"Cocktail d'amore" is a song written by

Cristiano Malgioglio Giuseppe Cristiano Malgioglio (; born 23 April 1945) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, showman and television personality. Biography Born in Ramacca, Catania, Malgioglio obtained his first contract with a record label, Durium, thanks to ...

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and Marcello Mancini, and performed by Italian singer

Stefania Rotolo Stefania Rotolo (23 February 1951 – 31 July 1981) was an Italian singer, dancer, showgirl and television presenter. Career She hosted various TV shows on the Italian national television in the late 1970s, such as ''Piccolo Slam'' (1977-1978), ...

. The song was the ending theme of the television program ''Tilt'', broadcast by

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and hosted by Rotolo herself. "Cocktail d'amore" was released as a single together with the show's opening theme "Disco tic" by

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and peaked at number 2 of the Italian hit parade. "Cocktail d'amore" is considered a "cult song" by the Italian

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. In 2002, Amanda Lear hosted a television program named ''Cocktail d'amore'' and released a cover version of the song as the show's opening theme. The Cocktail d'Amore

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party in

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was named after the song.

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1979 singles 1979 songs Songs written by Cristiano Malgioglio {{1970s-single-stub