Lorenzo Pilat | |
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 Pilat (right) withAdriano Celentano (left) in 1968 | |
| Born | 24 June 1938 (1938-06-24) (age 87) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Lorenzo Pilat (born 24 June 1938), also known asPilade, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer, mainly active between the second half of the 1960s and the 1970s.
Born inTrieste, Pilat started his career performing in clubs of his hometown.[1][2] In 1963 he entered theClan Celentano label, making his record debut with "Ciao ragazzi ciao".[1][2] In the following years he entered theFestivalbar and took part in theSanremo Music Festival three times, in 1966 as part of the supergroup "Trio del Clan" together withGino Santercole andIco Cerutti [it] with "Il ragazzo della via Gluck", in 1968 with "Il re d'Inghilterra" and in 1975 with "Madonna d'amore".[2][1] His main hits were "Shenandoah" (a cover of traditional song "The Legend of Shenandoah") and "La legge del menga".[2] In the 1970s Pilat focused his activities on composing song for other artists, often collaborating withDaniele Pace andMario Panzeri; among the best known songs he penned, wereTom 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" andOrietta Berti's "Non illuderti mai" and "Finchè la barca va".[2][1] As a singer, starting from the 1970s he specialized in revisiting traditionaltriestine songs.[1]
