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Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (; 'In the blue [sky] [as I was] painted blue' or 'In the blue-painted blue [sky]'), popularly known as "Volare" (; 'To fly'), is a song originally recorded by Italians, Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno. Written by Modugno and Franco Migliacci, it was released as a single on 1 February 1958. The song spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in August and September 1958, and subsequently became ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'''s number-one single for the year. In 1959, at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards, Modugno's recording became the first ever Grammy Award, Grammy winner for both Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year and Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year. Winning the eighth Sanremo Music Festival, the song was chosen as the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in Eurovision Song Contest 1958, 1958, where it came in third place out of ten songs in total. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song), Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year and Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year. He is considered the first Italian cantautore.Domenico Modugno: biography Early life The youngest of four children, Modugno was born at Polignano a Mare, in the province of Bari (Apulia), on 9 January 1928. His father, Vito Cosimo Modugno, was a Municipal police (Italy), municipal police commander, w ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
