Renato Serio (5 October 1946 – 4 November 2024) was an Italian composer, conductor, and arranger.
Born in Lucca, Serio studied piano, conducting, composition and electronic music.
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On 27 August 1967 in Italy, on the road between Forlì and Milan, Serio fell asleep at the wheel.
After the incident, Anna German did not regain consciousness for a week, and Serio received fractures of the hand and foot.