Italian music great Franco
Battiato.died early on Tuesday in his home in the Sicilian town
of Milo, his family said.
The much-loved singer-songwriter was 76.
He was a multifaceted artist and his work spanned many genres,
including pop, electronic music, rock and new wave.
Nicknamed the "Maestro", he represented Italy at the 1984
Eurovision Song Contest with "I Treni di Tozeur" with the singer
Alice, with whom he had a long-standing professional
partnership.
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