Born in 1945, the star's career spanned genres ranging from experimental pop and electronic music to prog rock and new wave. His unique songs, wh

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Born in 1945, the star's career spanned genres ranging from experimental pop and electronic music to prog rock and new wave.

His unique songs, whose lyrics contained philosophical, religious and cultural references, earned him the nickname Il Maestro on the Italian music scene.

#Battiato, il ministro @dariofrance: «Ci ha lasciato un Maestro. Uno dei più grandi della canzone d’autore italiana. Unico, inimitabile sempre alla ricerca di espressioni artistiche nuove. Lascia un'eredità perenne». https://t.co/VaB0c8MiVJ #MiC pic.twitter.com/jOMVNUSkQU

Over the decades he collaborated with several Italian and international musicians and pop singers, notably the Italian singer Alice with whom Battiato represented Italy at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest with the song I treni di Tozeur.

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