The singer Farida, known for her collaboration with Renato Zero and Franco Battiato, dies

Ha deceased Concetta Gangibetter known as farida. The Catanese singer of Egyptian origin died in Taormina, after a brief illness. He was 78 years old. The artist had recently participated in the program ‘The voice senior’ but was not chosen by any judge.

Farida, the singer who charmed Renato Zero, Franco Battiato and Luigi Tenco, dies: Concetta Gangi was 78 years old

He was a voice of the singer-songwriter of the seventies, he collaborated with artists such as Renato Zero and Franco Battiato. He recorded his first single in 1968, “Su per giù Superman”, from the soundtrack of the film “I tre supermen a Tokyo”. That same year she obtained her first significant success with the public with songs such as “Non dirmi niente”, “Io per lui” and “La voce del silenzio”, definitively adopting the pseudonym Farida.

In 1970 he participated in Cantagiro with the song “Pensami stasera” and undertook a tour in Spain and the countries of Eastern Europe. One of his most appreciated recordings was his performance of “Vedrai vedrai” by Luigi Tencoin 1972. It achieved great success in its first public presentation at the Mostra della Musica Leggera in Venice.

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In 1974, he recorded Soli and Fumo di legna with Riccardo Cocciante. In 1979, Zero wrote and produced two songs for Farida: Io donna and Al limite di noi. The singer also invited her to participate in his shows and in 1981 the Zerolandia label produced the album Complicità, a true collaboration between the two singers, which contains Mister Uomo and Basta. In 1983, Franco Battiato also succumbed to Farida’s charm and they published Rodolfo Valentino and Oceano indiano together.