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''