Claudio Lolli (Bologna, Italy, March 28, 1950 - Bologna, August 17, 2018) was an Italian singer-songwriter, poet, writer and secondary school teacher. His first musical experiences started in the early 70s into the Osteria delle Dame of Bologna. Francesco Guccini introduced him into the music company EMI Italiana, who edited his first four LP from 1972 to 1976. The themes of his albums are incentered into political issues, as for example the album Un uomo in crisi he follows the events of Antonio Gramsci's life