Joseph Anastasi

Giuseppe Anastasi is a songwriter and lyricist. He has participated in the Sanremo Music Festival several times, winning twice: in 2009 with "Sincerità," for which he also received the Mia Martini Critics' Award, and in 2014 with "Controvento," both performed on the Ariston stage by Arisa. He also wrote "La notte," which became a worldwide hit, "Meraviglioso amore mio," and "L'amore è un'altra cosa" for her. He has collaborated with numerous Italian singers, and made his debut in 2018 with the album "Canzoni ravvicinate del vecchio tipo," which won the Targa Tenco award for best first work. Since 2004, he has taught Musical Metrics and History of the Song at Mogol's CET (European Center of Toscolano). " La foresta che nessuno sa dov'è" (The Forest That Nobody Knows Where It Is) is his first novel, written for his son Vittorio.