Lauzi was born in Asmara, then part of the Italian Eastern Africa. He wrote songs for Mia Martini, Georges Moustaki, Ornella Vanoni and Lucio Battisti.\r Bruno Lauzi was a renowned cantautore (singer-songwriter) of the so called "Genoa School", with Gino Paoli, Luigi Tenco and Fabrizio De André.\r