A portrait commissioned for the “OMO” exhibition, of the Liguria Pride 2019. The exhibition celebrated the lives of LGBT people that somehow made a difference in the history of the Italian region of Liguria.
Umberto Bindi (12 May 1932 - 23 May 2002) was an Italian singer and songwriter. He is especially known for the popular song he co-wrote with Italian singer Gino Paoli, Il Mio Mondo (“You’re My World), which he recorded in Italian in 1963. It was later performed by singers all over the world, in English and other languages.
However, his singing career in Italy stalled, due to the Italian media's discomfort in the 1960s with Bindi's homosexuality.
Bindi died poor and alone at a Rome hospital from heart disease at the age of 70.
Album cover of Umberto Bindi
Flyer of the “Homo” exhibition, Liguria Pride, 2019.
