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Sanremo Music Festival 1953
The Sanremo Music Festival 1953 ( it, Festival di Sanremo 1953), officially the 3rd Italian Song Festival (), was the third annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo between 29 and 31 January 1953. The show was presented by Nunzio Filogamo. According to the rules of this edition every song was performed in a double performance by a couple of singers or groups, with some artists performing multiple songs. The winner of the festival was "Viale d'autunno", performed by Carla Boni and Flo Sandon's Mammola Sandon, known by the stage name of Flo Sandon's (29 June 1924 – 17 November 2006), was an Italian singer who was popular in the post-World War II years. She won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1953 with the song " Viale d'autunno". Ca .... Participants and results References {{Authority control Sanremo Music Festival by year 1953 in music 1953 music festivals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunzio Filogamo
Nunzio Filogamo (20 September 1902 – 24 January 2002) was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer. Life and career Born in Palermo, Filogamo moved to Turin at a young age, then he studied law at the Sorbonne University and at the Turin University, where he graduated. After working for two years as a lawyer, he started a career as a stage actor, entering the companies of Dina Galli and of Irma and Emma Gramatica. In 1934 he debuted as a radio actor in the variety show ''I quattro moschettieri'', which lasted four years and gave him a large popularity. After the outbreak of war, Filogamo was hired to host several variety events for soldiers and wounded people; later, he continued to work as a presenter of the shows reserved for the Allied forces which were held at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. Filogamo's fame is mainly linked to the Sanremo Music Festival, of which he hosted five editions including the first ever.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Togliani
Achille Togliani (16 January 1924 in Pomponesco, province of Mantua – 12 August 1995) was an Italian singer and actor. He was a participant in the first Sanremo Music Festival in 1951. Achille's version of the song 'Parlami d'amore Mariù' was used in the commercial of the perfume Light Blue of Dolce & Gabbana. Selected filmography * ''Naples Is Always Naples'' (1954) * ''Tears of Love ''Tears of Love'' (Italian: ''Lacrime d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Achille Togliani, Katina Ranieri and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.201 Cast * Achille Togliani as Mario Benetti * ...'' (1954) External links * 1924 births 1995 deaths Actors from the Province of Mantua Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male singers {{italy-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo Music Festival By Year
Sanremo (; lij, Sanrémmo(ro) or , ) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic. Name The name of the city is a phonetic contraction of ''Sant'Eremo di San Romolo'', which refers to Romulus of Genoa, the successor to Syrus of Genoa. It is often stated in modern folk stories that Sanremo is a translation of Saint Remus. In Ligurian, his name is ''San Rœmu''. The spelling ''San Remo'' is on all ancient maps of Liguria, the ancient Republic of Genoa, Italy in the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Italy. It was used in 1924 in official documents under Mussolini. This form of the name appears still on some road signs and, more rarely, in unofficial tourist information. It has been th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Innocenzi
Carlo Innocenzi (29 April 1899 – 24 March 1962) was an Italian composer. Life and career Born in Monteleone di Spoleto, Innocenzi is best known as a composer of musical scores for films; he composed over 150 film scores since 1933.Boco Fedora. ''Gli Umbri: 99 biografie di donne e uomini illustri dalla Latinità al Novecento''. Perugia, 1999. . From 1958 till his death, he focused on peplum film scores. Innocenzi also composed several pop songs, and some of them were not only commercial hits but also became instant classics, notably "Mille lire al mese" and "Valeria ragazza poco seria". He was married to Sonia Pearlwing, who under the name of Marcella Rivi was the author of the lyrics for several songs composed by him. Selected filmography * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) * '' The First Woman Who Passes'' (1940) * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * '' Disturbance'' (1942) * ''Invisible Chains'' (1942) * '' Two Hearts'' (1943) * ''Un uomo ritorna'' (1946) * ''Anthony of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Latilla
Gennaro "Gino" Latilla (7 November 1924 – 11 September 2011) was an Italian singer. In 1954, he won the Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annua ... in partnership with Giorgio Consolini, with the song "Tutte le mamme". References Further reading * Gino Castaldo (editor), ''Dizionario della canzone italiana'', Milano, Curcio, 1990, article ''Latilla, Gino'' * Eddy Anselmi, ''Festival di Sanremo. Almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana'', edizioni Panini, Modena, article ''Gino Latilla'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Latilla, Gino Italian pop singers 1924 births 2011 deaths Musicians from Bari Sanremo Music Festival winners 20th-century Italian male singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furio Rendine
Furio Rendine (23 March 1920 – 22 February 1987) was an Italian composer, lyricist, producer, organizer and conductor. Life and career Born in Naples, after getting a degree in law Rendine graduated in piano, harmony and composition at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory. In the second half of the 1940s he moved to Milan, where he was active as conductor of dance orchestras and started collaborating with EIAR.Enzo Giannelli. "Rendine, Furio". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. Rendine debuted as a composer in 1947, and got his first success in 1948 with the song "A Zingarella". In 1950 he founded the record label Casa Musicale Rendine. Three of his songs won the Festival di Napoli competition: in 1957 "Malinconico Autunno", performed by Marisa Del Frate, in 1958 "Vurria", performed by Nunzio Gallo and Aurelio Fierro, and in 1966 "Bello", performed by Sergio Bruni and Robertino. He himself was artistic director of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Togliani
Achille Togliani (; 16 January 1924 in Pomponesco – 12 August 1995) was an Italian singer and actor. He was a participant in the first Sanremo Music Festival in 1951. Togliani's version of the song "" was used in the commercial of the perfume Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana. Selected discography Selected filmography * ''I'm the Hero'' (1952) * ''Naples Is Always Naples'' (1954) * ''Tears of Love ''Tears of Love'' (Italian: ''Lacrime d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Achille Togliani, Katina Ranieri and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.201 Cast * Achille Togliani as Mario Benetti * ...'' (1954) External links * 1924 births 1995 deaths Actors from the Province of Mantua Male actors from Lombardy Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male singers {{italy-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Redi
Gino Redi (26 November 1908 – 27 September 1962) was an Italian composer. He was sometimes credited as P.G. Redi. Biography Born Luigi Pulci in Rome, after graduating in composition at the Conservatory of Parma, Redi moved to Milan where he was active as a conductor for several small orchestras. In 1934 he started composing, debuting with the song "È finito il bel tempo che fu". Starting from the second half of the 1930s Redi was one of the most successful songwriters of his time. Among his best known songs are "Perché non sognar", "Aggio perduto 'o suonno" and " Non Dimenticar". He participated to four editions of the Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annua ... between 1951 and 1961. References External links * * 1908 births 1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Salerno
Nicola Salerno, also known as Nisa (11 March 1910 – 22 May 1969) was an Italian lyricist. He formed a famous songwriting duo with Renato Carosone. Career Nicola Salerno was born in Naples, Italy. His first hit was "Eulalia Torricelli" of 1947, about the unhappy love story between a wealthy girl from Forlì and a guy named Giosuè. Nisa put the whole team of songwriters in the lyrics, as heirs to the beautiful Eulalia: "Un castello lo dà a Nisa, un castello lo dà a Redi, un castello, ma il più bello, al maestro Olivieri lo dà" ("she gives one castle to Nisa, one castle to Redi, but the most beautiful ones goes to Maestro Olivieri"). Nisa and Carosone met in 1955. It was Mariano Rapetti, Casa Ricordi, Ricordi record company's director - and father of lyricist Mogol (lyricist), Mogol - who suggested that they should work together to enter a radio contest. Nisa brought Carosone three texts to be set to music. One of them was titled ''Tu vuò fà l'americano''. Carosone ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Fragna
Armando Fragna (2 August 1898 – 15 August 1972) was an Italian composer, conductor and musician. Life and career Born in Torre Annunziata, Naples, at just 18 years old Fragna started a long collaboration with Ettore Petrolini as the score composer of his theatrical works. In 1930 he started a career as a film score composer. In 1942 he entered EIAR as the conductor of its "Orchestra Nostrana". He also composed several pop songs, and two of them entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival. Among his most successful songs, "I pompieri di Viggiù" and "I cadetti di Guascogna". Selected filmography * ''The Haller Case'' (1933) * '' Just Married'' (1934) * ''Those Two'' (1935) * ''The Phantom Gondola'' (1936) * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) * ''The Castle Ball'' (1939) * '' Red Tavern'' (1940) * ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) * ''Totò Tarzan'' (1950) * ''The Count of Saint Elmo'' (1950) * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) * ''Il padrone del vapore'' (1951) * '' Toto th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldo Di Lazzaro
Eldo Di Lazzaro (21 February 1902 - 29 November 1968) was an Italian composer, mainly successful during the 1930s. Life and career Born in Trapani, Di Lazzaro grew up in Trivento, in the Molise region.Campi, Paola (1991).Di Lazzaro, Eldo. ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', Volume 40. Treccani. After having learned to play the piano from his father, he started his career as a pianist in ballrooms.Giannelli, Enzo (1990). "Di Lazzaro, Eldo". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore. p. 560. Di Lazzaro started composing songs and incidental music in the early 1920s, and had his breakout in 1932 thanks to the song "Campane". His style was known as "canzone alla Di Lazzaro" ('Di Lazzaro's style song'), and mixed the classical Italian style with folk influences. His best-known composition was "Regginella campagnola", which Glenn Miller successfully covered in English as " The Woodpecker Song" and later became a widely spread football chant. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katyna Ranieri
Caterina Ranieri (31 August 1925 – 3 September 2018), known professionally as Katyna Ranieri, was an Italian singer. Biography Ranieri was born in Follonica in 1925. She had her first hit in 1954 at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una canzone da due soldi". Ranieri enjoyed great success singing "Ti guarderò nel cuore", the Italian vocal version of the theme song of the 1962 film ''Mondo Cane'' and the subsequent English vocal version known as " More". She performed this song at the 36th Academy Awards in 1964, becoming the first, and thus far only, Italian singer to perform at the Academy Awards. As an actress, she worked with Nino Rota and Federico Fellini. She sang the title song "Strange World" for the 1968 film ''Bandits in Milan''. Her song "Oh My Love" (originally featured on the soundtrack of the film '' Goodbye Uncle Tom'') was featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 film ''Drive''. Personal life In 1956, Ranieri married Italian film composer Riz Ortola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
