Piero, the singer of the song 'Mi viejo', died at the age of 81
Piero, an Italian-Argentinian singer, died at 81 after emigrating from Argentina to Spain and then to Colombia. He was a key figure in 1970s protest music and received Colombian citizenship in 1994. His death was announced via official social media.
- Piero was born in Italy and emigrated from Argentina to Spain and then to Colombia in the 1980s.
- The Italian-Argentinian singer Piero de Benedictis died at age 81.
- Piero left Argentina after the 1976 coup and was an iconic figure in popular and protest music of the 1970s.
- Piero received Colombian nationality from former president Ernesto Samper in 1994.
- The news of Piero's death was shared through his official social media accounts.
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