''Studio Uno'' ("Studio One") was an Italian Saturday night variety show, broadcast on

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(at the time Programma Nazionale) between 1961 and 1966. It is considered one of the most innovative shows on Italian television at the time.Grasso, Aldo; Scaglioni, Massimo. "Studio Uno". ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, 1996 – 2003. p. 308. . This show marked the debut of Mina as television presenter, as well as the breakout of

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and Don Lurio. Created and directed by Antonello Falqui, it was conceived by Falqui during a trip to the United States he made with the then

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president Sergio Pugliese, and was inspired by

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and by

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and

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' musical films. For this reason, together with Don Lurio and a young

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, longtime Fred Astaire collaborator

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was chosen as choreographer. The show has been described as 'characterized by a perfect equilibrium between comical sketches, songs, ballets and guests'. During the show Kesslers and Don Lurio launched the song "Da-da-un-pa".

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served as conductor in all the editions of the show. ''C'era una volta Studio Uno'' ("Once upon a time Studio Uno"), a television miniseries inspired by the show, was broadcast in 2017; it stars

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, Giusy Buscemi, Diana Del Bufalo and Edoardo Pesce as Falqui.

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* 1961 Italian television series debuts 1966 Italian television series endings Italian television shows RAI original programming 1960s Italian television series {{Italy-tv-prog-stub