"Nessuno" ("Nobody") is a 1959 Italian song composed by Antonietta De Simone and Edilio Capotosti. The song premiered at the ninth edition of the

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, with a double performance by Wilma De Angelis and

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, and placed at the eighth place. Ignored by the public in its original versions, the song got a large commercial success thanks to the

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version recorded by Mina. Mina's version was performed in fortissimo and in a syncopated style, distorting the linearity of the original melody. This version of the song premiered at the Festival of Rock and Roll held at the

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Ice Palace.Tato Crotti, Giovanni Bassi. ''Mina prima di Mina''. Rizzoli, 2007. . Thanks to the song Mina got her early television appearances, performing the song in the three most popular television shows of the time, '' Il Musichiere'', '' Lascia o raddoppia?'' and '' Canzonissima'', in the latter case in a duet with De Angelis. Mina also performed the song, in a slightly different version, in the 1960

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's film '' Howlers in the Dock''. The song was later covered by numerous artists, including

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, Nilla Pizzi, Jula De Palma, Tony Dallara, Fiorello,

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, Miranda Martino. Mina's "Nessuno" was released as a "

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" together with another song from the Sanremo Festival, "Tua", which had been originally performed by Jula De Palma and Tonina Torrielli.

Track listing

* 7" single – MH-23 # "Tua" (Bruno Pallesi, Walter Malgoni) # "Nessuno" (Antonietta De Simone, Edilio Capotosti)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1959 singles Italian songs 1959 songs Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1959 Mina (Italian singer) songs Italdisc singles