Franco Battiato

Summary

Franco Battiato is a human^[1]. He was born in Giarre-Riposto^[2]. He was born on March 23, 1945^[3]. He died in Milo^[4]. He died on May 18, 2021^[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[6], composer^[7], film director^[8], writer^[9], and singer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,176 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Franco Battiato was born in Giarre-Riposto^[2].
• Born in Riposto^[12], Franco Battiato…
• Franco Battiato passed away in Milo^[4].
• Franco Battiato was born on March 23, 1945^[3].
• Franco Battiato died on May 18, 2021^[5].
• Franco Battiato held citizenship in Italy^[13].
• Italian was Franco Battiato's native language^[14].
• Franco Battiato's professions included singer-songwriter^[6].
• Franco Battiato's professions included composer^[7].
• Franco Battiato worked as a film director^[8].
• Franco Battiato worked as a writer^[9].
• Franco Battiato's professions included singer^[10].
• Franco Battiato worked as a screenwriter^[15].
• Franco Battiato's field of work was pop music^[16].
• Franco Battiato's field of work was music composing^[17].
• Franco Battiato's field of work was singing^[18].
• Franco Battiato's field of work was film direction^[19].
• Franco Battiato's field of work was film screenwriting^[20].
• Franco Battiato's field of work was painting^[21].
• Franco Battiato was educated at University of Catania^[22].
• Franco Battiato received the Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art^[23].
• Franco Battiato received the Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[24].
• Franco Battiato received the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director^[25].
• Franco Battiato was influenced by George Gurdjieff^[26].
• Franco Battiato is recorded as male^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IT^[29]

• Began / founded: 1945-03-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2021-05-18^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, classical crossover, electro, experimental, experimental rock, new age, new wave, opera, pop, pop rock, progressive electronic, progressive rock, rock, singer-songwriter^[32]

• Community tags: choral, classical, classical crossover, electro, euro-pop, experimental, experimental rock, italian singer-songwriter, new age, new wave, opera, pop, pop rock, progressive electronic, progressive rock, rock, singer-songwriter, singer/songwriter, synthpop^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0cd117b2-2e21-406d-80cf-5ce0a6065e37^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Giarre-Riposto^[2], a former municipality^[35], in Italy^[36], founded in 1935^[37] and Riposto^[12], a comune of Italy^[38], in Italy^[39]. Franco Battiato was born on March 23, 1945^[3]. Italian was his native language^[14].

Education

Franco Battiato was educated at University of Catania^[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[6], composer^[7], film director^[8], writer^[9], singer^[10], and screenwriter^[15]. Fields of work include pop music^[16], a music genre^[40], founded in 1950^[41]; music composing^[17], a type of arts^[42]; singing^[18], a type of activity^[43]; film direction^[19], an activity^[44]; film screenwriting^[20], an occupation^[45]; and painting^[21], a method^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art^[23], a grade of an order^[47], in Italy^[48]; Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[24], a grade of an order^[49], in Italy^[50]; and Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director^[25], an award for best new director^[51], in Italy^[52], founded in 1974^[53].

Personal Life

Franco Battiato was affiliated with the independent politician^[54].

Death and Burial

Franco Battiato died on May 18, 2021^[5]. He died in Milo^[4].

Why It Matters

Franco Battiato ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,176 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

He has been cited as an influence by Morgan^[57], a singer^[58], b. 1972^[59], of Italy^[60] and Sibilla^[61], a singer^[62], b. 1954^[63], of Italy^[64].

FAQs

Where was Franco Battiato born?

Born in Giarre-Riposto^[2], Franco Battiato…

Where did Franco Battiato die?

Franco Battiato passed away in Milo^[4].

What did Franco Battiato do for work?

Franco Battiato worked as singer-songwriter^[6], composer^[7], film director^[8], writer^[9], and singer^[10].

Where did Franco Battiato go to school?

Franco Battiato was educated at University of Catania^[22].

What awards did Franco Battiato receive?

Honors received include Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art^[23], Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[24], and Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director^[25].

Who did Franco Battiato influence?

Franco Battiato has been cited as an influence by Morgan^[57] and Sibilla^[61].