Maria Cuomo (born 9 May 1946), best known as Nancy Cuomo, is an Italian singer and producer.
Life and career
Born in Piedimonte d'Alife (now called
Piedimonte Matese), in the
Province of Caserta
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, Cuomo started performing in a beat band, mainly active in local festivals and in music halls of
Caserta
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[Enzo Giannelli. "Cuomo, Nancy". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 455-456.] After recording her first singles with the label KappaO, in the mid-1960s she moved to
Rome
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, where she was scriptured by the club Kilt.
Noted by
Nico Fidenco
Nico Fidenco (artistic name Domenico Colarossi; 24 January 1933 – 19 November 2022) was an Italian singer and film soundtrack composer who gained considerable popularity in 1960 with the release of the song "What a Sky" (Italian: "''Su nel cie ...
, Cuomo was offered to perform "Love Love Bang Bang", theme song of the film ''
Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang''.
[Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult''. I.B.Tauris, 1990. p.171.] In 1968 she was put under contract by
Fonit Cetra
Fonit Cetra was an Italian record label, active between 1957 and 2000.
History
Fonit Cetra was founded in 1957 from merging two already existing labels: Cetra (acronym from Compagnia per edizioni, teatro, registrazioni ed affini), owned by RAI a ...
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During her career Cuomo took part to
Cantagiro
Cantagiro was an Italian summer song contest held from 1962 to 1972 and 1990 to 1993. It featured three categories, A for famous artists, B for newcomers and C for groups. The creator of the competition was Ezio Radaelli. The name of the festival ...
, to some episodes of
Settevoci and to several high-profile television programs.
In 1973 she married and significantly slowed her activities.
Discography
;Album
* 1965: ''Il Juke Box'' (KappaO, LP - ES-20056-71)
* 1966: ''Sanremo '66'' (KappaO, LP - cod. MOE-2)
* 1967: ''Stereo Cinema Parade'' (Parade, LP - FPRS-311)
* 1968: ''Cantagiro '68'' (CGD, LP - 25811)
* 1974: ''Viaggio nell'amore'' (Erre, LP - RRL-2014)
* 1975: ''L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa'' (Erre, LP - BSL-2014)
* 1980: ''Prendimi, tienimi'' (Hilton Record, LP - HJK-0155))
* 1996: ''E nisciuno vo' sentì'' (Nancy Cuomo Music, CD/MC - NC001)
* 1999: ''Parlami ancora'' (Nancy Cuomo Music, CD - CG20376)
* 2000: ''Canti del cielo'' (Nancy Cuomo Music, CD - RF16942)
* 2005: ''Cine Jazz'' (GDM Music, CD - GDM2055)
* 2006: ''The Spy Movie Collection'' (Verita Note - Japan, CD - CPC81090)
* 2007: ''Movie Songs Book'' (Gemelli, CD - GG2505)
* 2009: ''Aria di Roma'' (La Semicroma Label, CD - FC170410)
References
External links
MySpace*
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1949 births
Living people
People from the Province of Caserta
Italian women singers
Italian pop singers
Italian women composers