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Luciano Ligabue, known as Ligabue, is an Italian singer-songwriter, film director and writer born on 13 March 1960 in Correggio, in the province of Reggio...

Luciano Ligabue, known as Ligabue, is an Italian singer-songwriter, film director and writer born on 13 March 1960 in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia. Before music he worked in agriculture and factories, and in the late 1980s he founded the amateur band Orazero. His self-titled debut album was released in 1990, and his songs include Certe notti, Balliamo sul mondo and Ho perso le parole.

His discography includes Buon compleanno Elvis (1995), his breakthrough album, and later releases such as Fuori come va? (2002), Nome e cognome (2005), Mondovisione (2013), Made in Italy (2016), Start (2019) and Dedicato a noi (2023). He has won several Targa Tenco awards and the Premio Tenco, and the Festivalbar twice, in 2002 and 2006.

Ligabue is known for very large concerts at the Campovolo airfield in Reggio Emilia, held in 2005, 2011, 2015, 2022 and 2025. He directed the film Radiofreccia (1998), which won three David di Donatello awards, followed by Da zero a dieci (2002) and Made in Italy (2018). He has also published short stories, poems and a novel.