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J'attendrai (single)
"J'attendrai" (French for "I will wait") is a popular French song first recorded by Rina Ketty in 1938. It became the big French song during World War II; a counterpart to Lale Andersen's "Lili Marleen" in Germany and Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" in Britain. "J'attendrai" is a French version of the Italian song "Tornerai" (Italian for "You Will Return") ISWC: T-005.001.119-2 composed by Dino Olivieri (music) and Nino Rastelli (lyrics) in 1936, said to be inspired from the Humming Chorus of Puccini's opera ''Madame Butterfly''. It was first recorded in 1937 by both Carlo Buti and Trio Lescano (accompanied by the Italian jazz quartet Quartetto Jazz Funaro),), and become a hit in Italy. The French lyrics were written by Louis Poterat, and "J'attendrai" became an instant success. Rina Ketty's version was followed the same year by one of Belgian chanteuse Anne Clercy, and both Tino Rossi and Jean Sablon recorded it in 1939. When France was occupied in 1940, it quickly became the bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina Ketty
Rina Ketty (1 March 1911 – 23 December 1996), whose real name was Cesarina Picchetto, was an Italian singer, notably of the legendary song ''J'attendrai''. The song became a huge hit during World War II and was appreciated by Allied soldiers and Axis soldiers alike (equalled only by Lale Andersen's ''Lili Marleen'' and perhaps by Vera Lynn's ''We'll Meet Again''). Biography It is often thought that Rina Ketty was born in Turin, Italy. However, in reality she was born in Sarzana, a small village in Liguria, on 1 March 1911 in the part of town known as Vetraia. Her birth certificate number 586 is kept by the parish of Saint André. She went to Paris in the 1930s to meet up with her aunts, where she became enthralled by the artist communities of Montmartre. She loved to visit the ''cabarets'' and started out to sing in 1934 in the Lapin Agile cabaret with songs by Paul Delmet, Gaston Couté, Théodore Botrel, and Yvette Guilbert. In 1936 she recorded her first songs (on the Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildegarde
Hildegarde Loretta Sell, known as Hildegarde (February 1, 1906 – July 29, 2005) was an American cabaret singer, who was well known for the song "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup". Early life She was born Hildegarde Loretta Sell in Adell, Wisconsin, and raised in New Holstein, Wisconsin, as a Roman Catholic in a family of German extraction. She trained at Marquette University's College of Music in the 1920s. Vaudeville and cabaret Hildegarde worked in vaudeville and traveling shows throughout her career, appearing across the United States and Europe. She was known for 70 years as The Incomparable Hildegarde, a title bestowed on her by columnist Walter Winchell. She was also nicknamed the "First Lady of the Supper Clubs" by Eleanor Roosevelt. She was once referred to as a "luscious, hazel-eyed Milwaukee blonde who sings the way Garbo looks". During the peak of Hildegarde's popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, she was booked in cabarets and supper clubs at least 45 weeks a year. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars. Disco started as a mixture of music from venues popular with Italian Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans and Black Americans "'Broadly speaking, the typical New York discothèque DJ is young (between 18 and 30) and Italian,' journalist Vince Lettie declared in 1975. ..Remarkably, almost all of the important early DJs were of Italian extraction .. Italian Americans have played a significant role in America's dance music culture .. While Italian Americans mostly from Brooklyn largely created disco from scratch .." in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Disco can be seen as a reaction by the 1960s counterculture to both the dominance of rock music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bésame Mucho
"Bésame Mucho" (; "Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. It is one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. It was recognized in 1999 as the most recorded and covered song in Spanish of all time. Famous versions were sung by Trio Los Panchos and female vocalist Gigliola Cinquetti in 1968, and by Dalida in 1976. English lyrics to it were written by Sunny Skylar. The song appeared in the film '' Follow the Boys'' (5 May 1944) when it was played by Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra and in '' Cowboy and the Senorita'' (13 May 1944) with vocal by Dale Evans. Inspiration According to Velázquez herself, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing, as she heard, was considered a sin. She was inspired by the piano piece " Quejas, o la Maja y el Ruiseñor", from the 1911 suite ''Goyescas'' by Spanish composer Enrique G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Gigliotti
Orlando Productions is a French record label, owned by Bruno Gigliotti, brother of Egyptian-Italian then French singer Dalida, for whom he used to be the manager. In the late 1960s, he founded the Orlando label as a vehicle to release and to control Dalida's musical output. History Like many other French artists, Dalida used to be under contract at Barclay Records, owned by producer/composer Eddie Barclay. Bruno Gigliotti worked as an art director at the label. Orlando's own record label carried several names, such as ''International Show'' and ''Orlando International Show'' (sometimes the plural of 'show' was used). The label was distributed by Sonopresse in France, and by other companies in the rest of Europe (such as Omega International/Dureco in the Benelux and RCA Victor in Italy). From 1970, the Orlando International Show(s) produced recordings from Dalida. After her death in 1987, Orlando continued to control her record releases, mostly re-issues, greatest hits antholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Poterat
Louis Poterat (2 January 1901 – 6 January 1982) was a French lyricist. Career Poterat was born in Troyes, Aube. He studied law, before turning to journalism. Poterat switched to a more commercial environment and began writing for local revues, where he developed his interest in song-writing. His forte was in adapting foreign-language works. He then joined the film company Pathé-Marconi and wrote a series of film scores. By the end of the 1930s, Poterat had seen his first successes: adaptations of foreign-language songs into French. In 1938, he wrote ''J'attendrai'', to music by the Italian melodist Dino Olivieri, which was a great hit for the singer Rina Ketty. The following year, on the eve of war, he wrote ''Sur les quais du vieux Paris'', to music by the Austrian-born Jewish composer Ralph Erwin, which was the first hit for singer Lucienne Delyle, in 1939. The war would make wistful classics of both songs. In 1943, he wrote ''Valse des regrets'' to Johannes Brah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Productions
Orlando Productions is a French record label, owned by Bruno Gigliotti, brother of Egyptian-Italian then French singer Dalida, for whom he used to be the manager. In the late 1960s, he founded the Orlando label as a vehicle to release and to control Dalida's musical output. History Like many other French artists, Dalida used to be under contract at Barclay Records, owned by producer/composer Eddie Barclay. Bruno Gigliotti worked as an art director at the label. Orlando's own record label carried several names, such as ''International Show'' and ''Orlando International Show'' (sometimes the plural of 'show' was used). The label was distributed by Sonopresse in France, and by other companies in the rest of Europe (such as Omega International/Dureco in the Benelux and RCA Victor in Italy). From 1970, the Orlando International Show(s) produced recordings from Dalida. After her death in 1987, Orlando continued to control her record releases, mostly re-issues, greatest hits anthologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars. Disco started as a mixture of music from venues popular with Italian Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans and Black Americans "'Broadly speaking, the typical New York discothèque DJ is young (between 18 and 30) and Italian,' journalist Vince Lettie declared in 1975. ..Remarkably, almost all of the important early DJs were of Italian extraction .. Italian Americans have played a significant role in America's dance music culture .. While Italian Americans mostly from Brooklyn largely created disco from scratch .." in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Disco can be seen as a reaction by the 1960s counterculture to both the dominance of rock music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J'attendrai (album)
''J'attendrai'' is the 31st studio album by Dalida. Track listing # J'attendrai # L'amour à la une # C'est mieux comme ça # Il venait d'avoir 18 ans # Et de l'amour... de l'amour # Ta femme # Ne lui dis pas # Raphaël # Mein lieber herr # Gigi l'amoroso Singles *1975 Dalida & St-Germain : Et de l'amour... de l'amour *1975 Mein lieber herr *1975 Ne lui dis pas *1976 J'attendrai See also * Dalida * List of Dalida songs * Dalida albums discography * Dalida singles discography The repertoire of the Italian-French singer Dalida includes no less than 700 songs that have led her to record in 11 languages. She signed her first contract with the Barlcay record company on May 2, 1956 and found success with Bambino, which ... References * ''L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations'', by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. and . * Dalida Official Website External links Dalida Official Website"Discography" section Dalida albums 1975 albums [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalida
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known songs are " Bambino", " Les enfants du Pirée", " Le temps des fleurs", " Darla dirladada", " J'attendrai", and " Paroles, paroles" featuring spoken word by Alain Delon. First an actress, she made her debut in the film '' A Glass and a Cigarette'' by Niazi Mustapha in 1955. One year later, having signed with the Barclay record company, Dalida achieved her first success as a singer with "Bambino". Following this, she became the most important seller of records in France between 1957 and 1961. Her music charted in many countries in Europe, Latin America, North America, and Asia. Among her greatest sales successes were " Le jour où la pluie viendra", " Gigi l'amoroso", " J'attendrai", and " Salama ya salama". She sang with singers such as Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Antonín Dvorský
Rudolf Antonín Dvorský (24 March 1899 – 2 August 1966) was a Czechoslovak singer, swing musician, composer and a bandleader of the Melody Boys. Filmography * '' Him and His Sister'' (1931) - Singing postman * '' From Saturday to Sunday'' (1931) - Pavel, friend of Ervín * ''Muži v offsidu'' (1931) - Singer * ''The Good Soldier Schweik ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...'' (1931) - Commissioned officer * '' The Ideal Schoolmaster'' (1932) - Bandleader * '' The Inspector General'' (1933) - * '' V cizím revíru'' (1934) - Conductor in the Hotel Richmond * '' Jedna z milionu'' (1935) - Musician * '' Raging Barbora'' (1935) - Singer * '' Cácorka'' (1935) - Singer at the bar * '' Pan otec Karafiát'' (1935) - With his orchestra ''Melody-boys'' * '' Světlo jeho o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Włast
Andrzej Włast (aka Gustaw Baumritter) (17 March 1885 – 1942 or 1943) was a Polish Jewish songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for the 1929 hit song "Tango Milonga" / "Oh, Donna Clara". He died in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. Biography Włast was born in Łódź. He studied law at Warsaw University. He began writing for the Warsaw stage before 1920 at ''Mirage'', ''Czarny Kot'', ''Sfinks'' and others. When the Bolshevik army attacked Poland in 1920 he fought to defend Warsaw against the Red Army in Pilsudski's Legion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtyYBgmIyBk, notes associated with Polish tango - Artur Gold's Szkoda twoich łez, 1929 After 1921 he worked with the ''Stańczyk (The Jester)'' theater and then the famous ''Qui Pro Quo''. In 1927 he founded his own revue, the ''Morskie Oko'' theater, which he managed until 1931. Later on, he managed the ''Rex'' revue and ''Wielka Rewia (The Grand Revue)'', each considered to be Polish versions of the Folies-Bergère. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
