Luigi Tenco

Luigi Tenco
Tenco in 1967, his last known picture taken before his death
Background information
Also known as
  • Gordon Cliff
  • Dick Ventuno
  • Charles Aznavour Jr.
  • Gigi Mai
Born(1938-03-21)21 March 1938
Cassine, Kingdom of Italy
OriginGenoa, Italy
Died27 January 1967(1967-01-27) (aged 28)
Sanremo, Italy
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • clarinet
  • saxophone
Years active1953–1967
Labels

Luigi Tenco (21 March 1938 – 27 January 1967) was an Italian singer-songwriter.

He died on the night of 27 January 1967 after a performance at the Sanremo Music Festival. His death was ruled to be the result of suicide, but even decades later, a plethora of evidence in favor of murder was cause to reopen the investigation twice.