From the central Italian region of Umbria, Lucilla Galeazzi is a singer, writer and researcher of folk music. She began singing at the age of 15 with a pop group formed together with friends, only becoming interested in folk music a little later on, when she worked alongside researcher Valentino Paparelli, an expert on the musical traditions of Umbria, and in particular the area of Valnerina.

In 1977 Giovanna Marini, impressed by her voice, asked her to be part of her up-and-coming Quartetto Vocale (vocal quartet), an ensemble which reached popularity both at home and abroad in the space of a few years. With the Quartetto Lucilla performed in some of the most important theatres of Europe; furthermore, singing the original and complex music of Marini helped Lucilla develop an impressive technique and refined musical sensitivity.

During this period she also worked with several jazz musicians and composers, with whom she made some interesting recordings (‘Anninnia’ and ’Per Devozione’).

From 1986 onwards she sang in some of the works of the great Roberto De Simone (who inspired Neapolitan movements such as the Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare): for example, ‘Stabat Mater’, ‘Carmina Vivianee’ (1987), ‘Mistero e Processo di Giovanna D’Arco’, ‘Requiem per Pier Paolo Pasolini (1990).

In 1987 she completed a long tour of France as part of the company of ‘Tango, memoria di Buenos Aires’, which saw the participation of some of the most important Argentinian musicians. In this period she also set up her own recital of Italian songs of the sixties, ‘Un sogno cosė’, where she interpreted a series of important tracks from those years – by Modugno, Pietrangeli etc…

She possesses a warm, beautiful voice, rich in the typical elements of Italian folk, she is without doubt one of the most interesting singers to have come out of the Italian folk music revival scene in the last few years.

In 1999 CNI released her album ‘Cuore di Terra’, a new release is due to follow in late Spring 2000.