Edoardo Vianello
Edoardo Vianello | |
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| Born | 24 June 1938 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actor |
| Years active | 1956 - present |
Edoardo Vianello (born 24 June 1938) is an Italian singer, composer and actor. He's considered one of the most popular Italian singers of the Sixties.[1]
Career
Born in Rome, Vianello started his career in 1956.[2] His first successes came in 1961, with "Il capello" ("Hair") and "Pinne fucile ed occhiali" ("Fins, spear, and goggles"),[2] which both charted up to the 2nd position in the Italian Hit Parade.[3]
Vianello had several successes in the 1960s, such as "Guarda come dondolo" ("Watch as I swing"), "Abbronzatissima" ("Very Tanned"), "O mio signore" ("Oh my Lord") which topped the charts, and "I Watussi" which went up to 3rd.[3][2] After a less successful period, he re-launched his career in the 1970s, founding the duo Vianella with his wife Wilma Goich.[2] Their main hit of the period was "Semo gente de borgata" ("We're people from a small town") that reached #7.[3] In the late 1970s, he reprised his solo career.
As of 2006, songs of Vianello were included in the soundtracks of 64 films[4] while the Italian rights-collecting agency SIAE estimates sales of over 50 million Vianello records worldwide.[5]
References
- ^ Marcello Giannotti. L'enciclopedia di Sanremo. Gremese Editore, 2005.
- ^ a b c d Dizionario Completo Della: Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore. ISBN 88-09-75625-8.
- ^ a b c Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989.
- ^ Stefano Micocci (January 2006). "Cinquanta, ma non li dimostra". VivaVerdi. No. 1. pp. 33–36.
- ^ Michele Bugliari (1 November 2010). "Edoardo Vianello si racconta a Venezia: formidabili quei miei anni". Il Mattino. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
Further reading
- Enzo Giannelli. Edoardo Vianello. Il Re Mida dell'estate. Armando Curcio Editore, 2009. ISBN 8895695070.
