Furio Rendine (23 March 1920 – 22 February 1987) was an Italian composer, lyricist, producer, organizer and conductor.

Life and career

Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, 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 Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, 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 Marisa Del Frate (11 March 1931 – 5 February 2015) was an Italian actress, singer, and television personality. Life and career Born in Rome, Del Frate started her career as a model and took part in several beauty contests. In 1957, she succes ...

, in 1958 "Vurria", performed by

Nunzio Gallo Nunzio Gallo (25 March 1928 – 22 February 2008) was an Italian singer. He was born in Naples and represented his country in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, coming 6th. The song he performed, "Corde Della Mia Chitarra", is famous for being the ...

and Aurelio Fierro, and in 1966 "Bello", performed by

Sergio Bruni Sergio Bruni (stage name of Guglielmo Chianese, 15 September 1921 – 22 June 2003) was a popular Italian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was often called "The Voice of Naples". He was born in the commune of Villaricca, near Naples, Italy ...

and

Robertino Roberto Loreti (born 22 October 1947 in Rome), also known by stage name Robertino (a diminutive of ''Roberto''), is an Italian singer, known mostly for songs he performed as a teenager. Early years He was born to a large family with eight other c ...

. He himself was artistic director of the 1961 edition of the festival, as well as organizer of numerous musical events. He was the father of the composer

Sergio Rendine Sergio Rendine (7 September 1954 – 21 April 2023) was an Italian composer of operas, ballets, symphonies, cantatas and chamber music. He worked as a lecturer at the Conservatorio Alfredo Casella, for the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, a ...

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