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Herbert PAGANI
Italian-born author, composer and performer Herbert Pagani was born in Tripoli,
Libya, on April 25, 1944. In 1952, his Italian family of Jewish origin was
expelled from Libya. After his parents' divorce, he lived between France and
Germany and began an artistic career in painting and sculpture, before turning
to song. Influenced by the great names of French chanson, he adapted Jacques
Brel's "Le Plat pays" ("Lombardia"), Barbara's "Je ne sais pas dire" ("Non mi
venite a dire"), Édith Piaf's "Les Amants d'un jour" ("Albergo a ore") and other
songs by Léo Ferré, Mouloudji, François...
