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Oggi Ti Amo Di Più
''Oggi ti amo di più'' is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on February 1988 by PDU. The album includes new versions of Mina's classic hits " Il cielo in una stanza" and "E se domani". Track listing Personnel * Mina – vocals (all tracks) * Pino Presti – arrangement (1, 2, 9) * Alberto Nicorelli – arrangement (3) * Renato Sellani Renato Sellani (8 January 1926 – 31 October 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Life and career Born in Senigallia, Sellani started his professional career in 1954, when he entered the Basso-Valdambrini Quintet. In 1958 he started ... – arrangement, piano (4, 10) * Mario Robbiani – arrangement (5) * Gian Piero Reverberi – arrangement (6, 7) * Augusto Martelli – arrangement (8) * Gabriel Yared – arrangement (11) * Bruno Canfora – arrangement (12) * Nuccio Rinaldis – audio engineer Charts References External links * Mina (Italian singer) compilation albums 1988 compilation albums ... [...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] |
Paolo Limiti
Paolo Mario Limiti (8 May 1940 – 27 June 2017) was an Italian lyricist, journalist, radio and television writer and presenter. Born in Milan, Limiti begin his career as a journalist, then in 1960 he started a long collaboration with Mike Bongiorno as author of his radio and television programs.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996–2003. . Active from the mid-1960s as a lyricist, his first hit was Dionne Warwick's " Silent Voices", and he then wrote songs for Mina, Claudia Mori, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Peppino di Capri, Iva Zanicchi, and Albano Carrisi, among others. He was a successful television presenter, who mainly hosted nostalgic shows about vintage music and about the history of entertainment. He received the ''America Award'' of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2014. References External links Paolo Limitiat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Canfora
Bruno Canfora (; 6 November 1924 – 4 August 2017) was an Italian composer, conductor, and music arranger. Life and career Born in Milan, Canfora studied piano at an early age, then studied oboe at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. During the Second World War, he played several concerts with his group in Trieste. After the war, he moved to Turin and became conductor of the Castellino Danze Orchestra. Besides having composed scores for television programs and films, Canfora is known for his work in pop music, particularly for his collaboration with Mina, for whom he composed songs like ''Brava'', ''Un bacio è troppo poco'', ''Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore'', ''Sono come tu mi vuoi'' and ''Vorrei che fosse amore'' (the latter two were also translated into other languages like Spanish, the latter also in French). In the 60's he toured with Mina in Japan and wrote a hit for her in that country: "Anata To Watashi". He also composed songs for Rita Pavone, Ornella Vano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Amurri
Antonio Amurri (28 June 1925 – 18 December 1992) was an Italian author, radio and television writer and lyricist. Born in Ancona, Amurri was author of some of the most popular RAI variety shows, such as ''Canzonissima'', ''Gran Varietà'', '' Fantastico'' and ''Studio Uno''. He was also author of fourteen books, several of them best sellers, which were mainly collections of short stories consisting of satirical portraits of collapsing family groups.Enrico Malato. ''Storia della letteratura italiana''. Volume 9. Salerno, 2000. p. 409. . Amurri was the father of the television writer Valentina Amurri and of the film director Franco Amurri; he was also the paternal grandfather of American actress Eva Amurri Eva Amurri (born March 15, 1985) is an American lifestyle blogger and actress. Early life Amurri was born on March 15, 1985 in New York City, to Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress Susan Sarandon (whose mother's ancestry was It .... References Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minacantalucio
''Minacantalucio'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, originally distributed back to back with album '' La Mina''. The title translates as ''Mina Sings Lucio'', referring to the album's consisting entirely of songs composed by Lucio Battisti (and originally recorded by him except for "L'aquila", originally performed by Bruno Lauzi). The entire album was arranged by Gabriel Yared Gabriel Yared (Arabic: غبريال يارد; born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Yared scored the French films ''Betty Blue'' and ''Camille Claud ... Oscar Prize. , Artistic Director Vittorio Buffoli. , Artistic Coordination Osvaldo Miccichè. , Sound Engineer Nuccio Rinaldis Track listing 1975 albums Mina (Italian singer) albums Italian-language albums {{1970s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli (; born 23 September 1934 in Monfalcone) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is a seminal figure who has written a number of songs widely regarded as classics in Italian popular music, including: " Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", " Senza fine", "Quattro amici al bar" and " Sapore di sale". Biography Paoli was born in Monfalcone, a little town near Trieste, but moved to Genoa at a young age. After several different jobs, he was signed to Ricordi with friends and fellow musicians Luigi Tenco and Bruno Lauzi. His first success was the single "La Gatta", which has been used in Italian language teaching classes in American middle schools and high schools. "Il cielo in una stanza" was composed in 1959. According to Paoli, the lyrics came to him while lying on a brothel bed. Gazing at the purple ceiling, he thought, "Love can grow at any moment at any place". Mina's single release of the song topped the list of annual sales in Italy and reached Billboard Hot 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frutta E Verdura
''Frutta e verdura'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, distributed back to back with the album '' Amanti di valore''. The whole album was arranged by Pino Presti except for "Non tornare più" (Dario Baldan Bembo) and "Devo tornare a casa mia" (Natale Massara). Sound engineer: Nuccio Rinaldis. Some of the songs of this album have been recorded in different languages by Mina during the 1970s. "Non tornare più" was covered and released in French ("Les oiseaux reviennent") in a 1974 45rpm (in 1998, it was published in a French album compilation, ''Quand ma voix te touche''). "Devo tornare a casa mia" was covered in 1975 in Spanish, "Debo volver ya con los mios", as well as "Questo sì, questo no" ("Esto sì, esto no"). "Domenica sera" has three different versions: in Spanish ("Domingo a la noche"), in German ("Die Liebe am Sonntag") and in English ("Don't Ask Me To Love You"). The hit "E poi..." was recorded in other four languages: English ("Runaway"), Spanish ("¿Y que?""), fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shel Shapiro
The Rokes were a pop rock band formed in 1963 in Italy by English expatriates. Their most successful songs included "Piangi con Me", the original version of " Let's Live for Today", a US hit when re-recorded by The Grass Roots; and "Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi", an Italian language version of "Cheryl's Going Home" by Bob Lind. Career Norman David "Shel" Shapiro (born 16 August 1943, Stanmore, Middlesex) began performing in London as a guitarist and singer with rock and roll band Rob Storm & the Whispers. After a spell playing in Gene Vincent's backing band during a tour of Britain in 1959, Shapiro decided to form his own band, The Shel Carson Combo, with guitarist Vic Briggs (14 February 1945, Twickenham, Middlesex – 25 June 2021), drummer Mike Shepstone (born 29 March 1943, Weymouth, Dorset), and bassist Bobby Posner (born 6 May 1945, Edgware, Middlesex). The band performed rhythm and blues in clubs around London and had regular shows at American base camps around the south of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Lo Vecchio
Andrea Lo Vecchio (7 October 1942 – 17 February 2021) was an Italian composer, lyricist, record producer, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. Life and career Born in Milan, Lo Vecchio started his career in 1962, performing as a singer-songwriter and a guitarist in local music halls and clubs. In 1963 he won a contest for new artists and subsequently got a contract with CBS.Enzo Giannelli; Lalla Cantore. "Lo Vecchio, Andrea". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In 1964 Lo Vecchio made his professional debut as a songwriter with the song "Era troppo bello", which was performed by Wilma Goich and won the . The same year he founded a cabaret in his hometown, "Le Clochard", where performed notable artists such as Bruno Lauzi, Gufi and Cochi e Renato. In 1966 he sold the cabaret and founded the nightclub "Student's Club"; the same year he started a long and fruitful collaboration as a songwriter with Roberto Vecchioni. In 1967 he particip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugiardo Più Che Mai
"Bugiardo" () is a song by Italian rapper Fabri Fibra. It was released on 26 October 2007 by Universal as the lead single from his fourth album with the same name. Music video The music video for "Bugiardo" was directed by Cosimo Alemà and features fellow rappers Nesli and Vacca and Italian radio host Nicola Savino Nicola Savino (born 14 November 1967) is an Italian radio host, television presenter, television writer, radio director, actor, record producer and impersonator. Biography Nicola Savino was born in Lucca on November 14, 1967 to an engineer fa ..., who labels Fibra "the worst artist he ever aired on his radio". Charts References 2006 singles Fabri Fibra songs 2006 songs Songs written by Fabri Fibra {{2000s-hiphop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Del Mio Meglio
''Del mio meglio'' (stylized as ''...del mio meglio'') is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina released in 1971 by PDU. The first in a series of compilation albums released under the "Del mio meglio" title. The songs "Io vivrò (senza te)", "Se stasera sono qui", "Vedrai vedrai" and "Yesterday" were all recorded in 1970 during a concert at Radiotelevisione svizzera and were previously unreleased on album (as well as Mina's new hit "Io e te da soli"). Track listing Personnel * Mina – vocals (all tracks) * Alberto Baldan Bembo – pipe organ (A1, A3, A4) * Pino Presti – bass (A1, A3, A4) * Ernesto Massimo Verardi – electric guitar (A1, A3, A4) * Rolando Ceragioli – drums (A1, A3, A4) * Mario Robbiani – arrangement, conducting (A1, A3, A4) * Gian Piero Reverberi – arrangement (A6) * Bruno Canfora – arrangement (B1) * Detto Mariano – arrangement (B4) * Luis Bacalov – arrangement (B5) * Augusto Martelli Augusto Martelli (15 March 1940 – 3 November 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an influential Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting. Battisti released 18 studio albums from 1969 to 1994, with a significant portion of this catalogue translated into Spanish (various albums), English (one album), French (two albums), and German (one album). He was known to be an extremely reserved artist, performing only a small number of live concerts during his career. In 1978 he announced that he would speak to the public only through his musical work, limiting himself to the recording of studio albums and disappearing from the public scene. Biography Musician and composer Battisti was born in Poggio Bustone, a small town in the province of Rieti The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
