The following year Bertoli introduced him to producer Angelo Carrara, to finish an LP of his own, Ligabue, which was released in May 1990. The following year his fellow Emilian singer-songwriter Pierangelo Bertoli was the first to discover Ligabue's writing talents, and included one of Ligabue's songs, 'Sogni di Rock'n'Roll' ('Rock n roll dreams'), in his new LP. For this band, he wrote several original songs, with which they participated in several local and national contests. He entered the music world in 1987 when he founded the amateur band Orazero. Before becoming a successful singer, he held various jobs, working in agriculture and in factories. Ligabue was born in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy). Luciano Ligabue (born 13 March 1960), commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italian singer-songwriter, film director and writer. Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bouzouki (used during 2011 acoustic tour), Banjo (used during 'arrivederci mostro – acoustic' recording session) Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, film director, screenwriter, producer, author Luciano Ligabue in a press conference in VeronaĬorreggio, Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy
