Donatello

Giuliano Illiani (born 11 September 1947), best known as Donatello, is an Italian singer, mainly successful in the first half of the 1970s.

Background Born in Tortona, Illiani started his musical career as a member of the band Wanted’s between 1962 and 1966. In 1968 he became guitarist in the Gianni Morandi's backing band.

In 1970 Illiani adopted the stage name Donatello and entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Io mi fermo qui", presented in a double performance with the band Dik Dik. The same year Donatello got his first commercial success with the song "Malattia d'amore" which charted tenth on the Italian hit parade.

Between 1971 and 1973 he entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival three more times, always being a finalist. In the same years he got two top ten hits with the songs "Com'è dolce la sera" and "Ti voglio". After the 1974 single "Irene", which he presented at Un disco per l'estate, Donatello left Dischi Ricordi and started pursuing a more personal musical path, characterized by the recovery of traditional sounds.

Discography Album 1970 - Donatello 1975 - Il tempo degli dei 1978 - A mio nonno ambulante

Singles 1970 - Io mi fermo qui 1970 - 100 volte lei 1970 - Malattia d'amore 1970 - Tu giovane amore mio 1971 - Com'è dolce la sera 1971 - Alice è cambiata 1971 - Anima mia 1972 - Ti voglio 1972 - Gira gira sole 1974 - Irene 1975 - Uomo di città 1976 - Un uomo in più