Felice Chiusano (28 March 1922 – 3 February 1990) was one of the singers of

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, a popular

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vocal quartet.

Biography

Chiusano was born in

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, in the

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, a region in

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. Uncle-in-law of the anchorman Ettore Andenna. He was a self-taught

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. Later on, he learned to play the drums. He left his native village before his twentieth birthday and moved to

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. After work, he performed in local clubs as a singer and guitarist. He successfully auditioned for

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, the Italian national radio broadcasting company, and worked as a singer for radio orchestras. In 1941, he replaced Enrico Gentile in the line-up of Quartetto Ritmo, a vocal quartet soon to be renamed

. Felice Chiusano was known as the "bald head" of Quartetto Cetra. He was famous for his sense of humour and jokes. During the 1970s and 1980s, as Quartetto Cetra gradually scaled back their public appearances, he also worked in the organization of shows and cultural events. Chiusano died in

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in 1990.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiusano 1922 births 1990 deaths People from the Province of Latina 20th-century Italian male singers Italian jazz guitarists Italian jazz drummers Italian male jazz musicians Quartetto Ritmo members Quartetto Cetra members Italian drummers