Peppino Gagliardi (born 25 May 1940) is an Italian singer.
Gagliardi was born in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. His first hit in Italy came in 1963 with "T'amo e t'amerò". In 1970, he had another big hit with the song, Settembre, and more hits followed in the early 1970s.
He achieved two-second placings at the
Sanremo Music Festival
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: in 1972 with "Come le viole" and in 1972 with "Come un ragazzino". His music declined in popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. His last entry at the Sanremo Music Festival was "L'alba" in 1993.
One of his songs, "Che vuole questa musica stasera", is part of the original soundtrack of ''
Scent of a Woman'' by
Dino Risi
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Biography
Risi was born in Milan. He had an ol ...
, ''
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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'' by
Guy Ritchie
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Ritchie left school at age 15 and wor ...
and ''
The Ruthless
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Cast
* Ricca ...
'' by
Renato De Maria
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Selected filmography
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
Italian ...
and ''
Welcome Home'' by
George Ratliff. The song was also used in an episode of Season 2 of the Belgian series ''
Professor T
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''.
External links
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Allmusic.com article*
Peppino Gagliardi page at Amazon.com
Italian male singers
1940 births
Living people
Musicians from Naples
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