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Gianni Morandi
Gianni Morandi (; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer. Early life Gian Luigi Morandi was born in a little village called Monghidoro on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. His father Renato was active within the Italian Communist Party and Gianni used to help him sell the party newspapers. At an early age Morandi worked as a shoe-shiner, cobbler and as a vendor of sweets in the village's only cinema. His vocal abilities led him to a number of small gigs, some of which were during the Communist Party's activities. Career He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the '' Canzonissima'' festival in 1969. In 1962 he was signed by RCA Italiana and achieved national stardom with the song "Fatti mandare dalla mamma", and remained Italy's darling throughout that decade. In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with " Occhi di ragazza". His career went into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monghidoro
Monghidoro ( Mid-Highland Bolognese: , also ; City Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about south of Bologna. Geography The territory of Monghidoro borders the following municipalities: Firenzuola, Loiano, Monterenzio, Monzuno, San Benedetto Val di Sambro. The town sits on a ridge of the Apennines, between two river valleys, Savena and Idice. The main road, joining Bologna to Florence, is the SP65. Traces of a Roman road, Flaminia minor, joining Florentia with Felsina can still be found at the top of Mount Oggioli, approximately south of town. The territory surrounding the ''comune'' is, for the largest part, mountainous with elevations ranging between a minimum of above sea level to the north-east to a maximum of on its southern flank. History Due to its geographical position Monghidoro, which the writer Giordano Berti has described as the "Crossroads of Europe", in the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voglia Di Volare
Voglia di volare is an italian miniseries (1984) starring Gianni Morandi and Claude Jade. The pilot Davide has left his wife Barbara. Davide's father, a stubborn farmer, had never accepted his German daughter-in-law, Barbara. As Adreina, the daughter of the separated couple flees to her father, understands this, how much he loves Barbara yet. Daughter Adreina has yet rid Davide's new flame Valeria rid. Then Barbara, now engagaged to an brutal US-General, Steve, emerges. Cast *Gianni Morandi: Davide *Claude Jade: Barbara * Linda Celani: Adreina *Daniela Poggi: Valeria *Jacques Dufilho: Davide's father *Anna Campori: Davide's mother *John Armstead John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...: Steve * Isabelle Spade: Cristina * Christian Borromeo: Dirk * Stephan Rafi: Stefano * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Ginocchio Da Te
"In ginocchio da te" () is a 1964 Italian song composed by Franco Migliacci (lyrics) and Bruno Zambrini (music), arranged by Ennio Morricone and performed by Gianni Morandi. Background Morandi initially didn't want to record the song, considering it too much different from his previous repertoire, which consisted of lighter and more rhythmic songs. The song eventually won the Cantagiro festival and was a massive success, staying on the top of the Italian hit parade for a total of 17 weeks and being awarded gold disc as it was certified as having sold over one million copies. It also marked a turning point in Morandi's career, who since then embraced a more adult and romantic repertoire. In 1964 Gianni published the Castilian version, text by Martinez, entitled ''Hoy de rodillas'' released in Spain (RCA Victor, 3-20857), inserted in the album ''El romantico de la juventud - Vol. II'' of 1966, released in Venezuela (RCA Victor, 7-393). The song was covered by numerous artists, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Baglioni
Claudio Baglioni (; born 16 May 1951) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. His career has been going on for over 50 years. Some songs from the 70s are part of Italian culture such as ''E tu come stai?''. In the 80s he released the two best-selling albums ever in Italy ''Strada facendo'' and ''La vita è adesso''. And in the 90's he embraced World Music with records like '' Oltre'' and ''Io sono qui.'' In 2006 he composed the anthem of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Biography Around 1968 he composed the ''Annabel Lee'' musical suite, based on a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. In 1969, he released his first single and recorded the single ''Signora Lia''; a comic song that tells of a lady's marital infidelity, over time the song will become a cult of Italian pop music despite its poor initial success. He collaborated with Italian singer Mia Martini for her debut album. Success came only in 1972, with the album ''Questo piccolo grande amore''; the homonymous song in 1985 will be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Stampa
''La Stampa'' (meaning ''The Press'' in English) is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin, Italy. It is distributed in Italy and other European nations. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. History and profile The paper was founded by Vittorio Bersezio, a journalist and novelist, in February 1867 with the name ''Gazzetta Piemontese''. In 1895, the newspaper was bought (and by then edited) by Alfredo Frassati (father of Pier Giorgio Frassati), who gave it its current name and a national perspective. For criticising the 1924 murder of the socialist Giacomo Matteotti, he was forced to resign and sell the newspaper to Giovanni Agnelli. The financier Riccardo Gualino also took a share. The paper is now owned by GEDI Gruppo Editoriale, and has a centrist stance. The former contributors of ''La Stampa'' include Italian novelist Alberto Moravia. ''La Stampa'', based in Turin, was published in broadsheet format until November 2006 when the paper began to be publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo Music Festival 2012
The Sanremo Music Festival 2012 was the 62nd annual Sanremo Music Festival. It was held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, during the five nights between 14 February 2012 and 18 February 2012, and it was broadcast by Rai 1. The show, presented by Gianni Morandi with Ivana Mrazova and Rocco Papaleo, was a competition divided in two different sections. The "Big Artists Section", including 14 established Italian artists performing a previously unreleased song, was won by Emma Marrone with " Non è l'inferno". The "Newcomers Section", won by Alessandro Casillo performing "È vero (che ci sei)", was a competition starring eight debuting or little-known artists. Two of them were chosen through the contest ''Area Sanremo'', and six of them were chosen as the winners of the web contest ''SanremoSocial''. At the end of the competition, Nina Zilli was chosen by a specific jury among the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival as the Italian entry for the Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Iene
''Le Iene'' (; , but referencing the Italian name of Quentin Tarantino's 1992 movie ''Reservoir Dogs'') is an Italian television program. The program ''Le Iene'' is a television program broadcast on the Italian channel Italia 1. Beginning in 1997, it is a comedy/satirical show, with sketches and reports into political affairs and consumer issues. ''Le Iene'' is based on an Argentine show ''Caiga Quien Caiga''. Because ''Le Iene'' was also the release name in Italy for the Tarantino's film ''Reservoir Dogs'', all the presenters on the program wear (like the protagonists of the Tarantino's movie) trademark black suits, white shirts and black ties. Recurring features of the program, besides the reportage, are the double interviews in which two famous people are asked the same questions, and are edited together on a split-screen, side by side so that they answer one after the other. The first series was hosted by Simona Ventura, Dario Cassini and Peppe Quintale. Since then, many come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italia 1
Italia 1 (Italian pronunciation ) is an Italian free-to-air television channel on the Mediaset network, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is oriented at both young and adult people. Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was owned by Rusconi; after a few months, however, due to the aggressive dumping practices of Silvio Berlusconi's rival network Canale 5, Rusconi was forced to sell the majority of his company to Fininvest, allowing Berlusconi to further strengthen his media holdings. History Launch (1982–1983) Launched 3 January 1982 by print media editor Edilio Rusconi, Italia 1 was born from the idea of a network supported by twenty regional broadcasting stations, some owned by Rusconi himself and others simply affiliated to broadcast throughout Italian territory on the 'ploy' of interconnection. The lead broadcasting station is Milan-based Antenna Nord, but Rome's Quinta Rete also has an important role. Lillo Tombolini is the executive director. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Canalis
Elisabetta Canalis (; born 12 September 1978) is an Italian actress and showgirl. Early life Canalis was born in Sassari, Sardinia in Italy. Her father, Cesare, is a radiologist in University of Sassari's clinic, and her mother, Bruna, was a teacher. She has a brother named Luigi, who is also a radiologist and was involved in a Switzerland debt scandal. Canalis was educated in Sassari, where she attended the "classical" high school (Liceo classico), and then moved to Milan to study foreign languages at Università degli Studi di Milano, though she never graduated because she started to work as a dancer for Silvio Berlusconi's TV channel Canale 5 at the age of 21. Career Acting and presenting Elisabetta Canalis was a dancer on the Canale 5 TV show'' Striscia la Notizia ''from 1999 to 2002. Canalis had minor roles in the films '' Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' and '' Virgin Territory'', a comedy produced by Roberto Cavalli. In 2005, she replaced a busy Michelle Hunziker in ''Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belén Rodriguez
Belén is the Spanish name for Bethlehem. Belen, Belén or Beleń may also refer to: Places Argentina *Belén, Catamarca * Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province Bolivia * Belén (Aroma), La Paz Department, Bolivia *Belén (Potosí), Bolivia Colombia *Belén, Boyacá *Belén, Nariño *Belén de Andaquies, Caquetá *Belén de Bajirá, Antioquia * Belén de Umbría, Risaralda *Belén, Medellín, Antioquia. Peru * Belén District, Maynas * Belén District, Sucre Turkey *Belen, Çanakkale *Belen, Ezine * Belen, Hani *Belen, Hatay, a town and district of Hatay Province *Belen, Kumluca, Antalya Province *Belen, Kıbrıscık, Bolu Province *Belen, Tarsus, Mersin Province *Belen Pass United States *Belen, Mississippi *Belen, New Mexico **Belen (Rail Runner station) Elsewhere *Belén, Chile *Belén (canton), Heredia, Costa Rica *Belén, Honduras *Belén, Rivas, Nicaragua *Belén River, Panama *Belén, Paraguay *Beleń, Poland *Belén, Uruguay People Given feminine na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo Music Festival 2011
The Sanremo Music Festival 2011 was the 61st annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, during the five nights between 15 February 2011 and 19 February 2011. The artistic director of the show was Gianmarco Mazzi. Broadcast by Rai 1, the festival was presented by Gianni Morandi with Paolo Kessisoglu, Luca Bizzarri, Belén Rodríguez and Elisabetta Canalis. The competition was divided in two sections. The "Big Artists Section", including 14 established Italian artists, was won by Roberto Vecchioni with the song " Chiamami ancora amore", while the "Newcomers Section" was won by Raphael Gualazzi, performing "Follia d'amore". The festival also served as the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The Italian entry, Raphael Gualazzi, was chosen among the contestants by a specific jury, composed of TV presenter Gianni Morandi, Rai 1 director Mauro Mazza, Rai 2 director Massimo Liofredi, the mayor of Sanremo Maurizio Zoccara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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