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| Born | Giuseppe Barra 24 July 1944 (1944-07-24) (age 81) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Giuseppe "Peppe" Barra (born 24 July 1944) is an Italian folk singer, actor, playwright and composer.
Born in Rome into a family ofProcidan actors, when he was only six years old Barra enrolled in an acting school for children, the Teatrino di Zietta Liù.[1] In the early 1970s, he befriendedRoberto De Simone and entered theNuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare ensemble, with whom he stayed until 1978.[2] In 1976, he got his personal breakout as main actor in the De Simone's stage musicalLa Gatta Cenerentola.[1][2]
In 1982,Maurizio Scaparro as artistic director of theCarnival of Venice asked Barra to make a performance, and on this occasion Barra launched "Peppe e Barra", a musical that marked the beginning of the stage company "Peppe e Concetta Barra" with his mother Concetta, and that got a large success, being staged in Italy for several seasons and also performed in New York, Paris, Barcelona, Bonbay and Geneva, among other places.[1][3] In 1992, he made his solo discographic debut withMo vene, for which he won theTarga Tenco for Best Performer.[2] His variegated career also include films and television.[1]
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