Pablo Manavello
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Pablo Manavello | |
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| Born | May 21, 1950 Rome, Italy |
| Died | January 18, 2016 (aged 65) Miami, Florida |
| Genres | Latin pop, rock, Latin music, Jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, mandolin |
| Years active | 1967–2015 |
| Labels | Rodven, Top Hits, Warner Music, EMI Televisa Music |
| Website | pablomanavello |
Pablo Manavello (May 21, 1950 – January 18, 2016) was an Italian born–Venezuelan composer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was born as Paolo Manavello in Rome, Italy.
Manavello started his career in the early 70s in Caracas and participated in more than 50 albums (including his own). He also worked for many recognized Hispanic artists such as Ricardo Montaner, Chayanne, Carlos Vives, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Antonio De Carlo, Soraya, Melissa, Paralamas, and many others, and scored films and TV shows.
Manavello began his career in the mid-60s with Los Memphis, a pop-rock band from Caracas influenced by The Beatles. Los Memphis released their first album in 1967 and another one in 1969 before disbanding. Later he founded Sangre, which released a self-titled album 1971. He worked as a session musician before collaborating with Juan Michelena in the protest album "Dicen que soy..." in 1977 and joining Vytas Brenner's Venezuelan fusion band Ofrenda.
In 1979 he released Cosas Sencillas, his first solo album and began a successful career as composer and producer of many Latin artists and bands. He then interrupted his career after receiving an scholarship from the Venezuelan Government to study film scoring in Berklee College of Music. He graduated in 1982, and by the late 80s became one of the Latin's top music producers.
His debut as composer and producer was in Ricardo Montaner's first album in 1986. That album was certified multi-platinum in Venezuela and reached #1 on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart. Afterwards, he worked as producer and composer for other Venezuelan acts like Melissa, Kiara and Ilan Chester.
Thereafter, Manavello moved to Miami, Florida, where he continued to producing records for Olga Tañón and Luis Fonsi, among others.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Label |
| 1979 | Cosas Sencillas | Color/ Corporación Los Ruices |
| 1980 | Un Día de Otoño | Polydor |
| 1981 | Mi Fantasía | Polydor |
| 1982 | Una Mirada hacia Dentro | Polydor |
| 1985 | Gota de Fuego | Sonorodven |
| 1989 | En Concreto | Sonorodven |