Giuseppe Faiella (born 27 July 1939), professionally known as Peppino di Capri ("Peppino" is a diminutive of "Giuseppe" and "di Capri" means "of Capri"), is an Italian

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singer, songwriter and pianist, successful in Italy and Europe. His international hits include "St. Tropez Twist", "Daniela", "Torna piccina", "Roberta", "Melancolie", "Freva", "L'ultimo romantico", " Un grande amore e niente più", "Non lo faccio più", "Nun è peccato", and "

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Biography

Peppino began singing and playing the piano at age 4, entertaining the American

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troops stationed on the island of Capri with a repertoire of American standards. After 6 years of classical studies and playing at nightclubs around Capri, Peppino and his group The Rockers released their first single, with the songs "Malattia" ("Sickness") and "Nun è Peccato" ("It's not a sin"), sung in Neapolitan in 1958. The single was an instant hit, and Peppino spent most of the following year touring. A string of hit singles soon followed, usually alternating between Italian versions of American rock'n'roll and twist songs (with some verses sung in English), and originals in Italian and Napoletano, and di Capri became one of the top acts in the country. After performing as the opening act for

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in their 1965 tour of Italy, Peppino and his group attempted, with moderate success, to break out of the European market. Their work was well received, particularly in Brazil, thanks to the large Italian immigrant community in the country. The 1970s saw Peppino with a new band, the New Rockers. He won the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival in 1973, with the song " Un grande amore e niente più" ("A great love and nothing more"). The same year, he released the song "

" that was a big hit in Italy, Germany, Spain and Brazil. He won the Sanremo Festival again in 1976, with the song "Non lo faccio più" ("I won't do it anymore"). He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, coming in 7th place with 89 points with the song " Comme è ddoce 'o mare" ("How sweet is the sea"), sung in Neapolitan. As of 2006, Peppino di Capri is the performer with the most appearances (15) at the Sanremo Festival, his last appearance being in 2005, singing "La Panchina" ("The little park bench").

Sanremo Festival

Peppino di Capri has participated 15 times in the Sanremo Music Festival, tying for most participations with Al Bano, Anna Oxa, Milva and Toto Cutugno. He won the competition twice. *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

– "Dedicato all'amore" *

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

– "L'ultimo romantico" *

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

– " Un grande amore e niente più" (winner) *

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

– "Non lo faccio più" (winner) *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

– "Tu cioè..." * 1985 – "E mo' e mo'" *

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

– "Il sognatore" * 1988 – "Nun chiagnere" * 1989 – "Il mio pianoforte" * 1990 – " Evviva Maria" *

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

– "Favola blues" * 1993 – "La voce delle stelle" * 1995 – "Ma che ne sai (Se non hai fatto il pianobar)" *

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

– "Pioverà (Habibi ené)" *

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

– "La panchina"

Literary references

In his writings, Orhan Pamuk brings up Peppino di Capri's songs. His novel ''

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'', taking place at the Turkish provincial town of Kars, includes the following passage:

"Through the open door of a shop which sold women's stockings, bolts of cotton, coloured pencils, batteries and cassettes, he heard once again the strains of Peppino di Capri's "Roberta". He recalled hearing it on the radio when he was a child and his uncle had taken him out for a drive to the Bosphorus" (''Snow'', Ch. 12).

In '' The Museum of Innocence'', he writes:

"Later on I wrapped my arms around the ever patient and compassionate Sibel, swaying with her as Pepino di Capri sang “Melancholy.”" (''The Museum of Innocence'', Ch. 29)

Bibliography

* ''Cinquant'anni 1958–2008'' by Vincenzo Faiella and Sergio Vellino. A collection of his worldwide discography, filmography, etc. Nicola Longobardi Editore 2008. "All the covers of the records, pictures, filmography, sheet music, film posters and all the other information were taken from the private collection of Francesco and Antonio Mastroianni". (In Italian)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Capri, Peppino 1939 births Living people People from Capri, Campania Italian male singers Italian bandleaders Sanremo Music Festival winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants Spanish-language singers of Italy