Dodi Battaglia

Donato Battaglia (born 1 June 1951), known simply as Dodi Battaglia, is an Italian guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter known as a member of the group of the Pooh.[1]

Dodi Battaglia
Battaglia during a live concert in Monza, Italy, (2004)
Battaglia during a live concert in Monza, Italy, (2004)
Background information
Birth nameDonato Battaglia
Born (1951-06-01) 1 June 1951
Bologna, Italy
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active1966–present
LabelsVedette, CBS, CGD, Atlantic Records, Artist First

Born at Bologna, he joined Pooh as lead guitarist in 1968. Together with Roby Facchinetti, he was the main songwriter starting from the LP Alessandra of 1972. Battaglia was part of the Pooh until they split up in 2016. He also published several solo albums and singles and occasionally collaborated as session musician for other famous italian artists.

Discography

Solo albums
  • 1985 – Più in alto che c'è
  • 1986 – Più in alto che c'è/Ciao amore buon appetito
  • 2003 - D' Assolo
  • 2015 – Dov'è andata la musica (with Tommy Emmanuel)
  • 2017 - E la storia continua
  • 2018 - Dodi Day
  • 2019 – Perle

With Pooh
  • 1968 – Contrasto
  • 1969 – Memorie
  • 1971 – Opera prima
  • 1972 – Alessandra
  • 1973 – Parsifal
  • 1975 – Un po' del nostro tempo migliore
  • 1975 – Forse ancora poesia
  • 1976 – Poohlover
  • 1977 – Rotolando respirando
  • 1978 – Boomerang
  • 1979 – Viva
  • 1980 – ...Stop
  • 1981 – Buona fortuna
  • 1983 – Tropico del nord
  • 1984 – Aloha
  • 1985 – Asia non-Asia
  • 1986 – Giorni infiniti
  • 1987 – Il colore dei pensieri
  • 1988 – Oasi
  • 1990 – Uomini soli
  • 1992 – Il cielo è blu sopra le nuvole
  • 1994 – Musicadentro
  • 1996 – Amici per sempre
  • 1999 – Un posto felice
  • 2000 – Cento di queste vite
  • 2002 – Pinocchio
  • 2004 – Ascolta
  • 2008 – Beat ReGeneration
  • 2010 – Dove comincia il sole

References
  1. "Città della musica" (in Italian). larena.it. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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