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Ivan Della Mea (born Luigi Della Mea, 16 October 1940 – 14 June 2009) was an Italian novelist, journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist. His family name was "Della Mea"

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Ivan Della Mea
Birth name	Luigi Della Mea
Born	(1940-10-16)16 October 1940
Origin	Lucca, Italy
Died	14 June 2009(2009-06-14) (aged 68) Milan, Italy
Genres	Folk music
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1962–2009
Labels	I dischi del sole Vedette

Biography

Born in Lucca, his family moved to Milan when he was a child. He worked in a factory, but eventually started to work at a small newspaper, Stasera.^{[citation needed]}

In 1956 he joined the Italian Communist Party (PCI). He started his career as a singer and songwriter in Milanese dialect the same year. ^{[citation needed]}

In the 1960s, he belonged to the Italian Nuova canzone politica and became active in the magazine Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano. As a writer he started publishing some works in the 1980s/1990s, including three novels, and as a journalist. With his brother, Luciano, he wrote for Il Grandevetro, and worked at l'Unità and Liberazione.

His brother was political activist Luciano Della Mea (1924–2003).

Discography

Albums

EP and 45 rpm

Literature

Works of Ivan Della Mea:

• Il sasso dentro (1990; Interno Giallo editions)
• Se nasco un'altra volta ci rinuncio (1992; Interno Giallo editions)
• Sveglia sul buio (1997; Est editions)

External links

• Ivan Della Mea at IMDb
• (in Italian) A tribute from the Resistance Archives
• (in Italian) Infos on ildeposito.org

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