Ivan Della Mea


Ivan Della Mea was an Italian novelist, journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist.

Biography

Born in Lucca, his family moved to Milan when he was a child. He worked in a factory, but eventually started to work at a small newspaper, Stasera.
In 1956 he joined the Italian Communist Party. He started his career as a singer and songwriter in Milanese dialect the same year.
In the 1960s, he belonged to the Italian Nuova canzone politica and became active in the magazine Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano. As a writer he started publishing some works in the 1980s/1990s, including three novels, and as a journalist. With his brother, Luciano, he wrote for Il Grandevetro, and worked at l'Unità and Liberazione.
His brother was political activist Luciano Della Mea.

Discography

Albums

  • Io so che un giorno
  • Il rosso è diventato giallo
  • La balorda
  • Se qualcuno ti fa morto
  • Ringhera
  • Fiaba grande
  • La piccola ragione di allegria
  • Sudadio giudabestia
  • Sudadio giudabestia 2
  • Karlett
  • Ho male all'orologio
  • La cantagranda forse walzer

EP and 45 rpm

  • Ballate della violenza
  • Ho letto sul giornale
  • La mia vita ormai
  • O cara moglie/Io ti chiedo di fare all'amore
  • Ciò che voi non-dite/La linea rossa
  • La nave dei folli

Literature

Works of Ivan Della Mea:
  • Il sasso dentro
  • Se nasco un'altra volta ci rinuncio
  • ''Sveglia sul buio''