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Addio a Franco Battiato

epa09207953 (FILE) - Italian musician Franco Battiato during a press conference to present his Spanish tour in Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, 08 May 2008 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/BIEL ALINO
epa09207953 (FILE) - Italian musician Franco Battiato during a press conference to present his Spanish tour in Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, 08 May 2008 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/BIEL ALINO

Addio Franco Battiato

epa09207953 (FILE) - Italian musician Franco Battiato during a press conference to present his Spanish tour in Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, 08 May 2008 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/BIEL ALINO
epa09207958 (FILE) - Italian singer-songwriter and composer Franco Battiato performs on stage during his concert held as part of the Botanic Nights Festival at the Alfonso XIII Royal Botanical Garden of the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain, 18 July 2017 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/JUANJO MARTIN *** Local Caption *** 53655990
epa09207958 (FILE) - Italian singer-songwriter and composer Franco Battiato performs on stage during his concert held as part of the Botanic Nights Festival at the Alfonso XIII Royal Botanical Garden of the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain, 18 July 2017 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/JUANJO MARTIN *** Local Caption *** 53655990

Il cantautore siciliano aveva 76 anni

epa09207958 (FILE) - Italian singer-songwriter and composer Franco Battiato performs on stage during his concert held as part of the Botanic Nights Festival at the Alfonso XIII Royal Botanical Garden of the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain, 18 July 2017 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/JUANJO MARTIN *** Local Caption *** 53655990
epa09207957 (FILE) - Italian musician Franco Battiato speaks during a press conference in Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain, 12 May 2008 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/SANTI OTERO
epa09207957 (FILE) - Italian musician Franco Battiato speaks during a press conference in Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain, 12 May 2008 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/SANTI OTERO

Era malato da tempo e dal 2019 aveva detto addio alle scene

epa09207957 (FILE) - Italian musician Franco Battiato speaks during a press conference in Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain, 12 May 2008 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/SANTI OTERO
epa09207954 (FILE) - Italian singer Franco Battiato performs on stage during the Peralada Festival in Peralada, Catalonia, Spain, 22 July 2017 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/ROBIN TOWNSEND *** Local Caption *** 53665318
epa09207954 (FILE) - Italian singer Franco Battiato performs on stage during the Peralada Festival in Peralada, Catalonia, Spain, 22 July 2017 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/ROBIN TOWNSEND *** Local Caption *** 53665318

E' nato nel 1945, in provincia di Catania

epa09207954 (FILE) - Italian singer Franco Battiato performs on stage during the Peralada Festival in Peralada, Catalonia, Spain, 22 July 2017 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/ROBIN TOWNSEND *** Local Caption *** 53665318
epa09207952 (FILE) - Italian singer and composer Franco Battiato poses during the presentation of his first film 'Perduto amor' in Barcelona, Spain, 23 April 2004 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ
epa09207952 (FILE) - Italian singer and composer Franco Battiato poses during the presentation of his first film 'Perduto amor' in Barcelona, Spain, 23 April 2004 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ

Non solo musica nella sua carriera, anche cinema e passione per la pittura

epa09207952 (FILE) - Italian singer and composer Franco Battiato poses during the presentation of his first film 'Perduto amor' in Barcelona, Spain, 23 April 2004 (reissued 18 May 2021). According to various media quoting his family, Battiato has passed away at his residence in Milo earlier in the day, aged 76. EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ
Italian musician Franco Battiato performs on the stage during a concert he gave as part of the festival Guitar BCN in Barcelona city, Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, 12 March 2015. ANSA/Marta Perez
Italian musician Franco Battiato performs on the stage during a concert he gave as part of the festival Guitar BCN in Barcelona city, Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, 12 March 2015. ANSA/Marta Perez

Tanti i messaggi di cordoglio

Italian musician Franco Battiato performs on the stage during a concert he gave as part of the festival Guitar BCN in Barcelona city, Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, 12 March 2015. ANSA/Marta Perez
Italian musician Franco Battiato poses during the photocall for the movie 'Due volte Delta', at the 9th annual Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Italy, 23 October 2014. The festival runs from 16 to 25 October. ANSA/CLAUDIO ONORATI
Italian musician Franco Battiato poses during the photocall for the movie 'Due volte Delta', at the 9th annual Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Italy, 23 October 2014. The festival runs from 16 to 25 October. ANSA/CLAUDIO ONORATI

Anche dal presidente della Repubblica Mattarella

Italian musician Franco Battiato poses during the photocall for the movie 'Due volte Delta', at the 9th annual Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Italy, 23 October 2014. The festival runs from 16 to 25 October. ANSA/CLAUDIO ONORATI
Franco Battiato in un fermo immagine di un video relativo alla realizzazione di "Torneremo ancora", l'unico brano inedito che da' il nome al nuovo cd di Franco Battiato, 16 ottobre 2019.ANSA/ UFFICIO STAMPA ++HO - NO SALES EDITORIAL USE ONLY++
Franco Battiato in un fermo immagine di un video relativo alla realizzazione di "Torneremo ancora", l'unico brano inedito che da' il nome al nuovo cd di Franco Battiato, 16 ottobre 2019.ANSA/ UFFICIO STAMPA ++HO - NO SALES EDITORIAL USE ONLY++

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Franco Battiato in un fermo immagine di un video relativo alla realizzazione di "Torneremo ancora", l'unico brano inedito che da'  il nome al nuovo cd di Franco Battiato, 16 ottobre 2019. ANSA/ UFFICIO STAMPA ++HO - NO SALES EDITORIAL USE ONLY++
18 maggio 2021 alle 11:43aggiornato il 18 maggio 2021 alle 14:49

Il mondo della musica in lutto per la morte di Franco Battiato. Il cantautore siciliano aveva 76 anni ed era malato da tempo.

Una carrellata di foto per ricordarlo.

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