Andrea Mingardi (born 1 August 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, musician, author and occasional actor.

Born in Bologna, Mingardi approached the music at young age, founding the group "Golden Rock Boys" in 1959.

[1][2] His debut album Nessuno siam perfetti, ciascuno abbiamo i suoi difetti was released in 1974, while he got his first commercial success in 1976 with the song "Datemi della musica".

[1][2] In 1984 he participated at the Festivalbar presenting the ironical song "Un boa nella canoa", then, after less successful songs, in 1992 he achieved some success with "Con un amico vicino", a duet with Alessandro Bono which ranked third in the "Giovani" section at the Sanremo Music Festival.

[2][3] In 2006 he composed six songs of the Mina's album Bau, also duetting with her in the single "Mogol/Battisti".