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Giusto Pio (born 11 January 1926, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy - died 12 February 2017, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy) was an Italian violinist and songwriter. He studied music in Venice and later joined the music scene as a violinist. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he gained popularity as a long-standing collaborator of singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, who initially hired him as his violin teacher. Pio worked as a producer and musician on several successful albums with Battiato, including "L'era del cinghiale bianco" and "La voce del padrone." He also collaborated with Battiato as a producer for various singers. In 1984, Pio, Battiato, and lyricist Giusto Pio penned the Eurovision Song Contest entry "I treni di Tozeur," performed by Battiato and Alice, which finished 5th in the contest and became a considerable commercial success in Continental Europe and Scandinavia. Additionally, Pio released two instrumental LPs in collaboration with Battiato under his own name, entitled "Legione straniera" (1982) and "Restoration" (1983).

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