About Raoul Casadei
Lived 1937 – 2021 (aged 83). Raoul Casadei was an Italian composer, singer and television personality.
Raoul Casadei (15 August 1937 – 13 March 2021) was an Italian bandleader, composer and musician. The leader for about 40 years of Orchestra Casadei, he was nicknamed "Re del Liscio" ('King of Liscio').
Life and career Born in Gatteo, the nephew of the composer Secondo, Casadei started performing in the late 1950s in his uncle orchestra, which a few years later was renamed "Orchestra Secondo e Raoul Casadei". In 2013, in collaboration with Paolo Gambi, he released his memoirs, Bastava un grillo (per farci sognare).
Casadei died in the Cesena hospital of complications from COVID-19 on 13 March 2021, at the age of 83.
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Who was Raoul Casadei?
Italian musician and composer (1937-2021)
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Raoul Casadei was born on 15 August 1937 in Gatteo.
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Raoul Casadei died on 13 March 2021 in Cesena.
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Raoul Casadei was a composer, singer and television personality.
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Raoul Casadei was Italian.
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