11 Facts About Litto Nebbia

Felix Francisco Nebbia Corbacho, better known as Litto Nebbia was born on 21 July 1948 and is an Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and producer, prominent in the development of the early Argentine rock scene.

Litto Nebbia was born in 1948 in Rosario, Santa Fe to Martha Corbacho and Felix Nebbia, two musicians.

The band itself began losing cohesion, as well: guitarist Kay Galiffi relocated to Brazil, and Litto Nebbia left the group in 1969; by 1970, Los Gatos had dissolved.

Nebbia began a solo career with RCA Records, and his first album, Litto Nebbia, benefited from having a number of its tracks included in local filmmaker Julio Porter's El extrano de pelo largo.

Litto Nebbia's work drew from the folklorical Chacarera genre in 1971 and 1972, and in 1973, he founded the Litto Nebbia Trio, whose repertoire centered on jazz.

Litto Nebbia produced folk rock duo Pastoral's En el hospicio in 1975, enjoying success in his first foray into record production.

The advent of a new dictatorship in 1976, and his subsequent intimidation and detainment, forced Litto Nebbia to seek exile in Mexico, however.

Litto Nebbia remained creatively productive in exile, and released some of his most successful albums during this era, including Canciones para cada uno in 1978, and Solo se trata de vivir, in 1981.

Litto Nebbia's return was followed by the Rosariazo, a May 1983 concert in which he was joined by chanteuse Silvina Garre, Juan Carlos Baglietto, and Fito Paez, among others; his 1986 release, Demasiadas maneras de no saber nada, was his fiftieth.

Litto Nebbia was named Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires in 2002.

Litto Nebbia presented a nine disc anthology of Argentine rock in 2010, and hosted a gathering of fellow Argentine rock greats on 9th of July Avenue as part of official celebrations of the Argentina Bicentennial.