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Festivalbar
The Festivalbar () was an Italian singing competition that took place in the most important Italian squares during summer, such as the Piazza del Duomo, Catania or Piazza Bra, Verona. The first edition took place in 1964 and was broadcast by RAI. The competition was held throughout the summer and the final round always took place at the Arena in Verona after 3-4 events in various cities of Italy. History Originally, the Festivalbar was a competition made with data from jukeboxes in Italian bars, so the competition was a one evening event transmitted by RAI. From 1983, Mediaset started to transmit this programme and the Festivalbar would change its location every week. The original promoter of the Festivalbar was Vittorio Salvetti. After his death in 1998, his son Andrea took the reins. Winning songs *1964: Bobby Solo - "Credi a me" *1965: Petula Clark - " Ciao ciao" *1966: Caterina Caselli - " Perdono" *1967: Rocky Roberts - " Stasera mi butto" *1968: Adamo - "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Martini
Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè (; 20 September 1947 – 12 May 1995), known professionally as Mia Martini (), was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.James Christopher MongerMia Martini allmusic.com raiuno.rai.it. April 2000 She is considered, by many experts, one of the most important and expressive female voices of Music of Italy, Italian music, characterised by her interpretative intensity and her soulful performance. Her debut album, ''Oltre la collina'' with the song "Padre davvero" is regarded as one of the best Italian albums made by a female artist."I miti musica" n. 18, "Mia Martini", Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1999 Hit songs like "Piccolo uomo", "Donna sola", "Minuetto (song), Minuetto", "Inno", "Al mondo", "Che vuoi che sia se t'ho aspettato tanto", "Per am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting. Battisti released 18 studio albums from 1969 to 1994, with a significant portion of this catalogue translated into Spanish (various albums), English (one album), French (two albums), and German (one album). He was known to be an extremely reserved artist, performing only a small number of live concerts during his career. In 1978 he announced that he would speak to the public only through his musical work, limiting himself to the recording of studio albums and disappearing from the public scene. Biography Musician and composer Battisti was born in Poggio Bustone, a small town in the province of Rieti (northern Lazio), and moved with his family to Rome in 1950. A self-taught guitarist, Battisti made his debut as musician in the 1960s, performing in local bands in Rome, Naples and late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Bella
Giovanni "Gianni" Bella (born 14 March 1947) is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter, brother of singer Marcella Bella and the uncle of diplomat and lawyer Giacomo Merello. Background Born in Catania, Bella started his career as composer for his sister, singer Marcella Bella authoring several hits with lyricist Giancarlo Bigazzi. In the seventies he debuted as a singer himself, scoring his first major success in 1974 with the song "Più ci penso", which ranked second in the Italian hit parade. In 1976 he topped the hit parade and won the Festivalbar contest with the song " Non si può morire dentro", originally planned to be sung by his sister. In 1981 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Questo amore non si tocca"; he returned in Sanremo five more times between 1986 and 2007, three times in couple with his sister Marcella. In 1983 Bella stopped the collaboration with Bigazzi and started a new phase alongside Mogol; between late 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Roberts
Charles "Rocky" 'Roberts (August 23, 1940 – January 13, 2005) was an American naturalized Italian rhythm and blues singer. Born in Tanner, Alabama, Roberts served in the United States Navy and was a Navy champion boxer. He first got interested in singing after listening to a country-oriented musician named Doug Fowlkes, whose band the Airdales (US-navy slang for Navy pilots) used to perform on the ship where Roberts was stationed. Fowlkes, impressed by Roberts' voice, eventually agreed to let him sit in with the band."Italian fans rave for 'Bama Singer" in '' |
Drupi
Giampiero Anelli (born 10 August 1947), best known as Drupi, is an Italian rock singer, best known for the songs "Vado via", " Piccola e fragile", "Sereno è" and "Due". Background Born in Pavia, Drupi, a former plumber whose hobby was fishing, started his career as lead singer of the band Le Calamite ("The Magnets"). Having been noticed by songwriters Luigi Albertelli and Enrico Riccardi, he entered the 1973 Sanremo Music Festival competition with the song "Vado via". The song ended in last place but achieved significant international success and launched his solo career. "Vado via", recorded on A & M Records, reached number 17 in the UK chart in January 1974 (remaining one of the very few songs not sung in English to enter the UK charts). National popularity arrived in the same year with the song " Piccola e fragile", which topped the Italian hit parade. A singer from a rhythm and blues background, his popularity remains linked to several pop and soft rock hits. In 1975, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Baglioni
Claudio Baglioni (; born 16 May 1951) is an Italian Pop music, pop singer-songwriter and musician. His career has been going on for over 50 years. Considered one of the most successful pop rock singer-songwriters in the history of Italian music, he has sold over 60 million records, among which ''Questo piccolo grande amore'' from 1972 stands out, of which the song of the same name was awarded «song of the century», ''Strada facendo'' from 1981, one of the albums the artist's most successful album and ''La vita è adesso'' from 1985 which is the best-selling album of all time in Italy. In the 90s he experiments world music with the discs of the ''time trilogy'', which began with ''Oltre (album), Oltre'' (1990) considered his masterpiece, continued with one of the best-selling albums ever in Italy ''Io sono qui'' (1995) and ended with ''Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo'' (1999). In 2006 he composed the anthem of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Also an innovator in the field of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minuetto (song)
"Minuetto" () is a 1973 Italian song composed by Franco Califano (lyrics) and Dario Baldan Bembo (music) and performed by Mia Martini. It was the singer's major commercial success. Background In 1973 Dario Baldan Bembo composed a modern minuet ballad, and the melody was chosen by producer Giovanni Sanjust as to be the Summer single for Mia Martini, fresh from the success of "Piccolo uomo" and " Donna sola". He asked several songwriters to compose the lyrics, and after the versions of Luigi Albertelli, Bruno Lauzi and were rejected, it was eventually chosen the version of Franco Califano, who based his lyrics on some conversations he had with Martini, as to make the song more personal and biographical. The Albertelli version, titled "Salvami", was eventually released in 2003 in the collection ''Canzoni segrete''. The all-star chorus of the song consisted of La Bionda brothers, Bruno Lauzi, Maurizio Fabrizio, Martini's sister Loredana Bertè and her then fiancé Adriano Panatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella Bella
Giuseppa Marcella Bella (born 18 June 1952), known as just Marcella Bella or simply Marcella, is an Italian pop singer with a career spanning six decades. Her repertoire includes several songs composed by her brother Gianni. Life and career Born in Catania into an artistic family (her brothers Antonio and Salvatore are musicians, and her brother Gianni is a singer-songwriter), Bella started her career at very young age, and in 1965 she won the , a victory that was not validated because she was two years younger than the rules required.Lalla Cantore. "Marcella (Marcella Bella)". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 990-1.Enrico Deregibus. "Marcella Bella". ''Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana''. Giunti Editore, 2010. p. 54. . She made her record debut in 1969, with the single "", using the mononym Marcella. Bella got her first success in 1971, with the single "". In 1972, she had her breakthrough taking part in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccolo Uomo
"Piccolo uomo" () is a 1972 Italian song composed by Dario Baldan Bembo (music), Bruno Lauzi, and Michelangelo La Bionda (lyrics) and performed by Mia Martini. It was the singer's first significant commercial success. Background When Dario Baldan Bembo presented this ballad to Ricordi, he expected it to be recorded by the successful band I Camaleonti. But producer Giovanni Sanjust felt it was the right song to definitely launch the career of upcoming singer Mia Martini. This led to a great disagreement between the two, with Baldan Bembo even refusing to play Hammond organ in the Martini's audition.Menico Caroli (1999). ''Mia Martini. Il mio canto universale''. Tarab, pp. 66-67. ISBN 9788886675994. Following the success of the song, Baldan Bembo eventually became one of the closer collaborators and more trusted songwriters of Martini. The title of the song came from an epithet the wife of the short-in-stature Bruno Lauzi used to call him. The song was initially ignored by au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiori Rosa Fiori Di Pesco
"Fiori rosa fiori di pesco" () is a 1970 song composed by Lucio Battisti (music) and Mogol (lyrics), arranged by Detto Mariano and performed by Lucio Battisti. The song was composed back-to-back with Mina's " Insieme", and Battisti initially considered handing the song to her. A massive success, it won the Festivalbar, marking the second victory in a row for Battisti following the 1969 win with " Acqua azzurra, acqua chiara". Artists who covered the song include Mina, Marcella Bella, Formula 3, Cristiano De André Cristiano De André (; born 29 December 1962) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. During his career, he competed four times in the Sanremo Music Festival, receiving three Critics' Awards. Biography The son of Fabrizio De André and his .... Track listing Charts References External links {{Authority control 1970 singles 1970 songs Lucio Battisti songs Songs written by Lucio Battisti Songs written by Mogol (lyricist) Dischi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acqua Azzurra, Acqua Chiara
"Acqua azzurra, acqua chiara" () is a 1969 song composed by Lucio Battisti (music) and Mogol (lyrics) and performed by Lucio Battisti. The song premiered in the Renzo Arbore's television show ''Speciale per voi'', where Arbore convinced Battisti and Mogol to prefer the song as A-side of the single instead of "Dieci ragazze". The song ranked third in the 1969 Cantagiro, behind Massimo Ranieri's "Rose Rosse" and Camaleonti's "Viso d'angelo", and it eventually won the Festivalbar. Artists who covered the song include Mina, Raffaella Carrà, Marcella Bella, Formula 3, Andrea Mingardi Andrea Mingardi (born 1 August 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, musician, author and occasional actor. Life and career Born in Bologna, Mingardi approached the music at young age, founding the group "Golden Rock Boys" in 1959. .... Track listing Charts Certifications and sales References External links * {{Authority control 1969 singles 1969 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stasera Mi Butto
"Stasera mi butto" () is a 1967 Italian song composed by Bruno Canfora (music) and Antonio Amurri (lyrics) and performed by Rocky Roberts. It is included in his album ''Sabato sera''. The song was first popularised by Gianni Boncompagni, who put it on heavy rotation in his radio show ''Bandiera gialla'', and then it definitely achieved mainstream success after it became the opening song of the RAI Saturday night show '' Studio Uno''. It won the fourth edition of Festivalbar and topped the singles chart, marking Roberts' breakthrough and becoming his signature song. The song was adapted into a musicarello film with the same title, directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring Marisa Sannia, Giancarlo Giannini and the same Roberts. Artists who covered the song include Claude François, Enrico Intra, , Gianni Nazzaro Giovanni "Gianni" Nazzaro (; 27 October 1948 – 27 July 2021) was an Italian singer and actor. Early life and career Nazzaro was born in Naples, the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
