Overview

• Valli passed away on July 27 in his native Bologna, prompting an outpouring of grief across Italy’s music community.
• His funeral will be held at the Church of San Valentino in Bologna on July 30, with public and private commemorations planned.
• Legendary collaborators such as Eros Ramazzotti, Vasco Rossi and Laura Pausini shared personal tributes highlighting his mentorship and artistic vision.
• Across five decades he bridged jazz, progressive rock, italo disco and orchestral pop, cofounding a conservatory-trained jazz big band and directing Sanremo’s orchestra through 2023.
• He produced and arranged hit records for artists including Mina, Ramazzotti, Rossi and Pausini, earning a Latin Grammy for Pausini’s Primavera Anticipada.