- One son with Grazia Letizia Veronesi, Luca (b.1974)
- One sister, Albarita.
- Italian singer/songwriter and self-taught guitarist. He became a major figure on the 'Italo Pop' music scene during the 1970's, notably in collaboration with lyricist Giulio Rapetti (also known as Mogol). Battisti was best known for the hit songs "Acqua azzurra, acqua chiara", "Non è Francesca", "I giardini di Marzo" and "Con il nastro rosa".
- He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting.
- Battisti was born in Poggio Bustone, a small town in the province of Rieti (northern Lazio), and moved with his family to Rome in 1950.
- In 1969, Battisti took part in the Festival of Sanremo, with the song "Un'avventura", and his popularity began to increase.
- In 1977 he released Io tu noi tutti. He also relocated to Los Angeles, and issued an album, Images, that featured some of his biggest hits re-recorded in English.
- U.S. magazine Billboard nominated Battisti "Italian Personality of the Year" in 1972, defining him "singer, composer, music publisher of international fame, has elevated Italian audience's taste and strengthened the market".
- Battisti's last albums were Cosa succederà alla ragazza (1992) and Hegel (1994).
- Battisti released 18 studio albums from 1969 to 1994, with a significant portion of this catalogue translated into Spanish (various albums), English (one album), French (two albums), and German (one album).
- In 1970 Battisti won Festivalbar for the second time in a row, with the song "Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco".
- In Milan he found the support of the French talent scout Christine Leroux, who worked for the Ricordi music label.
- He was known to be an extremely reserved artist, performing only a small number of live concerts during his career.
- The minor planet 9115 Battisti was named in his memory. It was discovered by two Italian astronomers at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory in northern Italy near his home-town.
- Though not impressed at first by Battisti's music, Mogol later declared to have started the collaboration after recognizing Battisti's humble, though determined, desire to improve his work.
- In 1981 Battisti broke the partnership with Mogol, switching to a more experimental inspiration based often on electronic instruments.
- In 1978 he announced that he would speak to the public only through his musical work, limiting himself to the recording of studio albums and disappearing from the public scene.
- On 9 September 1998, Battisti died in a Milan hospital. The New York Times said the cause was cancer. He was also said to have been suffering from glomerulonephritis.
- A self-taught guitarist, Battisti made his debut as musician in the 1960s, performing in local bands in Rome, Naples and later in Milan, where he joined I Campioni (The Champions), the support band of then famous singer Tony Dallara.
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