Sergio Endrigo (; 15 June 1933 – 7 September 2005) was an Italian singer-songwriter.
Born in Pola,
Istria
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in
Italy
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(now
Pula
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,
Croatia
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), he has been often compared—for style and nature—to authors of the so-called "Genoa school" like
Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli (; born 23 September 1934) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is a seminal figure who has written a number of songs widely regarded as classics in Italian popular music, including: "Il cielo in una stanza (song), Il cielo in una st ...
,
Fabrizio De André,
Luigi Tenco, and
Bruno Lauzi.
He won the
Sanremo Music Festival
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in 1968 with the song "
Canzone per te", sung with
Roberto Carlos. The same year he represented Italy at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "
Marianne
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Marianne is displayed i ...
." His hits also include "
L'arca di Noè", "
Io che amo solo te" and "
Adesso sì".
Discography
Albums
*1962 – ''
Sergio Endrigo''
*1963 – ''
Endrigo''
*1966 – ''
Endrigo''
*1968 – ''
Endrigo''
*1969 – ''
La vita, amico, è l'arte dell'incontro''
*1969 – ''I più grandi successi di Sergio Endrigo''
*1969 – ''Sergio Endrigo''
*1971 – ''
Nuove canzoni d'amore''
*1972 – ''Diez Canciones De Amor''
*1972 – ''
L'Arca''
*1973 – ''Elisa''
*1974 – ''
La voce dell'uomo''
*1974 – ''
Ci vuole un fiore''
*1975 – ''
Endrigo dieci anni dopo''
*1976 – ''
Canzoni venete''
*1976 – ''
Alle origini della mafia''
*1977 – ''
Sarebbe bello...''
*1978 – ''
Donna mal d'Africa''
*1979 – ''Exclusivamente Brasil''
*1980 – ''A Arte de Sergio Endrigo''
*1980 – ''En Castellano''
*1981 – ''
...e noi amiamoci''
*1982 – ''
Mari del sud''
*1982 – ''Se necessita una flor''
*1986 – ''
E allora balliamo''
*1988 – ''
Il giardino di Giovanni''
*1993 – ''
Qualcosa di meglio''
*1996 – ''Il meglio''
*2003 – ''
Altre emozioni''
*2004 – ''
Cjantant Endrigo dut par furlan/Cantando Endrigo in lingua friulana''
*2010 – ''
Si comincia a cantare''
Singles
External links
Official website biography, discography, filmography (in Italian)
Istria on the Internet, Prominent Istrians
1933 births
2005 deaths
People from Pula
Italian male singer-songwriters
20th-century Italian singer-songwriters
Istrian Italian people
Sanremo Music Festival winners
20th-century Italian male singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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