Augusto Daolio



Augusto Daolio (18 February 1947 – 7 October 1992) was an Italian singer, poet, and painter. He is the founding member and frontman of the I Nomadi band.

Daolio was born in Novellara, Emilia-Romagna.

He founded Nomadi in 1963, together with Beppe Carletti, Franco Midili, Leonardo Manfredini, Gualtiero Gelmini and Antonio Campari, remaining the historical co-leader of the band together with Carletti.

He died in Novellara on 7 October 1992, aged 45, from an aggressive form of lung cancer.