"Mamma Maria" is a song composed by

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and Dario Farina and performed by the Europop group Ricchi e Poveri. The single was an international hit, which charted in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Belgium. The song was later covered by several artists, including María Abradelo, James Last,

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, Grupa 777 and Luisa Pepe. In 2006 the success of the song revamped in Italy as it was used for a series of Parmigiano-Reggiano commercials.

Charts

Track listing

*7" single – BR 50282 # "Mamma Maria" (Minellono - Farina) - 2:56 # "Malinteso" (Minellono - Farina) - 3:21

References

{{Authority control 1982 singles Italian songs 1982 songs Ricchi e Poveri songs Songs written by Dario Farina Songs written by Cristiano Minellono