Eugenio Zambelli (born 3 May 1948), best known as Dino, is an Italian singer and actor.
Life and career
Born in
Verona
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, Zambelli started his career as the singer of the group "I Kings"; in 1963 the group won the second edition of the Festival degli sconosciuti held by
Teddy Reno in
Ariccia
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; struck by the voice of the singer, Reno contracted Zambelli with his record company, with the stage name of Dino.
Between 1964 and 1968 Dino was a real teen idol and a successful singer, with two major hit singles, "Eravamo amici" and "
Te lo leggo negli occhi
''Te lo leggo negli occhi'' is a 1965 Italian musicarello film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. The film is based on the Dino (Italian singer), Dino's Te lo leggo negli occhi (song), song with the same name.
Cast
*Agnès Spaak as Serenella
*Di ...
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[Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. .]
Also active as a film and a stage actor, Dino retired from show business in 1973, and he became manager of an oil company;
he resumed his musical activities in the late 1980s.
References
External links
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Dinoat
Discogs
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1948 births
Living people
Musicians from Verona
Italian pop singers
Italian male singers
Italian male film actors