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Yo Soy Mina
''Yo soy Mina'' is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on 22 March 2011 by EMI. Overview This album is the Spanish-language counterpart of the 2011 trilingual Mina compilation series, the other two are performed in French (''Je suis Mina ''Je suis Mina'' is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on 22 March 2011 by EMI. Overview ''Je suis Mina'' is part of a multilingual triptych along with ''I Am Mina'' and ''Yo soy Mina'', performed in English and Spanish respect ...'') and English (''I Am Mina''). ''Yo soy Mina'' combines eighteen of the singer's numerous recordings in Spanish since 1968, many of which were originally released as singles only in Spanish-language countries and have never before been available either in long-playing or digital format. The songs "Yo pienso en ti", "Distancias", "La mente cambia", "Canción para ti", "Dos o acaso tres", "Todo pasará, verás", "Los problemas del corazón" and "Yo qué puedo hacer" were release ... [...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] |
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] |
2011 Compilation Albums
Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'', a 2004 children's novel in The Winnie Years by Lauren Myracle *''Eleven'', a 2008 children's novel by Patricia Reilly Giff *''Eleven'', a short story by Sandra Cisneros Music *Eleven (band), an American rock band * Eleven: A Music Company, an Australian record label *Up to eleven, an idiom from popular culture, coined in the movie ''This Is Spinal Tap'' Albums * ''11'' (The Smithereens album), 1989 * ''11'' (Ua album), 1996 * ''11'' (Bryan Adams album), 2008 * ''11'' (Sault album), 2022 * ''Eleven'' (Harry Connick, Jr. album), 1992 * ''Eleven'' (22-Pistepirkko album), 1998 * ''Eleven'' (Sugarcult album), 1999 * ''Eleven'' (B'z album), 2000 * ''Eleven'' (Reamonn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of Tango music". Biography Childhood Piazzolla was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1921, the only child of Italian immigrant parents, Vicente "Nonino" Piazzolla and Assunta Manetti. His paternal grandfather, a sailor and fisherman named Pantaleo (later Pantaleón) Piazzolla, had immigrated to Mar del Plata from Trani, a seaport in the southeastern Italian region of Apulia, at the end of the 19th century. His mother was the daughter of two Italian immigrants from Lucca in the central region of Tuscany. In 1925 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pino Massara
Pino Massara (24 April 1931 - 23 July 2013) was an Italian musician, composer, record producer and conductor. Born in Vigevano as Giuseppe Previde Massara, graduated in chemistry, from the university years he devoted himself to jazz music. Among his successful songs "Permette, signorina?", originally performed by Nicola Arigliano and later covered by Nat King Cole with the title "Cappuccina", "I Sing ammore" and "Grazie prego scusi", both recorded by several artists including Dean Martin, "Nel Sole", which sold over one million copies and launched the career of Al Bano, and "Siamo la coppia più bella del mondo", a duet between Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori which was number one at the Italian hit parade for six weeks. In the seventies Massara founded "Bla Bla Records", an alternative recording company that produced the first works of Franco Battiato, Juri Camisasca and the avant-garde rock band Capsicum Red. References External links * Pino Massaraat Discogs Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Endrigo
Sergio Endrigo (; 15 June 1933 – 7 September 2005) was an Italian singer-songwriter. Born in Pola, Istria in Italy (now Pula, Croatia), he has been often compared—for style and nature—to authors of the so-called "Genoa school" like Gino Paoli, Fabrizio De André, Luigi Tenco, and Bruno Lauzi. He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1968 with the song " Canzone per te", sung with Roberto Carlos. The same year he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Marianne." His hits also include " L'arca di Noè", " Io che amo solo te" and " Adesso sì". Discography Album *1962 – ''Sergio Endrigo Sergio Endrigo (; 15 June 1933 – 7 September 2005) was an Italian singer-songwriter. Born in Pola, Istria in Italy (now Pula, Croatia), he has been often compared—for style and nature—to authors of the so-called "Genoa school" like Gino P ...'' *1963 – '' Endrigo'' *1966 – '' Endrigo'' *1968 – '' Endrigo'' *1969 – '' La vita, amico, è l'art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Bardotti
Sergio Bardotti (14 February 1939 – 11 April 2007) was an Italian lyricist, composer and record producer. Life and career Born in Pavia, Bardotti studied piano for seven years and graduated from conservatory with a degree in Theory and Solfeggio. After having performed in nightclubs with the stage name Sergio Dotti, he moved to Rome, employed by RCA for his literary branch. His first song as lyricist was "La nostra casa", which was released as B-side of the Gino Paoli's hit "Sapore di sale", launching his musical career. Shortly later Bardotti started a long collaboration with Sergio Endrigo, which among other things got them the winning of the 1968 Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Canzone per te". In the late 1960s he also started producing and collaborating as songwriter with Lucio Dalla, and since 1969 with Chico Buarque, who had fled to Italy from the Brazilian military regime. In the early 1970s he collaborated with Vinicius de Moraes in a number of albums, and with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canzone Per Te (1968 Song)
"Canzone per te" ("A song for you"), written by Italian composer Sergio Endrigo and sung by Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos, was the Italian entrant to and winner of the 1968 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. On the night of the contest, held in Sanremo, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ..., the song was performed by both Endrigo and Carlos. Cover The piece has been the subject of numerous reinterpretations by other artists. In 1968 Mina recorded her own version in Italian and one in Spanish and in the same year Giorgio Carnini performed an instrumental version for his album Giorgio Carnini on the Hammond X-66 organ, also published in Turkey and Venezuela. Also in 1968 the Los Catinos group performed a Spanish version entitled Canción para tí, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermanno Capelli
Ermanno Capelli (born 9 May 1985 in Ponte San Pietro, Italy) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2011. Major results ;2003 : 1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi ;2006 : 1st Trofeo Piva : 1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto : 3rd Italian National Time Trial Championships, Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 8th Gran Premio San Giuseppe ;2007 : 2nd Coppa San Geo : 3rd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto : 3rd ;2010 : 5th GP di Lugano References External links * Italian male cyclists 1985 births Living people Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo People from Ponte San Pietro {{Italy-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Albertelli
Luigi Albertelli (21 June 1934 – 19 February 2021) was an Italian songwriter and television author. Biography Born in , Alessandria, Albertelli debuted as a lyricist in the second half of the 1960s and got his first success in 1969 with the song " Zingara", which won[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Soffici
Roberto Soffici (born 29 October 1946) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter, composer and lyricist. Background Born in Pula, the son of composer and conductor Piero, Soffici enrolled at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, graduating in clarinet, harmony and composition. In the 1970s he started a productive career as a composer, writing songs for Mina, Equipe 84, Nomadi and Ornella Vanoni, among others. From the second half of the seventies he has been also active as a singer-songwriter; his main success was the 1980 song "Io ti voglio tanto bene", which peaked at sixth place at the Italian hit parade. References External links *Roberto Sofficiat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soffici, Roberto 1946 births Italian male si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Credere
"Non credere" () is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina in 1969. The song was written by Mogol, Luigi Clausetti, and Roberto Soffici. As a single, the song was released in April 1969, by PDU. An Italian cover version of "A praça" called "Da di domani", originally performed by Nara Leão, was chosen as a B-side. Both tracks were originally included on the rare compilation ''Mina d'estate'' (1969), released only on MC and stereo 8. Later "Non credere" will be included on the album '' ...bugiardo più che mai... più incosciente che mai...'' (1989). The single became number three on the Italian singles chart, as well as number twenty-seven on the Spanish chart. Among other things, the single was released in Argentina, Greece, Japan, the Netherlands and West Germany. In 1969, Mina released the song in French ("Ne la crois pas", lyrics by Eddy Marnay), in 1970 in German ("Glaube ihr nicht", by Gerhard Hagen), and in 1972 in Spanish ("No lo creas", by Julio Cèsar). Charts C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
