Antonio "Tony" Del Monaco (27 December 1935 – 27 May 1993)
[ was an Italian pop singer, and actor.][
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Biography
Del Monaco was born in the city of Sulmona
Sulmona (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of L'Aquila, in the Italy, Italian region of Abruzzo. It is located in the Valle Peligna, a plain once occupied by a lake that disappeared in prehistoric times. In the ancient era, it was ...
in Abruzzo
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.[ He started in show business as an actor, appearing in the 1961 ]musical comedy
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''L'adorabile Giulio'' (''The adorable Julio''), starring Carlo Dapporto
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and Delia Scala
Delia Scala (born Odette Bedogni; 25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ballerina, actress and singer who played a leading role in the nascent ''commedia musicale''.
Career
Scala was born as Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazio ...
.Vibo Valentia
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song festival, ranking 3rd with the song "Al ciel manca un angelo" ("The heaven is missing an angel"). In 1967, he participated in the Sanremo Festival
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with "È più forte di me" ("It's stronger than me"), paired with Betty Curtis
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Curtis grew up in the Zone 8 of Milan's borough Cagnola. She started singing in night clubs at an early a ...
, and released "Una spina e una rosa" ("A thorn and a rose") the same year.[Morto Il Cantante Tony Del Monaco]
("Singer Tony Del Monaco Dead"), ''La Repubblica
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'', 29 May 1993 (in Italian) Del Monaco competed in Sanremo again in 1968
Events January–February
* January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously.
* January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
, paired with Dionne Warwick
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, with the song "La voce del silenzio " ("The voice of silence"); in 1969
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, with "Un'ora fa" ("An hour ago") paired with Fausto Leali
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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 ...
; and in 1970
Events
January
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, with the Claudio Villa
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Biography
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song "Serenata".
In the 1960s
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and 1970s
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, Del Monaco composed many songs that were covered by star singers of that era, such as "L'ultima occasione" (as "Once There Was A Time") by Mina[ and ]Tom Jones
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.
He died on 27 May 1993, from an "incurable disease", in a clinic in Ancona
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.Il figlio di Del Monaco: perdono mia moglie, accuso mio fratello
("Del Monaco's son: I forgive my wife, I accuse my brother"), ''La Tribuna di Treviso
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Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
*"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smi ...
'', 6 March 2012 (in Italian)
Selected discography
45s
*1961 – "Silver blue" / "Silver blue" (instrumental) (RCA Italiana PM 0136)
*1965 – "Vita mia" / "Quando si alza la luna" (CGD N-9601)
*1966 – "Se la vita è così" / "Con l'aiuto del tuo amore" (CGD N-9619)
*1967 – "È più forte di me" / "Con un po' di volontà" (CGD N-9650)
*1967 – "Tu che sei l'amore" / "Per vivere" (CGD N-9659)
*1967 – "Parla tu cuore mio" / "L'uomo che vuoi tu" (CGD N-9665)
*1968 – "La voce del silenzio" / "Una piccola candela" (CGD N-9675)
*1968 – "Magia" / "È diventato amore" (CGD N-9687)
*1968 – "Vola vola" / "Se c'è un peccato" (Ricordi N-10508)
*1969 – "Un'ora fa" / "Se c'è un peccato" (Ricordi SRL-10532)
*1969 – "Una spina e una rosa" / "Peccato" (Ricordi SRL-10542)
*1970 – "Serenata" / "Per te, per te, per te" (Ricordi SRL-10581)
*1970 – "Cuore di bambola" / "Io non-ci penso più" (Ricordi SRL-10603)
*1974 – "Vivere insieme" / "Il viaggio" (Fonit Cetra SP 1558)
*1975 – "Siamo stati innamorati" / "Negli occhi nel cuore nell'anima" (Fonit Cetra SP 1585)
*1978 – "Te ne vai" / "Come un poeta d'osteria" (Idea ID NP 701)
LPs
*1966 – ''Tony Del Monaco'' (CGD FG 5030)
References
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20th-century Italian male singers
Italian male singer-songwriters
20th-century Italian singer-songwriters
1935 births
1993 deaths
People from Sulmona
Male actors from Abruzzo