Edoardo Vianello (born 24 June 1938) is an Italian singer, composer and actor. He's considered one of the most popular Italian singers of the Sixties.
Career
Born in Rome, Vianello started his career in 1956.
His first successes came in 1961, with "Il capello" ("The Hair") and "Pinne fucile ed occhiali" ("Fins, rifle, and glasses"),
[ which both charted up to the 2nd position in the Italian Hit Parade.]1960s
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, such as "Guarda come dondolo" ("Watch How I swing"), "Abbronzatissima
"Abbronzatissima" (; Italian for "Very tanned") is a song composed by Edoardo Vianello
Edoardo Vianello (born 24 June 1938) is an Italian singer, composer and actor. He's considered one of the most popular Italian singers of the Sixties. Care ...
" ("Very Tanned"), "O mio signore" ("Oh my Lord") which topped the charts, and "I Watussi" which went up to 3rd.[ After a less successful period, he re-launched his career in the 1970s, founding the duo Vianella with his wife ]Wilma Goich
Wilma Goich (; born 16 October 1945) is an Italian pop singer and television personality.
Career
Born in Cairo Montenotte, Savona, Goich began her career in 1964, when she released her first single "Dopo il sole pioverà ".
She scored two dom ...
.[ Their main hit of the period was "Semo gente de borgata" ("We're people from a small town") that reached #7.][ In the late 1970s, he reprised his solo career.
As of 2006, songs of Vianello were included in the soundtracks of 64 films]SIAE
SIAE ( en, Italian Society of Authors and Publishers, Italian: Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori) is the Italian copyright collecting agency. Founded in 1882 in the Kingdom of Italy, it is the monopolist intermediary between the author ...
estimates sales of over 50 million Vianello records worldwide.
References
Further reading
* Enzo Giannelli. ''Edoardo Vianello. Il Re Mida dell'estate''. Armando Curcio Editore, 2009. .
External links
Official site
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Edoardo Vianello
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Living people
Italian male actors
1938 births
Italian singer-songwriters
Male actors from Rome
Italian pop singers
People of Venetian descent