[1] In 1964 he moved to Milan, where he started working together with the lyricist Luciano Beretta, composing songs for, among others, Iva Zanicchi and Orietta Berti.

[1] In 1968 he made his debut as a singer with the song " Il mio cuore riposa", released under the pseudonym Bob Nero.

[1] Balsamo obtained his first success in 1972 with the song "Se fossi diversa", which ranked nineteen in the Italian hit parade.

[2] The following year he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Amore mio".

[1][2][3] In the eighties Balsamo focused on composing, achieving a significant success with the song "Italia", sung by Mino Reitano at the Sanremo Music Festival.