Narciso Parigi (29 November 1927 – 25 January 2020) was an
Italian
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actor and singer.
Biography
Parigi was born in 1927 in
Tuscany
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. He made his debut at ''Radio Firenze'' in 1944 as a "radio singer" with different orchestras. He worked with ''Radio Firenze'' from 1945 to 1965.
He participated in the
Festival di Napoli
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in 1963 with
Nunzio Gallo. He sang the song ''Annamaria''.
Parigi was also active in the
United States
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. He participated in Italian television programs such as ''Ci vediamo in TV'' and ''Mezzogiorno in famiglia''. On 29 November 2017, his 90th birthday, Parigi was given the ''Fiorino d'oro'' (Golden florin) by the City of Florence for his musical contributions.
Narciso Parigi died on 25 January 2020.
Filmography
*''Terra straniera'' (1952)
*''La prigioniera di Amalfi '' (1954)
*''Acque amare'' (1954)
*''Baracca e burattini'' (1954)
*''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954)
*''Ricordami'' (1955)
*''La porta dei sogni'' (1955)
*''La catena dell'odio'' (1955)
*''I vagabondi delle stelle'' (1956)
*''Amarti è il mio destino'' (1957)
*''Gagliardi e pupe'' (1958)
*''Good bye Firenze – Arrivederci Firenze'' (1958)
*''Napoleone a Firenze'' (1963)
*''Anche i ladri hanno un santo'' (1981)
*''I laureati'' (1995)
*''Uscio e Bottega'' (2004)
References
1927 births
2020 deaths
People from Campi Bisenzio
20th-century Italian male singers
21st-century Italian male singers
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