Giorgio Calabrese

Giorgio Calabrese (Genova, 28 November 1929) is a songwriter^[1] and frequent collaborator with French pop music star Charles Aznavour.

Calabrese wrote the original Italian lyrics for the popular song Softly, as I Leave You, and the Italian version of Aznavour's famous song She, titled Lei.

References

^ "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard: p. 72. November 2, 1968. http://books.google.com/books?id=sgoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA72&dq=Giorgio+Calabrese&hl=en&ei=IQyATsOaKLPRiAKG8bC6Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CF4Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Giorgio%20Calabrese&f=false. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

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Name	Calabrese, Giorgio
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Date of birth	28 November 1929
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