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Stadio Il Noce
Stadio (literally, ''Stadium'') is an Italian pop rock band formed in 1977. The members are Giovanni Pezzoli (drums), Roberto Drovandi (bass guitar), Andrea Fornili (guitar), and Gaetano Curreri (vocals and keyboard). Formation and early recordings The group had a long-standing arrangement as an accompanying band to Lucio Dalla, a Bologna-born singer. Stadio had its first notable public appearance in the mid-1970s, when the group appeared on Lucio Dalla's 1975 collaborative album with Roberto Roversi, '' Anidride Solforosa'' (Italian for "sulfur dioxide"). The members of Stadio on this album were Giovanni Pezzoli playing the drums, Marco Nanni playing the bass and Fabio Liberators playing the keyboard. The same musicians were featured on Dalla's 1977 album '' Com'è profondo il mare'' (How deep is the sea?). The next Lucio Dalla single was released in February 1979 and a new Stadio member was introduced: guitarist Ricky Portera. This release, on the eve of the ''Banana Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acqua E Sapone
''Acqua e sapone'' (''Water and Soap'') is an Italian romantic comedy film by Carlo Verdone. Verdone, here in his fourth direction, besides interpreter is also the author of the subject and participates in the script as in his other films. Plot Sandy is an American teenager who has become a famous baby-model, just arrived in Rome for photo shoots and fashion shows that will engage her for a few months. Being a minor, Sandy is accompanied and directed in all activities by her mother and stepfather, who seem to act toward the girl more as career managers and promoters, than as loving parents. Sandy's mother wants in all cases her education not to lag behind due to the many professional commitments, and decides to hire therefore a private tutor. She tries to offer the job to the well-known theologian and teacher Michael Spinetti, calling the convent where he lives. By chance however the phone is picked up by Rolando Ferrazza, a well-qualified young graduate who is working there j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skiantos
Skiantos is an Italian comedy punk band formed in Bologna in 1975. They have released ten studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums. They participated in the Gods of Demential festival on 12 January 2007. Background The group formed in the mid-1970s, and their initial repertoire mainly consisted of cover songs. After some demo tapes, the project became more concrete in 1977 with ''Inascoltable'', an experimental improvised live album which was only distributed on cassette and which according to Freak Antoni was recorded in "a night of improvisation for ten people in love of music".Oderso Rubini, Andrea Tinti (cured by). ''Non disperdetevi. 1977-1982 San Francisco, New York, Bologna. Le città libere del mondo''. Shake edizioni, 2009, . The concerts of the group, especially in the beginning, were characterized by provocative performances with references to Futurist and Dadaist at the forefront, including the launch of vegetables from the musicians on to the audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Rai Uno
Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, usually aimed towards families, including '' TG1'' news bulletins, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events. It was launched on 3 January 1954 as the first regular television service in Italy. It was the only one until 4 November 1961, when RAI launched a second channel. The channel was initially referred to as "Programma Nazionale". It received other names, such as "Rete 1" and "Raiuno" until it adopted its current name "Rai 1". It has the highest viewership in Italy and regularly competes with Mediaset's Canale 5. In the United Kingdom, it is available in free-to-air satellite broadcast from Hot Bird 13B. History Early years The first television channel rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Castelnuovo
Mario Castelnuovo (born 25 January 1955) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer. Life and career Born in Rome, after the diploma in surveying Castelnuovo studied French literature at the university, specializing in Occitan literature, Provençal and Troubadour style, Troubadour aesthetics.Lalla Cantore. "Castelnuovo, Mario". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In the same period he started to play guitar and to attend the Folkstudio, a well-known Roman musical club. He started composing his first songs in the late 1970s, when was noted by singer-songwriter Amedeo Minghi, who started producing him and also earned him a contract with the label It. Castelnuovo made his record debut with "Oceania", a single which won a selection organized by ''Domenica in'' that put up for grabs a place in the Sanremo Music Festival 1982, 32nd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. He entered the competition with the song "Sette fili di canapa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Graziani
Ivan Graziani (6 October 1945 – 1 January 1997) was an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist. Biography Graziani was born in Teramo, Abruzzo. His first band was The Serogan, which he formed in 1963 with Giuseppe Canala, Bruno Tartaglia, and Luciano Cordivani. He then played in Anonima Sound until 1972, and issued his debut solo album, ''Desperation'', in 1973. Ivan Grazianiat Allmusic He launched into acting in 1981 and wrote a book, ''Arcipelago Chieti'', in 1988. Discography Studio albums *'' La città che io vorrei'' (1973; reissued in 1980 as ''Ivan Graziani – special'') *'' Desperation'' (in English, 1974) *'' Tato Tommaso Guitar'' (1974) *'' Ballata per quattro stagioni'' (1976) *'' I lupi'' (1977) *'' Pigro'' (1978) *'' Agnese dolce Agnese'' (1979) *'' Viaggi e intemperie'' (1980) *'' Q Concert'' (1980 – Q Disc with Ron and Goran Kuzminac) *'' Seni e coseni'' (1981) *'' Ivan Graziani'' (1983) *'' Nove'' (1984) *'' Piknic'' (1986) *'' Ivangarage'' (1989) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola Turci
Paola Turci (born 12 September 1964 in Rome) is an Italian singer, songwriter, performer and author. Career 1980s Turci's musical debut was in 1986 when she participated in Sanremo Music Festival 1986, Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo di ieri", written by Mario Castelnuovo The song appeared in her first album ''Ragazza sola ragazza blu''. In the three following years she participated again in Sanremo Music Festival, winning the critic's award in Sanremo Music Festival 1987, 1987 with the song "Primo tango". She participated again in the Sanremo Music Festival 1988, Festival with the song "Sarò bellissima", and in Sanremo Music Festival 1989, 1989 she returned with "Bambini". Thanks to this song she comes first in the Emerging artists category of the Sanremo Music Festival. "Bambini" is the song that clearly established Turci's popularity. 1990s In 1990 Turci graced for the fifth time the Sanremo Music Festival 1990, Sanremo Music Festival stage, with the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabinieri
The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties. It is one of Italy's main law enforcement agencies, alongside the Polizia di Stato and the Guardia di Finanza. As with the Guardia di Finanza but in contrast to the Polizia di Stato, the Carabinieri are a military force. As the fourth Military branch, branch of the Italian Armed Forces, they come under the authority of the Ministry of Defence (Italy), Ministry of Defence; for activities related to inland public order and security, they functionally depend on the Ministry of the Interior (Italy), Ministry of the Interior. In practice, there is a significant overlap between the jurisdiction of the Polizia di Stato and Carabinieri, and both of them are contactable through 112 (emergency telephone number), 112, the European Union's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Due Carabinieri
''I due carabinieri'' (''The Two Carabinieri'') is a 1984 Italian crime comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Plot Marino (Carlo Verdone) and Glauco ( Enrico Montesano) enlist with the Carabinieri in order to change their lives and find stability and maturity within the military discipline of the armed force. During training, they also find a third partner in Adalberto ( Massimo Boldi), sickly heir to an affluent family, also pursuing a law enforcement career in an effort to grow more independent from his over-protecting parents. The trio share various adventures until graduation, and then begin to take part in real missions, with happy-go-lucky and carefree attitude, to the point of simulating a fake police raid to a clandestine brothel in hope to get free service, partaking to confiscated cocaine, flirting with some women that are victims of phone molestations. Eventually Adalberto gets killed in action, while the friendship between Marino and Glauco seems to break down as they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Carboni
Luca Carboni (born 12 October 1962) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He debuted in 1981 as guitarist in the band Teobaldi Rock, publishing his first solo album in 1984. He is also a painter and carpenter. Career Born in Bologna, in 1976, at the age of 14, Carboni founded the band Teobaldi Rock, with the role of guitarist and songwriter. In 1980 the band took part in the Bologna Rock 80 festival; the following year they released the first and only single, "L.N."/"Odore d'inverno". Carboni's turning point was when the band Stadio read his lyrics and asked him a song for their first album. The song was titled "Navigando controvento" and appeared in the album ''Stadio'' (1982). The band's leader, Gaetano Curreri, helped him in realizing his first album, published in January 1984 and it was titled ''...intanto Dustin Hoffman non-sbaglia un film'': it was co-produced by Curreri and included collaborations with Ron and Lucio Dalla. The album sold 30,000 copies and the single "Ci st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vediamoci Chiaro
''Vediamoci chiaro'' (''Let's See It Clear'') is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. The author Enrico Giacovelli referred to the film as "a kind of '' Scent of a Woman'' but more ambiguous, midway between Luigi Pirandello's '' Henry IV'' and '' The Late Mattia Pascal''". Cast * Johnny Dorelli: Alberto Catuzzi * Eleonora Giorgi: Eleonora Bauer * Janet Agren: Geneviève * Giacomo Furia: Peppino * Angelo Infanti: Gianluca * Milly D'Abbraccio: Monique * Geoffrey Copleston Gerald Geoffrey Copleston (18 March 1921 – 6 October 1998) was an English actor, voice actor, and translator who worked primarily in Italian genre cinema. He worked on more than one hundred films beginning in 1956, including many English-langu ...: Mercalli References External links * 1984 films Italian comedy films 1984 comedy films Films directed by Luciano Salce Films about adultery in Italy Films about blind people Films set in Rome 1980s Italian films {{198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
