Ivan Della Mea



Ivan Della Mea (born Luigi Della Mea, 16 October 1940 – 14 June 2009) was an Italian novelist, journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist. His family name was "Della Mea"

Biography
Born in Lucca, his family moved to Milan when he was a child. He worked in a factory, but eventually started to work at a small newspaper, Stasera. In 1956 he joined the Italian Communist Party (PCI). He started his career as a singer and songwriter in Milanese dialect the same year.

In the 1960s, he belonged to the Italian Nuova canzone politica and became active in the magazine Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano. As a writer he started publishing some works in the 1980s/1990s, including three novels, and as a journalist. With his brother, Luciano, he wrote for Il Grandevetro, and worked at l'Unità and Liberazione.

His brother was political activist Luciano Della Mea (1924–2003).

Albums

 * Io so che un giorno (1966, LP)
 * Il rosso è diventato giallo (1979, LP)
 * La balorda (1972, LP)
 * Se qualcuno ti fa morto (1972, LP)
 * Ringhera (1974, LP)
 * Fiaba grande (1975, LP)
 * La piccola ragione di allegria (1978, LP)
 * Sudadio giudabestia (1979, LP)
 * Sudadio giudabestia 2 (1980, LP)
 * Karlett (1983, LP)
 * Ho male all'orologio (1997, CD)
 * La cantagranda forse walzer (2000, CD)

EP and 45 rpm

 * Ballate della violenza (1962, EP)
 * Ho letto sul giornale (1964, EP)
 * La mia vita ormai (1965, EP)
 * O cara moglie/Io ti chiedo di fare all'amore (1966, 45 rpm)
 * Ciò che voi non-dite/La linea rossa (1967, 45 rpm, with G.Marini)
 * La nave dei folli (EP, 1972)

Literature
Works of Ivan Della Mea:
 * Il sasso dentro (1990; Interno Giallo editions)
 * Se nasco un'altra volta ci rinuncio (1992; Interno Giallo editions)
 * Sveglia sul buio (1997; Est editions)