Ri-Fi was an Italian record company and label, active between 1959 and 1982.
The company was founded in
Milan
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by , who also served as CEO.
[Mauro De Luigi. "Ri-Fi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990.] The company discovered and launched many artists, including
Iva Zanicchi
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,
Fred Bongusto
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Career history
Bongusto was born ...
and
I Giganti, as well as recording established artists such as
Fausto Leali
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and
Michele
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.
Notably, singer
Mina
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had several major hits with Ri-Fi between 1963 and 1967, including "Città vuota", "È l'uomo per me", "Un anno d'amore" and "E se domani".
A few years after the death of Ansoldi in 1979, the company went on hiatus. Its catalogue was subsequently bought by
Southern Music
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History
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References
Italian record labels
Record labels established in 1959
Italian companies established in 1959
Record labels disestablished in 1982
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