Franco Bolignari (26 October 1928 – 4 December 2020) was an Italian singer.

Biography

In 1954 he won the Messina Festival, with the song ''Lu sceccu lagnosu'', also recorded by

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. In 1955 he was a finalist at the Florence Festival and at the Vibo Valentia Festival. In 1959 he was a finalist at the Velletri Festival. In 1961 he was chosen by

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to dub the song '' Cruella De Mon '' in the animated film ''

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''. Later Disney confirmed him to dub the soundtrack of "Summer Magic" and will also sing in the non-Disney style ''

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''. In this last film, winner of 5 Oscars in 1966, he plays the song "Fifteen years, almost sixteen". He also performed the motifs of various Italian films such as

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. He performed for two years in Rome with Carlo Capobianchi's Bixilander Swing Orchestra. He died on 4 December 2020, at the age of 91.Morto Franco Bolignari, artista jazz e voce della canzone Crudelia De Mon ne La carica dei 101

References

Italian singers 1929 births 2020 deaths {{Italy-singer-stub