Massimiliano Pani
Italian songwriter and producer (born 1963)
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Key Takeaways
- Massimiliano Pani (born 18 April 1963) is an Italian songwriter, composer and producer.
- Corrado Pani was married at the time and due to Mina's refusal to hide the relationship, the singer was banned from performing on public Italian television or radio channels.
- Musical career At the age of sixteen he wrote his first two songs, Sensazioni and Il vento , which were both included on the 1979 album Attila by Mina.
- Thereafter he started working with mother on her album Kyrie in 1980 and even appears on the cover.
- While developing musical projects with Celso Valli and Piero Cassano for the musical group Matia Bazar, Pani continued to write songs for other artists including the opening theme of the Sanremo Festival in 1984, with the song Rose su rose sung by Mina.
Massimiliano Pani (born 18 April 1963) is an Italian songwriter, composer and producer.
Early life
Pani was born in Milan to actor Corrado Pani and singer Mina Mazzini. Corrado Pani was married at the time and due to Mina's refusal to hide the relationship, the singer was banned from performing on public Italian television or radio channels. Within a year, her affair with Corrado ended.
Musical career
At the age of sixteen he wrote his first two songs, Sensazioni and Il vento, which were both included on the 1979 album Attila by Mina. Following this, Pani trained Mario Robbiani and Celso Valli. Thereafter he started working with mother on her album Kyrie in 1980 and even appears on the cover. This would be the start of a permanent collaboration with his mother as a writer, arranger and keyboardist. While developing musical projects with Celso Valli and Piero Cassano for the musical group Matia Bazar, Pani continued to write songs for other artists including the opening theme of the Sanremo Festival in 1984, with the song Rose su rose sung by Mina.
Pani is also dedicated to the composing jingles for children's cartoons with the lyrics of Alessandra Valeri Manera. These jingles were aired by the Mediaset networks and sung by Cristina D'Avena including Principessa dai capelli blu and Prendi il mondo e vai in 1988, Siamo fatti così and Questa allegra gioventù in 1989, Un mondo di magia and Super Mario in 1990, Conosciamoci un po and Bravo Molière in 1991). In 1988, he composed some songs for the album Palla al centro per Rudy, sung by Cristina D'Avena and dedicated to the TV series of the same name.
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