Complex sentence: Paolo Conte (born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist and composer notable for his grainy, resonant voice (evocative of Francophone singers like Jacques Brel) and wistful, sometimes melancholic lyrics.
Split into simpler sentences: Paolo Conte (born 6 January 1937) is a craggy-voiced Italian singer, pianist and composer. He both writes and performs his own material and his grainy, resonant voice redolent of Francophone singers like Jacques Brel adds a certain charm to his wistful, sometimes melancholic lyrics.