Tata Giacobetti

Giovanni "Tata" Giacobetti (Rome, 24 June 1922 - Rome, 2 December 1988) was one of the singers of Quartetto Cetra, a very famous Italian vocal quartet.

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Rome - 24 June - 1922 - 2 December - 1988 - Quartetto Cetra - Italian

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Tata Giacobetti was a self-taught musician. He sang at the students' parties at the time when he attended scenography classes at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome. In 1940 he founded a vocal quartet called Quartetto Egie, that changed line-up and name twice, becoming Quartetto Ritmo first and then Quartetto Cetra.

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Scenography - 1940 - Quartetto Egie - Quartetto Ritmo - Quartetto Cetra

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As part of Quartetto Cetra, Giacobetti's show business career lasted for over forty years. He was singer and actor for radio, stage, TV, cinema and advertising.

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Show business - Radio - Stage - TV - Cinema - Advertising

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Besides singing, he was the group's lyricist, while Virgilio Savona, also a member of the quartet, composed the music. They worked together for four decades and produced hundreds of songs which made up Quartetto Cetra's vast repertoire.

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Lyricist - Virgilio Savona

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Tata Giacobetti also wrote lyrics for famous Italian composers of that era, such as Gorni Kramer, Giovanni D'Anzi, Armando Trovajoli.

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Gorni Kramer - Giovanni D'Anzi - Armando Trovajoli

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