Maria Cuomo (born 9 May 1946), best known as Nancy Cuomo, is an Italian singer and producer.

Life and career

Born in Piedimonte d'Alife (now called Piedimonte Matese), in the

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, Cuomo started performing in a beat band, mainly active in local festivals and in music halls of

Caserta Caserta ( ; ) is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. An important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city, Caserta is located 36 kilometres north of Naples on the edge of the Campanian p ...

.Enzo Giannelli. "Cuomo, Nancy". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 455-456. After recording her first singles with the label KappaO, in the mid-1960s she moved to

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, where she was scriptured by the club Kilt. Noted by

Nico Fidenco Nico Fidenco (artistic name Domenico Colarossi; 24 January 1933 – 18 November 2022) was an Italian singer and film soundtrack composer who gained considerable popularity in 1960 with the release of the song "What a Sky" (Italian: "''Su nel cie ...

, Cuomo was offered to perform "Love Love Bang Bang", theme song of the film '' Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang''.Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult''. I.B.Tauris, 1990. p.171. In 1968 she was put under contract by Fonit Cetra. During her career Cuomo took part to Cantagiro, to some episodes of

Settevoci ''Settevoci'' was an Italian musical variety show broadcast by Rai 1 (at the time called "Programma Nazionale") from 1966 to 1970, hosted by Pippo Baudo and aired on Sunday afternoon.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione ...

and to several high-profile television programs. In 1973 she married and significantly slowed her activities.

Discography

;Album * 1965: ''Il Juke Box'' (KappaO, LP - ES-20056-71) * 1966: ''Sanremo '66'' (KappaO, LP - cod. MOE-2) * 1967: ''Stereo Cinema Parade'' (Parade, LP - FPRS-311) * 1968: ''Cantagiro '68'' (CGD, LP - 25811) * 1974: ''Viaggio nell'amore'' (Erre, LP - RRL-2014) * 1975: ''L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa'' (Erre, LP - BSL-2014) * 1980: ''Prendimi, tienimi'' (Hilton Record, LP - HJK-0155)) * 1996: ''E nisciuno vo' sentì'' (Nancy Cuomo Music, CD/MC - NC001) * 1999: ''Parlami ancora'' (Nancy Cuomo Music, CD - CG20376) * 2000: ''Canti del cielo'' (Nancy Cuomo Music, CD - RF16942) * 2005: ''Cine Jazz'' (GDM Music, CD - GDM2055) * 2006: ''The Spy Movie Collection'' (Verita Note - Japan, CD - CPC81090) * 2007: ''Movie Songs Book'' (Gemelli, CD - GG2505) * 2009: ''Aria di Roma'' (La Semicroma Label, CD - FC170410)

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