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In Duo
''In duo'' is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on 4 March 2003 by EMI. The album features Mina's duets with various artists recorded throughout her career. Overview Fifteen duet compositions are presented in ''In duo''. Among the songs contained is the famous "Parole parole", the final theme of the TV show ''Teatro 10'' (sung in a duet with Alberto Lupo. "La canzone di Marinella", sung in duet with Fabrizio De Andre, in a version made in 1997 at the studios of GSU Lugano, the last official studio recording of the Genoese singer and songwriter. "Sono ancora" was recorded without instruments in collaboration with the vocal quintet Le Voci Atroci. And also the song "Come stai", recorded with Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani Massimiliano Pani is an Italian songwriter, producer and composer born on 18 April 1963 in Milan to parents Corrado Pani and Mina. His mother has always aroused great curiosity and interest not only for her career but the events that have chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina (Italian Singer)
Mina Anna Maria Mazzini (born 25 March 1940) or Mina Anna Quaini (for the Swiss civil registry), known mononymously as Mina, is an Italian-Swiss singer and actress. She was a staple of television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an emancipated woman. In performance, Mina combined several modern styles with traditional Italian melodies and swing music, which made her the most versatile pop singer in Italian music. Mina dominated the country's charts for 15 years and reached an unsurpassed level of popularity. She has scored 79 albums and 71 singles on the Italian charts. Mina's TV appearances in 1959 were the first for a female rock and roll singer in Italy. Her loud syncopated singing earned her the nickname "Queen of Screamers". The public also labeled her the "Tigress of Cremona" for her wild gestures and body shakes. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Questione Di Feeling
"Questione di feeling" is a duet song recorded by Italian singers Mina and Riccardo Cocciante. The song was released as a single and anticipated Mina's album '' Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula...'' in which it is contained. Cocciante puts the track on his album ''Il mare dei papaveri'' (1985). It was also used as the theme song of the Mike Bongiorno's TV show ''Pentatlon''. Overview The song was written by Mogol and Cocciante. According to Cocciante, the process of creating the song was difficult. Mina liked the song itself, but due to the fact that they could not find the key to the performance, she abruptly began to refuse to record. Nevertheless, Cocciante persuades Mina to try to perform another version of the song in a new way, but Mina declares that she will not sing like that. In the end, she succumbs to persuasion and tries to record a piece that she really likes and she agrees to record the whole song. The recording took place in England at Chipping Norton R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cremona (album)
''Cremona'' is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 18 September 1996 by PDU. Overview For the first time in almost twenty years, the singer released an album consisting of only one disc; previously, Mina's albums were released in two parts: the first consisted of cover versions, and the second contained original tracks, this album consists entirely of new songs. The name of the album ''Cremona'' is a reference to the city of Cremona, where the singer spent her childhood. When making the album, photos of Mina in a Versace outfit posing against the background of night Cremona were used. The album received positive reviews from critics, who praised the atmosphere, the successful mixing of styles and genres, the lyrics and of course Mina's vocal abilities. The album also reached the second position in the weekly album chart of Italy and stayed there for 19 weeks. Sales of the album exceeded 500 thousand copies. In the same year, the album was reissued in a deluxe edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beppe Grillo
Giuseppe Piero "Beppe" Grillo (; born 21 July 1948) is an Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician. He has been involved in politics since 2009 as the co-founder (together with Gianroberto Casaleggio) of the Italian Five Star Movement political party. Grillo became one of the most prominent examples of the populist surge which arose in Europe during the 2010s. Early life and career Grillo was born in Genoa, Liguria, on 21 July 1948. He studied as an accountant but did not finish university. After high school, he became a comedian by chance, improvising a monologue in an audition. Two weeks later, he was discovered by Italian television presenter Pippo Baudo. Grillo participated in the variety show ''Secondo Voi'' from 1977 to 1978. In 1979, he participated in ''Luna Park'' by Enzo Trapani, and in the variety show '' Fantastico''. In the 1980s he appeared in the shows ''Te la do io l'America'' (1982, four episodes) and ''Te lo do io il Brasile'' (1984, six episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leggera (album)
''Leggera'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, issued in 1997. Track listing #''Johnny'' – 4:53 #''Someday in my life'' – 4:02 #''Suona ancora'' – 4:24 #''Con te sarà diverso'' – 4:32 #''Resta lì'' – 4:45 #''Clark Kent'' – 4:38 #''Non si può morire in eterno'' – 3:41 #''Noi soli insieme'' – 4:38 #''Tre volte dentro me'' – 5:47 #''Stai così'' – 4:32 #''Grigio (+ ghost track ''Suona ancora reprise'')'' – 9:13 1997 albums Mina (Italian singer) albums {{1990s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliano Palma
Giuliano Palma and the Bluebeaters are a rising cover band in Italy and perform a mix of reggae, ska and rocksteady. Formed in 1994, the Bluebeaters comprises musicians of the Italian groups Casino Royale (Giuliano Palma, Ferdinando Masi, Patrick Benifei), of Africa Unite (Bunna, Paolo Parpaglione, Cato Senatore) and of the Fratelli di Soledad ( Zorro). At the end of 2012 singer Giuliano Palma left the band to pursue his solo career. In September 2013 original band members (with Pat Cosmo on vocals) reunited as The Bluebeaters for a concert in Turin, Italy. Next December they did the first tour in years, ReTOURn, celebrating the band's comeback. In June 2014 The Bluebeaters released their comeback single "Toxic/Catch That Teardrop" on Record Kicks. A tour celebrating their 20th anniversary followed, with the band appearing in Italy as well as in European festivals. A new album called "Everybody Knows" was released on 13 April 2015, anticipated by the first single "Roll Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canarino Mannaro
''Canarino mannaro'' is an album by Italian singer Mina Mina may refer to: Places Iran * Minaq, East Azerbaijan * Mina, Fars * Mineh, Lorestan Province * Mina, Razavi Khorasan * Mehneh, Razavi Khorasan Province United States * Mina, California * Mina, Nevada * Mina, New York * Mina, Ohio * Mina ..., issued in 1994. Track listing CD 1 # ''Che mi importa del mondo'' - 3:55 # ''Va bene, va bene così'' - 5:30 # ''Wave'' - 5:07 # ''Oro / La canzone del sole'' - 6:03 # ''Il posto mio'' - 5:29 # ''Je so pazzo'' - 3:43 # Na voce 'na chitarra (e 'o poco 'e luna)'' - 4:37 # ''Crazy'' - 5:46 # ''Rosso'' - 4:29 # ''Come Together'' - 7:42 CD 2 # ''Noi'' - 5:27 # ''Fosse vero'' - 4:23 # ''Rotola la vita'' - 4:48 # ''Tu dimmi che città'' - 4:05 # ''Non è niente'' - 5:02 # ''Amore'' - 5:20 # ''In onda'' - 4:41 # ''Tornerai qui da me'' - 4:59 # ''Continuando'' - 4:23 # ''Impagliatori d'aquile'' - 4:12 1994 albums Mina (Italian singer) albums {{1990s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sì, Buana
''Sì, buana'' is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on October 1986, by PDU. With this album, the singer continues her collaboration with Paolo Fayese's program "Thirty Years of Our History" (''30 anni della nostra storia'') about the history of RAI broadcasting company. Initially, the album was released on vinyl, CDs and cassettes, and it was sold both as a double album and in separate parts. The album took the first place in the Italian album chart, and its sales exceeded the mark of 240 thousand copies. Track listing Personnel * Mina – vocals, background vocals * Aldo Banfi – synthesizer * Danilo Rea – piano, Rhodes piano * Gigi Cappellotto – bass guitar * Ellade Bandini Ellade Bandini (born 17 July 1946, Ferrara, Italy) is an Italian drummer. Bandini started his prolific career at the young age of 17. Among his notable collaborations in pop music and jazz are Francesco Guccini, Fabrizio De André, Paolo Conte, ... – drums * Renè Mantegna � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Calabrese
Giorgio Calabrese (28 November 1929 – 31 March 2016) was an Italian songwriter and frequent collaborator with French pop music star Charles Aznavour. Calabrese wrote the original Italian lyrics for the popular song " Softly, as I Leave You", and the Italian version of Aznavour's famous song, "She She most commonly refers to: *She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English. She or S.H.E. may also refer to: Literature and films *'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagga ...", titled "Lei". He also wrote the Italian lyrics for the song, "E se domani", composed by Carlo Alberto Rossi and recorded by Mina. It was entered in the 1964 Sanremo Music Festival. Retrieved December 13, 2013 Piloto de Eva air , b777 References |
Fausto Leali
Faustino (Fausto) Leali (born 29 October 1944, Nuvolento, Brescia, Italy) is an Italian pop singer. Early life Leali began his musical career as a singer in several bands in his native Brescia. His first guitar teacher was Tullio Romano, of the band Los Marcellos Ferial. Career Leali's first release was a 1962 promotional single as "Fausto Denis", for the magazine ''Nuova Enigmistica Tascabile''. He then joined the Novelty, a Beat band formed by Franco Piacibello (saxophone), Delio Ombrella (drums), Silvio Pesce (bass) and Piero Braggi (guitar) in Alessandria that had already released an EP in 1961. With the group he managed to obtain a recording contract with the Music record label, and release a few singles, including two covers of Beatles –" Please Please Me" and "Lei ti ama" ("She Loves You"). Leali's big opportunity came in 1966 when A&R executive Ezio Leoni moved from Music record label to Ri-Fi, bringing Leali and the Novelty with him. Leali and The Novelty's fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina N° 0
''Mina No. 0'' is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 12 November 1999 by PDU. Overview The album is a collection of cover versions of songs by Italian singer Renato Zero, who became its producer. Nine of the ten songs on the album are his authorship, and he also acts as a duet partner with Mina on three compositions. The name of the album ''Mina No. 0'' is an allusion to the perfume Chanel No. 5, as well as to the surname Renato Zero. In the design of the album, created by Mauro Beletti, the theme of perfumery is also played out, in particular the rigor and conciseness of the design of the famous bottle from Chanel. The album received positive reviews from critics, and also took 2nd place in the Italian album chart. Track listing Personnel * Mina – vocal * Gabriele Comeglio – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, arrangement (4, 6) * Massimiliano Pani – arrangement, backing vocals * Manù Cortesi – backing vocals * Giulia Fasolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Zero
Renato Fiacchini (born 30 September 1950), known by the stage name Renato Zero (), is an Italian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and actor whose career spans from the 1960s to the 2020s. Zero is the only artist to have reached the top of the Italian charts in six different decades. With 20 million records sold, he is one of the best-selling Italian music artists. Early life and career Zero was born Renato Fiacchini in central Rome, in Via di Ripetta, next to the famed Via del Corso. He quit his studies early to devote himself to his true passion, the arts, more specifically playing music and singing – though initially with little success. From an early age, he would wear make-up and cross-dress. He replied to the criticisms he received (including the recurring insult ''Sei uno zero!'' – "You're a zero!") by taking on the pseudonym Renato Zero. He recorded his first songs in 1965: "Tu", "Sì", "Il deserto", "La solitudine", which were never issued. His first published si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
