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Todavía (album)
''Todavía'' is a studio album by Italian singer Mina (Italian singer), Mina, released on 21 September 2007 by PDU (record label), PDU. The album features 13 songs in Spanish and one in Portuguese, and includes seven duets with Latin-American, Spanish and Italian stars. Track listing Personnel Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina (Italian Singer)
Mina Anna Mazzini (born 25 March 1940) or Mina Anna Quaini (for the Swiss civil registry), known mononymously as Mina, is an Italian singer and actress. She was a staple of television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an Feminism, emancipated woman. In performance, Mina combined several modern styles with traditional Italian melodies and swing music, which made her the most versatile pop singer in Music of Italy, Italian music. With over 150 million records sold worldwide, she is List of estimated best-selling Italian music artists, the best-selling Italian musical artist, as well as one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time. Mina dominated the country's charts for 15 years and reached an unsurpassed level of popularity. She has scored Mina discography, 79 albums and 71 singles on the Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro (; born 21 February 1980) is an Italian pop singer and songwriter. He broke through in 2001 with his international hit single " Perdono" and has remained commercially successful since then, in several countries. Ferro has released a Spanish version of each of his albums and has also sung in English, Portuguese, and French. Known as the modern face of Italian pop music, he frequently writes songs for other artists and has produced albums for Giusy Ferreri, Alessandra Amoroso, and Baby K. Aside from his success as an artist, Ferro is well known for his personal struggles. Having been overweight as a teenager, he has been outspoken about his battles with food addiction and eating disorders. In October 2010, at the height of his fame, Ferro came out as gay, having himself struggled with depression related to self-acceptance about his homosexuality. Ferro is currently one of the best-selling artists in Italy. Both his third album '' Nessuno è solo'' and fourth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Chiosso
Leo Matteo Chiosso (; 8 August 1920 – 26 November 2006) was an Italian lyricist mostly known for his work with Fred Buscaglione. They formed a songwriting duo who produced about forty songs and created Buscaglione's public persona, a humorous tough guy with a penchant for whisky and women. Career Chiosso and Buscaglione met in 1938 in the night-club scene of Turin, hometown to both of them. At that time, Chiosso was a university student, while Buscaglione made a living as a jazz singer and musician in the clubs. During World War II, Chiosso was deported to Poland, while Buscaglione ended up in a US internment camp in Sardinia. Chiosso received news of his friend's fate thanks to the radio; Buscaglione had joined the allied radio station orchestra in Cagliari, and Chiosso knew he was still alive when he heard him playing. Chiosso and Buscaglione reunited in Turin after the end of the war, and started writing songs together. Chiosso's lyrics were inspired by the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Zanetti
Javier Adelmar Zanetti (, ; born 10 August 1973) is an Argentine former professional footballer. Regarded as one of the greatest right-backs of all time, Zanetti is well known for having dedicated almost his entire career at Inter Milan, having a key role in the treble-winning 2009–10 season. Zanetti was known for his versatility as well as his adeptness on both the left and right wing, having played mostly as a full-back or wing-back on both flanks, but also spending considerable time as a midfielder. He is currently the vice-president of Inter Milan. Zanetti started his career in Argentina, first with Talleres, and then Banfield. From 1995 to 2014 he played for Italian club Inter Milan and was captain from 2001 until his retirement in 2014.He started wearing the captain band in late 1999, but at that time he was replacing the injured Ronaldo. Source: Having participated in 1,115 official games, he is on the list of men's footballers with the most official appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parole Parole
"Parole parole" (; ) is a duet song originally performed by Italian singer Mina and actor Alberto Lupo. It was released in April 1972, by PDU and later was included on Minas's twenty-first studio album '' Cinquemilaquarantatre'' (1972). The song was written by Gianni Ferrio, Leo Chiosso and . In 1973, Dalida and Alain Delon recorded the song in French as " Paroles, paroles", which became an international hit and a standard in France. Original version The lyrics were written by Leo Chiosso and Giancarlo Del Re, the authors of the Italian ''Teatro 10'' series of TV variety nights. The music and the score were by Gianni Ferrio, the conductor of the ''Teatro 10'' orchestra. In spring 1972, the song was the closing number of all eight of the ''Teatro 10'' Saturday nights. The song is an easy listening dialogue of Mina's singing with Alberto Lupo's spoken declamation. The song's theme are hollow words. It intertwines the female singer's lamentation of the end of love and the lies s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Cassano
Piero Cassano (born 13 September 1948) is an Italian keyboardist, singer and composer, a founding member of the Genoan band Matia Bazar. Early career and Jet Cassano started playing the piano at a young age. In 1971 he founded the progressive rock band JET with fellow musicians Aldo Stellita and Carlo Marrale. The band released an album, ''Fede, speranza, carità'' and unsuccessfully participated to the Sanremo Music Festival 1973 with the song ''Anika na-o''. Matia Bazar: first stint In 1975 vocalist Antonella Ruggiero and drummer Giancarlo Golzi joined Jet, resulting in a new band: Matia Bazar. In a six-year span, Cassano composed many of their hits, namely ''Stasera...che sera!'' (1975), ''Per un'ora d'amore'' (1975), ''Cavallo bianco'' (1975), '' Solo tu'' (1977), '' ...e dirsi ciao'' – the winning song of the Sanremo Music Festival 1978, ''Raggio di luna'' (the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979) and ''C'è tutto un mondo intorno'' (1979). In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé (born Luis Miguel Dominguín Bosé; 3 April 1956) is a Spanish-Italian Pop music, pop singer and actor. Early life Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (1931–2020) and Spanish bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. Bosé grew up surrounded by art and culture: Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway were close friends of the family. The film director Luchino Visconti was his godfather while Pablo Picasso was the godfather to his sister Paola Dominguín. Career Propelled by his famous family and their friends, Bosé started a career as an actor in 1971, taking part in various movies. He quickly found work on the basis of his talent and good looks rather than his family name. He studied acting as well as dancing and singing. Due to the lack of acting opportunities, he started exploring his talents as a singer in 1975. With the assistance of Camilo Sesto he recorded his first singles. Two years later, in 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acqua E Sale
"Acqua e sale" () is a song written by Gianni Donzelli and Vincenzo Leomporro from the band Audio 2. It was recorded by Italian singers Mina and Adriano Celentano in 1998 for their collaborative album '' Mina/Celentano''. It was produced by Massimiliano Pani. It was certified gold record in the Italian charts in 2017 and platinum record in 2019. Mina would later re-record the song in Spanish with Miguel Bosé Miguel Bosé (born Luis Miguel Dominguín Bosé; 3 April 1956) is a Spanish-Italian Pop music, pop singer and actor. Early life Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (1931–202 .... It is included in Mina's album '' Todavía'' (2007) and Bosé's '' Papito''. Charts Certifications References Adriano Celentano songs Italian songs Miguel Bosé songs Mina (Italian singer) songs Spanish songs Male–female vocal duets 1998 singles 1998 songs {{1990s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinicius De Moraes
Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed "O Poetinha" ("The Little Poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright. With his frequent and diverse musical partners, including Antônio Carlos Jobim, his lyrics and compositions were instrumental in the birth and introduction to the world of bossa nova music. He recorded numerous albums, many in collaboration with noted artists, and also served as a successful Brazilian career diplomat. Early life Moraes was born in Gávea, a neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, to Clodoaldo da Silva Pereira Moraes, a public servant, and Lidia Cruz, a housewife and amateur pianist. In 1916, his family moved to Botafogo, where he attended Afrânio Peixoto Primary School. Fleeing the Copacabana Fort revolt, his parents moved to Governador Island while Moraes remained at his grandfather's home in Botafogo to finish sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico Buarque
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly known simply as Chico Buarque (), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic, and cultural reflections on Brazil. The firstborn son of Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda, Buarque lived at several locations throughout his childhood, though mostly in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rome. He wrote and studied literature as a child and found music through the bossa nova compositions of Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. He performed as a singer and guitarist in the 1960s as well as writing a play that was deemed dangerous by the Brazilian military dictatorship of the time. Buarque, along with several Tropicalist and MPB musicians, was threatened by the Brazilian military government and eventually left Brazil for Italy in 1969. However, he came back to Brazil in 1970, and continued to record, perform, and write, though muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mino Vergnaghi
Mino Vergnaghi (10 April 1955, Trivero) is an Italian singer and songwriter. In 1979 he won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Amare". Life and career Born in Trivero, Vergnaghi started his career as lead singer of a number of groups, including Il segno dello zodiaco and Bora Bora. In 1978 he started a solo career under the production of Iva Zanicchi and Maestro Ezio Leoni, debuting with the single "Parigi addio". One year later he was the winner of the 29th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with "Amare". In 1980, Vergnaghi temporarily left the music industry and moved to England, returning to Italy in the late 1980s. He then entered the Zucchero Fornaciari Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to ...'s staff, collaborating with him as composer and backing voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zucchero Fornaciari
Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to call him. His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B-boogie-like pieces. He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success. In his career, spanning four decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world, and internationally his most successful singles are " Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", " Baila (Sexy Thing)/Baila morena", and the duet " Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" with Paul Young. He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music Awards (1993, 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
