Il Guardiano del Faro

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Federico Monti Arduini, known as The Lighthouse watchman (Milan, 1 December 1940),

is a songwriter, keyboardist and Italian composer, who also worked as a record producer and author of television programs, best known in the seventies and eighties for his work with moog; as a songwriter for other artists he often used the pseudonym Arfemo (from the initials of the name and two surnames).
After graduating in piano at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan she begins to compose songs and got a contract with the Bluebell Antonio Casetta debuted as a singer in 1961 with Sweet dreams / So, the first 45 laps, followed by others for the same label.

Become artistic producer for Bluebell working with many Italian and foreign artists including Carmen Villani, Claudio Lippi, Umberto Balsamo, The Angels, The New People, Filipponio, Maurizio Piccoli, Sal Da Vinci, Mario Rosini, Santo & Johnny, Frankie Avalon, Joe Damiano, Al Martino, Vikki Carr, Gino Vannelli. He also devotes himself to composing for other singers: between songs written by him But you think about it for Mina, The first kiss that I will give for Gigliola Cinquetti and Only you for Orietta Berti and execution of Cliff Richard (All My Love) it becomes an international success with over 15 million copies sold. He also wrote some songs with Giorgio Gaber; It is known in particular two in the album The balance beam, or words Words and Sounds guitar is live camera in the double disc Mr. G.

In 1972 he became general manager of the publishing group of light music of Discs Remember, a position he held for 15 years. The same year and until 1975 will also artistic director and assistant to General Directorate Polydor Italy.
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Geno

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Il Gabbiano Infelice - Il Guardiano del Faro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaZfSEWTjN4

Il Guardiano del faro get notoriety in 1972 with the song The unfortunate gull, revisiting the song Amazing Grace, which reached number 1 on the Top 10 Italian.
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