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