Stefano Pulga

Stefano Pulga
Pulga in 2008
Background information
Born14 March 1954 (1954-03-14) (age 72)
Sassari, Italy
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Producer
  • Keyboardist
  • Arranger

Stefano Pulga (born 14 March 1954) is an Italian singer, composer, record producer, keyboardist, arranger and conductor. He is best known as one of the founders and members of the Italo disco bands Kano and Pink Project.

Life and career

Born in Sassari, after studying piano at the conservatory, in 1970 Pulga moved to Milan where he collaborated with several bands; in 1973 he briefly became keyboardist of Dik Dik, and one year later he joined the Lucio Battisti-produced band Flora Fauna Cemento.[1] After debuting as a solo singer in 1975, he went on to work primarily as a keyboardist, collaborating among others with Mina, Riccardo Cocciante, Gianna Nannini, Loredana Bertè, Roberto Vecchioni, and Fiorella Mannoia.[1]

In 1979 Pulga released his first album, Suspicion, produced by Mario Lavezzi and with lyrics by Ivano Fossati.[1] Shortly later he founded the band Kano, and in the 1980s he founded and produced other successful Italo disco music projects, notably Pink Project.[1][2][3][4] In the 1990s, he took part in two editions of the Sanremo Music Festival as a conductor.[1] In later years, he was also active as a composer of commercial jingles and background music for television.[1]

Discography

Album

  • 1979 – Suspicion
  • 1982 – Indio
  • 1984 – If
  • 1995 – Viale dei passi perduti
  • 2007 – Il cielo e la sposa

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Stefano Pulga". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini. pp. 856–7. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. ^ Matthew, Terry (15 October 2013). "Stefano Pulga: Dance Music's Forgotten Master". 5 Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  3. ^ Fiaschetti, Maria Egizia (19 September 2021). "Torna Kano: riecco a voi gli anni ottanta". Corriere della Sera. p. 49.
  4. ^ "The Original Mash Up Kings: Pink Project". Magnetic Magazine. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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