Luciano Tajoli (17 April 1920 – 3 August 1996) was an Italian singer and actor.

Music festival

Luciano Tajoli participated several times (1961, 1962, 1963, and 1970) in the

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annua ...

, winning in 1961 with the song Al di là.Marcello Giannotti, "L'enciclopedia di Sanremo: 55 anni di storia del festival dalla A alla Z", Gremese Editore, 2005, page 20
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It is estimated that he sold over 45 million records.

Personal life

Tajoli was born in

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, came from a poor family and was a self-taught singer. He trained as an apprentice in tailor, barber and cobbler's shops. Due to

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in his childhood, Luciano always leaned during his performances, e.g., against a chair or piano. His limping was accommodated into the screenplays of his film appearances. He died, aged 76, in

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1942) * ''

Songs in the Streets ''Songs in the Streets'' (Italian: ''Canzoni per le strade'') is a 1950 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Mario Landi and starring Luciano Tajoli, Antonella Lualdi and Carlo Ninchi.Chiti & Poppi p.80 Cast * Luciano Taioli as Luciano ...

'' (1950) * ''

Trieste mia! ''Trieste mia!'', alternately titled ''Trieste del mio cuore'', is a 1951 Italian war melodrama film directed by Mario Costa. Cast * Aldo Silvani as Giovanni * Milly Vitale as Anna * Luciano Taioli as Luciano * Ermanno Randi as Alberto ...

'' (1951) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1951) * '' Don Lorenzo'' (1952) * '' Il romanzo della mia vita'' (1952) * ''

La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi ''La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi'' (i. e. "The Patrol of Amba Alagi") is a 1953 Italian war melodrama film written and directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Luciano Tajoli and Milly Vitale.Anonimo. "La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi". ''Segnalazio ...

'' (1953) * ''

Napoli piange e ride ''Napoli piange e ride'' (i. e. "Naples cries and laughs") is a 1954 Italy, Italian musical film, musical melodrama film written and directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Luciano Tajoli and Jula De Palma . Plot Luciano had to give up singing ...

'' (1954) * '' The Two Rivals'' (1960) * ''

Song of Naples ''Song of Naples'' ( it, Ascoltami, german: Das Lied von Neapel, ...und vergib mir meine Schuld) is a 1957 Italian-German melodrama film written and directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Joachim Fuchsberger and Janet Vidor. It grossed o ...

'' (1957)

References

External links

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Official Internet site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tajoli, Luciano Singers from Milan 1920 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male singers Sanremo Music Festival winners