Paolo Dossena

 ( 1942 Births ) 

Paolo Dossena (born 29 January 1942) is an Italian record producer, lyricist, arranger and composer.

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Life and career Born in Parma, Dossena moved to Rome in the early 1960s and started collaborating with RCA Records, soon specializing in producing French artists such as Charles Aznavour, Dalida, Sylvie Vartan and Alain Barrière, often also translating the original lyrics of their songs for their Italian cover versions.

Enrico Deregibus (2010). 9788809756250, Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 9788809756250

Riccardo Giagni. "Dossena, Paolo". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.

In the early 1970s Dossena founded the label Delta, and produced artists such as Riccardo Cocciante, Antonello Venditti, Francesco De Gregori and Patty Pravo, occasionally also serving as arranger and songwriter. After collaborating with the record company CAM, in 1990 he founded a new label, Compagnia Nuove Indye, also known as CNI Music, which launched groups such as Almamegretta and Agricantus.

Dossena is also active as a film score composer, and his credits include films by Mario Monicelli and Ferzan Özpetek.

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