Lorenzo Pilat (born 24 June 1938), also known as Pilade, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer, mainly active between the second half of the 1960s and the 1970s.
Lorenzo Pilat
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Pilat (right) with Adriano Celentano (left) in 1968
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| Born | 24 June 1938 (1938-06-24) (age 86) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Born in Trieste, Pilat started his career performing in clubs of his hometown.[1][2] In 1963 he entered the Clan Celentano label, making his record debut with "Ciao ragazzi ciao".[1][2] In the following years he entered the Festivalbar and took part in the Sanremo Music Festival three times, in 1966 as part of the supergroup "Trio del Clan" together with Gino Santercole and Ico Cerutti [it] with "Il ragazzo della via Gluck", in 1968 with "Il re d'Inghilterra" and in 1975 with "Madonna d'amore".[2][1] His main hits were "Shenandoah" (a cover of traditional song "The Legend of Shenandoah") and "La legge del menga".[2] In the 1970s Pilat focused his activities on composing song for other artists, often collaborating with Daniele Pace and Mario Panzeri; among the best known songs he penned, were Tom Jones' "Love Me Tonight", Adriano Celentano's "L'attore", Gigliola Cinquetti's "Sì" and "Alle porte del sole", Gianni Nazzaro's『Quanto è bella lei』and Orietta Berti's "Non illuderti mai" and "Finchè la barca va".[2][1] As a singer, starting from the 1970s he specialized in revisiting traditional triestine songs.[1]
