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Fiume Azzurro
"Fiume azzurro" () is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina for her studio album ''Cinquemilaquarantatre'' in 1972. It was written by Luigi Albertelli and , arranged and produced by Pino Presti. Overview The song was first performed in one of the episodes of ' (the lyrics were slightly different from the album version), then it was repeated in another episodes. The song was also released as a promotional jukebox single, more precisely as a split, where the second side featured a song "Logan Dwight" by Logan Dwight. Mina also chose the song to be performed at the night club La Bussola on 16 September 1972, when the live album ''Dalla Bussola'' was recorded. Later a promotional video for Tassoni lemonade for the TV show '' Carosello'' was also shot using the composition.. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Critical reception Claudio Milano from ' highlighted the live performance from ''Della Bussola'', noting how Mina masterfully copes with the complex structure of the song and turns it in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina (Italian Singer)
Mina Anna Maria Mazzini (born 25 March 1940) or Mina Anna Quaini (for the Swiss civil registry), known mononymously as Mina, is an Italian-Swiss singer and actress. She was a staple of television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an Feminism, emancipated woman. In performance, Mina combined several modern styles with traditional Italian melodies and swing music, which made her the most versatile pop singer in Music of Italy, Italian music. Mina dominated the country's charts for 15 years and reached an unsurpassed level of popularity. She has scored Mina discography, 79 albums and 71 singles on the Italian charts. Mina's TV appearances in 1959 were the first for a female rock and roll singer in Italy. Her loud syncopated singing earned her the nickname "Queen of Screamers". The public also labeled her the "Tigress of Cremona" for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PDU (record Label)
Mina Anna Maria Mazzini (born 25 March 1940) or Mina Anna Quaini (for the Swiss civil registry), known mononymously as Mina, is an Italian-Swiss singer and actress. She was a staple of television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an emancipated woman. In performance, Mina combined several modern styles with traditional Italian melodies and swing music, which made her the most versatile pop singer in Italian music. Mina dominated the country's charts for 15 years and reached an unsurpassed level of popularity. She has scored 79 albums and 71 singles on the Italian charts. Mina's TV appearances in 1959 were the first for a female rock and roll singer in Italy. Her loud syncopated singing earned her the nickname "Queen of Screamers". The public also labeled her the "Tigress of Cremona" for her wild gestures and body shakes. When sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina (Italian Singer) Songs
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1972 Songs
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los 40 Principales
Los 40 (The 40, stylized as LOS40 and formerly ''Los 40 Principales'', es, Los Cuarenta) is a Top 40 music radio network and radio station brand in many Spanish-speaking countries from PRISA Radio. The station has its origins as a music show at Radio Madrid, today Cadena SER in 1966, where the 40 Principales chart was born, then evolved into a standalone radio station in 1979. LOS40 is the number one music station in most of the regions it serves. Some stations under this brand name are owned and operated or are licensed by PRISA to use the brand. Some LOS40 stations are operated by a local broadcasting company and affiliated with the company that holds a license to use the brand from Grupo PRISA. Each LOS40 network typically broadcasts its own national feed from its respective country. LOS40 stations broadcast in: Most LOS40 networks generally air Spanish and English contemporary hit music that mostly includes American, Latin American, Pan-European and British singers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Manzanera
Phillip Geoffrey Targett-Adams (born 31 January 1951), known professionally as Phil Manzanera, is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music, and was the lead guitarist with 801, and Quiet Sun. In 2006, Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour's album ''On an Island'', and played in Gilmour's band for tours in Europe and North America. He wrote and presented a series of 14 one-hour radio programmes for station Planet Rock entitled ''The A-Z of Great Guitarists''. Early life Manzanera was born on 31 January 1951 in London, England, to a Colombian mother (nee Manzanera) and an English father, who worked for British Overseas Airways Corporation, and spent most of his childhood in different parts of the Americas, including Hawaii, Venezuela, Colombia, and Cuba. It was in Havana, Cuba, living opposite Batista that the young Manzanera, aged six, encountered his first guitar, a Spanish guitar owned by his mother. His earliest musical acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minage
''Minage'' is a tribute album by Spanish recording artist Mónica Naranjo. The album was released on 16 March 2000 by Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment .... Months later, a special edition was released with the Spanish versions of the two English language songs in the album, "Enamorada" and "If You Leave Me Now". The Spanish version of "If You Leave Me Now" was called "Seguiré sin ti". It achieved platinum status in Spain the day it was released. ''Minage'' is a tribute album to Italian singer Mina. All of the songs are Spanish covers of her songs, except "Enamorada" and "If You Leave Me Now" alongside a duet with Mina, Naranjo promoted the album through the Minage Tour and television appearances. Track listing Certifications References {{Autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobreviviré (Mónica Naranjo Song)
"Sobreviviré" ( is song recorded by Mónica Naranjo. Premiered on radio broadcasting on 26 February 2000, it is the first single of the album ''Minage''. It is a version of the song "Fiume Azzurro" performed by Italian singer Mina and composed by Luigi Albertelli and , in turn released in the 1972 album ''Cinquemilaquarantatre ''Cinquemilaquarantatre'' is an album released in June 1972 by Italian singer Mina. Its title (in english, "Five Thousand and Forty Three") is a reference to the catalog number of the disc (PDU PLD 5043). Disc Packaging The album in its origin ...''. The original lyrics were adapted by Naranjo's recurring collaborator José Manuel Navarro. It was produced by Phil Manzanera. The song became a number 1 in Los 40 chart list on 6 May 2000. The song eventually became a LGBT anthem and marked the career of Mónica Naranjo. References Spanish-language songs 2000 songs {{2000s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mónica Naranjo
Mónica Naranjo Carrasco (born 23 May 1974) is a Spanish singer widely popular in Spain and Latin America and recognised as one of the most powerful voices of the Spanish and Latin American music scenes. She has performed with singers such as Luciano Pavarotti, Rocío Jurado and Mina Mazzini amongst others. Biography Early years Mónica Naranjo was born in Figueres. Her parents, Francisco, a construction worker and Patricia a housewife, migrated from southern Spain (Seville) and (Málaga) to the north in the 1960s. Mónica, who is the oldest daughter of the family has two younger siblings, Raquel and Enrique. Despite her troubled childhood, when she was only 4, she realised that music was her favourite activity. At the age of 14, the young Mónica enrolled a music school to learn singing and she also was given a voice recorder as a present so that she could start composing and recording her own songs. Career She started singing at a very young age. Cristóbal Sánsano be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musica E Dischi
''Musica e dischi'' was the oldest and long-running music industry publication in Italy. '' Billboard'' defined the publication as the "Italian record bible". History It was founded in October 1945 in Milan, Italy, on the initiative of the journalist and musicologist Aldo Mario De Luigi, a former record executive at La Voce Del Padrone-Columbia-Marconiphone (VCM, now EMI Italy). Originally, the magazine was published under the name ''Musica'' (''Dischi'' was added on the second edition) on a monthly basis. In the 1960s, ''Musica e dischi'' started to issue a list of best-seller music recordings nationally. After the death of Aldo Mario in 1968, his son Mario De Luigi, already reviewer and editor of the magazine since 1958, became the director. In 1999, the official website was opened. On its 735th issue in December 2009, ''Musica e dischi'' director Mario De Luigi announced that from March 2010 they would publish an online magazine and stop the publication of the physical magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carosello
''Carosello'' () was an Italian television advertising show broadcast on RAI from 1957 to 1977. The series mainly showed short sketch comedy films using live action, various types of animation, and puppetry. It had an audience of about 20 million viewers. History Initially, the only income for Italian television broadcasters came from subscription fees, but the amount was still very low. Rai had already thought of introducing a space dedicated to advertising in the television schedule. RAI was looking for an original, innovative and interesting way to offer it to the public in a pleasant way through entertainment and shows without disturbing them. Then came the idea of making relatively long (average three minutes) funny curtains, comics and sketches, which attracted people's attention. At an experimental level, some of the test procedures were performed with the ''proto-caroselli'', based on fictitious products, made in Turin, Rome and Milan. In fact, this is what the carousel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinquemilaquarantatre
''Cinquemilaquarantatre'' is an album released in June 1972 by Italian singer Mina. Its title (in english, "Five Thousand and Forty Three") is a reference to the catalog number of the disc (PDU PLD 5043). Disc Packaging The album in its original vinyl release came in green, red, blue, purple, and brown versions of the cover made with three separate inserts that, when closed, would form the image of the cover. For the later digital reprint and online distribution, a simple green rendition was chosen. Cassette (PMA 543) and stereo versions (P8A 300843) used further colourings not used for the original vinyl. The Spanish edition (Odean J 064-93.937) has a completely different cover. Chart Performance Mina's self titled album, Mina having released the year before, was still number 1 on Italian charts as Cinquemilaquarantatre released. The album continued to be best selling for 8 weeks, and remained in the top 5 until December 1972 totalling over 700,000 copies. Track listing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
