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Nessuno
"Nessuno" (literally "Nobody") is a 1959 Italian song composed by Antonietta De Simone and Edilio Capotosti. The song premiered at the ninth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, with a double performance by Wilma De Angelis and Betty Curtis, and placed at the eighth place. Ignored by the public in its original versions, the song got a large commercial success thanks to the rock'n'roll version recorded by Mina. Mina's version was performed in fortissimo and in a syncopated style, distorting the linearity of the original melody. This version of the song premiered at the Festival of Rock and Roll held at the Milan Ice Palace.Tato Crotti, Giovanni Bassi. ''Mina prima di Mina''. Rizzoli, 2007. . Mina's "Nessuno" was released as a "double A-side" together with another song from the Sanremo Festival, "Tua", which had been originally performed by Jula De Palma and Tonina Torrielli. The song was later covered by numerous artists, including Johnny Dorelli, Nilla Pizzi, Jula De ... [...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] |
Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual TV music competition in the world on a national level (making it one of the world's longest-running television programmes) and it is also the basis and inspiration for the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Unlike other awards in Italy, the Sanremo Music Festival is a competition for new songs, not an award to previous successes (like the for television, the for stage performances, and the Premio David di Donatello for motion pictures). The first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, held between 29 and 31 January 1951, was broadcast by RAI's radio station Rete Rossa, and its only three participants were Nilla Pizzi, Achille Togliani, and Duo Fasano. Starting from 1955, all editions of the festival have been broadcast live by the Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo Music Festival 1959
The Sanremo Music Festival 1959 was the ninth annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo, province of Imperia between 30 January and 1 February 1959. The show was presented by Enzo Tortora and Adriana Serra. According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups, with some artists performing multiple songs. The winner of the Festival was "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)", performed by Domenico Modugno (who was also the composer of the song) and Johnny Dorelli Johnny Dorelli (real name Giorgio Guidi; born 20 February 1937) is an Italian actor, singer and television host. Early life Dorelli was born in Meda, Italy. In 1946 he moved to New York City with his family, where his father, Nino D'Aurelio .... The couple had already won the previous edition of the festival with " Volare". Participants and results References {{Authority control Sanremo Music Festival by year 1959 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilma De Angelis
Wilma De Angelis (; born 8 April 1930) is a popular Italian singer and TV presenter. She is also very famous for her talk show ''A pranzo con Wilma'', and her cooking abilities. She hosted the cooking show ''Telemenù'' from 1978 through 1987 on Telemontecarlo, and has authored two cook books. Sanremo Music Festival participations *1959 – "Per tutta la vita" (Testa–Spotti), coupled with Jula de Palma *1959 – " Nessuno" (De Simone–Capotosti), coupled with Betty Curtis *1960 – "Quando vien la sera" (Testa–Rossi), coupled with Joe Sentieri *1960 – "Splende l'arcobaleno" (Di Ceglie–Tumminelli), coupled with Gloria Christian *1961 – " Patatina" (Meccia–Migliacci), coupled with Gianni Meccia *1962 – "I colori della felicità" (Sciorilli–Ranzato) coupled with Tanya *1962 – "Lumicini rossi" (Fabor–Testoni), coupled with Lucia Altieri *1963 – "Non costa niente" (Sciorilli–Calcagno), coupled with Johnny Dorelli *1963 – "Se passerai di qui" (Testoni–C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Curtis
Roberta Corti, better known by her stage name Betty Curtis (21 March 1936 – 15 June 2006), was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004. Curtis grew up in the Zone 8 of Milan's borough Cagnola. She started singing in night clubs at an early age and was discovered by Teddy Reno in 1958. Her debut single was a rendition of With All My Heart performed with the Franco Pisano Orchestra. Curtis' song " Al di là", performed together with Luciano Tajoli, won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961. Betty Curtis represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with her San Remo winning song, which tied for fifth in Cannes.http://www.eurofestival.com/anno_2009.asp?anno=1961 . In 1965 she returned to Sanremo with "Invece no". Curtis's version of "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him) was used in the soundtrack of Martin Scorsese's film ''Goodfellas'' (1990). Albums *1959 ''Lontano da te... lontano dal mare'' (CGD, FGS 5001) *1965 ''Betty'' (CGD, FGS 5015) *1970 ''A modo mio'' (CGD, FG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tintarella Di Luna
''Tintarella di luna'' is the first album by Italian singer Mina, issued in 1960. Track listing Side A Side B 1960 debut albums Mina (Italian singer) albums {{1960s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilla Pizzi
Nilla Pizzi, stage name of Adionilla Pizzi (; 16 April 1919 – 12 March 2011), was an Italian singer and actress. Born in Sant'Agata Bolognese, she was particularly famous in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s. She won the first edition of the San Remo Festival in 1951, singing "Grazie dei fiori", and the second edition (1952), with "Vola colomba". Her hits include "Papaveri e papere "Poppa Piccolino" was a song recorded by Diana Decker which reached number 2 on the UK singles chart in December 1953. It was the only UK hit single for this British-based American-born singer and actress. It was later also recorded by Petula Clark, ...", the original version of "Poppa Piccolino". References 1919 births 2011 deaths People from the Province of Bologna RCA Victor artists Sanremo Music Festival winners 20th-century Italian women singers {{Italy-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Songs
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Italian Songs
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1959 Singles
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Martino
Miranda Martino (born 29 October 1933) is an Italian singer and actress. Life and career Born in Moggio Udinese from Neapolitan parents, Martino started her career as singer in 1956. In 1957, she debuted at the Festival di Napoli and in 1959 she made her first appearance at the Sanremo Music Festival, with the song "La vita mi ha dato solo te". In the same year she obtained her first commercial success with the song "Stasera tornerò", which ranked 11 in the Italian Hit Parade. Then she entered the two following editions of the Festival di Sanremo and in 1961 three of her songs entered the Top Ten ("Erano nuvole", "Frenesia" and "Serenatella c'o sì e c'o no"). In 1963 she obtained a critical and commercial success with the album ''Napoli'', in which she covered twelve canzoni napoletane re-arranged by Ennio Morricone. In 1965, she made her theatrical debut and from then she focused her career on stage acting and, less prolifically, on films. Discography ;Albums * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Fidenco
Nico Fidenco (artistic name Domenico Colarossi; 24 January 1933 – 19 November 2022) was an Italian singer and film soundtrack composer who gained considerable popularity in 1960 with the release of the song "What a Sky" (Italian: "''Su nel cielo''"), taken from the film ''Silver Spoon Set'' by Francesco Maselli. Self-taught in music, Fidenco did a few cover versions of film title songs for the Italian market. With the song "Legata a un granello di sabbia", he was the first Italian singer to sell one million copies of a single.Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. p.683. This interest in cinema led him to be a prolific soundtrack composer, including scores for westerns and many Joe D'Amato films.http://www.runmovies.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=650:nico-fidenco&catid=35:interviews Selected filmography Discography 45 rpm singles * 1960 ''What a Sky / Su nel cielo'' RCA Italiana 45N 1109 * 1961 ''Jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
