Aurelio Fierro (13 September 1923 – 11 March 2005) was a successful Italian actor and singer who specialized in
songs in the
Neapolitan dialect.
Career
He was born in
Montella
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, in the
Province of Avellino
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,
Italy
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. His singing career began in 1951, after he came first place in a singing competition. He signed a recording contract with
Durium Records to record songs in Italian and
Napulitano
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, states = Italy
, region = Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Marche, Molise
, ethnicity = ''Mezzogiorno'' Ethnic Italians
, speakers = 5.7 million
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. The following year, with the song "Rose, poveri rrose!", he came first in the
Castellammare di Stabia
Castellammare di Stabia (; nap, Castiellammare 'e Stabbia) is a '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania region, in southern Italy. It is situated on the Bay of Naples about southeast of Naples, on the route to Sorrento.
History ...
music festival, and decided to become a professional singer.
His first big hit was with "Scapricciatiello", by Pacifico Vento and Ferdinando Albano, in 1954. In 1957 his song "
Lazzarella" (written by
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", for which he received Grammy ...
and
Riccardo Pazzaglia
Riccardo Pazzaglia (12 September 1926 – 4 October 2006) was an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter, songwriter (for Domenico Modugno), TV and radio personality.
Born in Naples, Pazzaglia graduated in direction from the Centro Speri ...
) was a success at the Naples song festival (
Festival d'a Canzone Napulitana) and the eponymous film which followed (directed by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (8 July 1894 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò. His 1942 ...
), in which he performed, was also a great success with the public. In the following years, he took part in the
San Remo song festival six times and toured worldwide, which contributed to his success abroad in the United States, South America and Japan.
[ He was the singer of the winning song at the Naples song festival in 1961, 1965 and 1969.
His best-known songs are probably "Guaglione", recorded in 1956, and "A pizza" (by ]Alberto Testa Alberto Testa may refer to:
* Alberto Testa (dancer) (1922–2019), Italian dancer
*Alberto Testa (lyricist)
Alberto Testa (11 April 1927 – 19 October 2009) was an Italian composer, lyricist, singer, and writer for television.
Born at Santos ...
and Bruno Martelli), from the Naples song festival of 1966.
He opened a restaurant in Naples, ''A canzuncella'', where he entertained the patrons. A canzuncella
/ref> He studied the Neapolitan language (Napulitano) and published a grammar (''Grammatica della lingua napoletana'') and a book on Neapolitan legends (''Fiabe e leggende napoletane''). He died after a stroke at Cardarelli Hospital, Naples.
See also
Article on 'A pizza on Napulitano Wikipedia
Albums (selection)
*1955: Melodie del Golfo - 1 (Durium, ms Al 509)
*1955: Melodie del Golfo - 2 (Durium, ms Al 510)
*1955: Canzoni d'altri tempi - 1 (Durium, ms Al 518)
*1956: 5º Festival della canzone - Sanremo 1955 (Durium, ms Al 524)
*1956: Melodie del Golfo - 3 (Durium, ms Al 526)
*1956: Melodie del Golfo - 4 (Durium, ms Al 546)
Singles (selection)
*1955: 'O surdato 'nnammurato/'O mare 'e Mergellina (Durium, Ld A 6006)
*1956: Guaglione/Dincello tu (Durium, Ld A 6053)
*1957: Lucianella/Chella là (Durium, Ld A 6083)
*1957: Lazzarella/Napule, sole mio (Durium, Ld A 6102)
References
External links
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People from Avellino
Italian male actors
1923 births
2005 deaths
20th-century Italian male singers