Gianmaria Testa (17 October 1958 - 30 March 2016) was an Italian singer-son… Read Full Bio ↴Gianmaria Testa (17 October 1958 - 30 March 2016) was an Italian singer-songwriter.
He was born in Cavallermaggiore near Cuneo (in Italy’s Piedmont region). He grew up in a family of farmers and taught himself to play guitar, writing his first songs as soon as he learned his chords. Before the start of his musical career he was station master at the Cuneo railway station.
Gianmaria played and sang in several local rock bands before discovering his true, solitary vocation. In 1993 and 1994 he won first prize at the Recanati Festival for emerging singer-songwriters, where he met a French producer who took a liking to his demo tape. His first CD, Montgolfières, came out on Label Bleu in 1995. Gianmaria’s warm, dusky voice tells stories of wind and memories, earth and fog, objects that soar from one horizon to another and ladies in train stations (“Donne nelle stazioni”) who head off on someone else’s arm without looking back. His music is personal and richly melodic, flecked with accents of tango, bossa nova, habañera and jazz, but as spare and essential as a pencil sketch, imparting great beauty with simplicity and directness.
Testa died 30 March 2016, in Alba, Piedmont, Italy.
He was born in Cavallermaggiore near Cuneo (in Italy’s Piedmont region). He grew up in a family of farmers and taught himself to play guitar, writing his first songs as soon as he learned his chords. Before the start of his musical career he was station master at the Cuneo railway station.
Gianmaria played and sang in several local rock bands before discovering his true, solitary vocation. In 1993 and 1994 he won first prize at the Recanati Festival for emerging singer-songwriters, where he met a French producer who took a liking to his demo tape. His first CD, Montgolfières, came out on Label Bleu in 1995. Gianmaria’s warm, dusky voice tells stories of wind and memories, earth and fog, objects that soar from one horizon to another and ladies in train stations (“Donne nelle stazioni”) who head off on someone else’s arm without looking back. His music is personal and richly melodic, flecked with accents of tango, bossa nova, habañera and jazz, but as spare and essential as a pencil sketch, imparting great beauty with simplicity and directness.
Testa died 30 March 2016, in Alba, Piedmont, Italy.
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Il Valzer Di Un Giorno
Gianmaria Testa Lyrics
Avrei voluto baciarti Avrei voluto baciarti con la forza del vento urlarti che…
Città Lunga È così lunga la città che in questa nebbia che…
Come le onde del mare Ma certe nostre sere hanno un colore che non sapresti…
Dentro la tasca di un qualunque mattino Dentro la tasca di un qualunque mattino dentro la tasca…
Gli amanti di Roma Sui ponti di Roma gli amanti son tanti ma quanti,…
Il valzer di un giorno Tutto è già qui anche se non si vede tutto…
Il viaggio Dentro l'acqua di questo torrente così limpida e veloce sc…
L'automobile Questa volta no, non ti seguirò sarebbe inutile tanto già …
Lampo Tu mi guardi così ma la vita é un attimo…
Le donne nelle stazioni Le donne nelle stazioni le donne c'è sempre uno che…
Le traiettorie delle mongolfiere Lasciano tracce impercettibili le traiettorie delle mongol…
Mi Sento Solo Mi sento solo solo come quei balconi con le tapparelle…
Piccoli fiumi Ah certi piccoli fiumi di bassa pianura che arrivano dritt…
Polvere di gesso Io ogni mattina ascolto l'alba e la sera il tramonto…
Sappi Che Tutte Le Strade Sappi che tutte le strade, anche le più sole hanno…
Sono belle le cose Sono belle le cose, belli i contorni degli occhi e…
Un aeroplano a vela Un transatlantico di carta ti regalerò quando dovrai parti…