Lorenzo Pilat


Lorenzo Pilat, also known as Pilade, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer, mainly active between the second half of the 1960s and the 1970s.

Life and career

Born in Trieste, Pilat started his career performing in clubs of his hometown. In 1963 he entered the Clan Celentano label, making his record debut with "Ciao ragazzi ciao". In the following years he entered the Festivalbar and took part in the Sanremo Music Festival three times, in 1966 as part of the supergroup "Trio del Clan" together with Gino Santercole and with "Il [ragazzo della via Gluck]", in 1968 with "Il re d'Inghilterra" and in 1975 with "Madonna d'amore". His main hits were "Shenandoah" and "La legge del menga". In the 1970s Pilat focused his activities on composing song for other artists, often collaborating with Daniele Pace and Mario Panzeri; among the best known songs he penned, were Tom Jones' "Love Me Tonight", Adriano Celentano's "L'attore", Gigliola Cinquetti's "Sì" and "Alle porte del sole", Gianni Nazzaro's "Quanto è bella lei" and Orietta Berti's "Non illuderti mai" and "Finchè la barca va". As a singer, starting from the 1970s he specialized in revisiting traditional triestine songs.

Discography

;Album
  • 1973: Trieste matta
  • 1975: La mula
  • 1978: Io, Trieste
  • 1981: Trieste mia
  • 2000: Ghost
  • 2000: Pilade
  • 2000: Riccio di mare
  • 2002: La cavala zelante - Canzoni triestine n. 1
  • 2002: Torno a Trieste - Canzoni triestine n. 2
  • 2002: Trieste piena de mar - Canzoni triestine n. 3
  • 2002: Viva la bora - Canzoni triestine n. 4
  • 2005: Cuore da bambino
  • 2006: Come te pol dimenticarte de Trieste - Canzoni triestine n. 5
  • 2006: Sussurrando melodie d'amore
  • 2006: C'era una volta il Clan
  • 2007: Canto le mie canzoni...!
  • 2007: I famosi del Clan
  • 2011: ''Voio far el sindaco''