"Il cuore è uno zingaro" (Italian for "The heart is a gypsy") is a song composed by

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(lyrics) and

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(music). The song won the twenty-first edition of the

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, with a double performance by

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and

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. The Di Bari's version peaked at first place for six weeks on the Italian hit parade. The song was also very successful in Mexico, where it was covered in

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with the title "''Mi corazón es un gitano''"; D'Alessio's version, along with the original Italian versions by Nada and Nicola Di Bari, topped the charts in Mexico in 1971. The song was later covered by several artists, including

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(with the title "The Gipsy in You"),

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and

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Charts

Track listing

Nicola Di Bari Version

; 7" single – PM 3575 # "Il cuore è uno zingaro" (Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone) # "Agnese" (Nicola Di Bari)

Nada Version

; 7" single – PM 3576 # "Il cuore è uno zingaro" (Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone) # "Insieme Mai" (Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone)

References

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Charts

Track listing

Nicola Di Bari Version

Nada Version

See also

References