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] SIAE estimated a sale of over 50 million records worldwide.[2] As of 2006, songs of Vianello were included in the soundtracks of 64 films.[3]
Born in Rome, Vianello started his career in 1956.[4] He obtained his first successes in 1961, with Il capello and Pinne fucile ed occhiali,[4] which both ranked second in the Italian Hit Parade.[5] Later he obtained several more great successes (including Guarda come dondolo, Abbronzatissima and O mio signore which charted 1 and I Watussi which charted 3)[5] until the second half of the 1960s.[4] After a less successful period, he re-launched his career in the 1970s founding the duo Vianella with his wife Wilma Goich.[4] The main hit of the period was Semo gente de borgata, which ranked 7 in Hit Parade.[5] In the late 1970s he reprised his solo career.
References
- ^ Marcello Giannotti. L'enciclopedia di Sanremo. Gremese Editore, 2005.
- ^ Michele Bugliari (1 November 2010). "Edoardo Vianello si racconta a Venezia: formidabili quei miei anni". Il Mattino. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Stefano Micocci (January 2006). "Cinquanta, ma non li dimostra". VivaVerdi. No. 1. pp. 33–36.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Enzo Giannelli. Edoardo Vianello. Il Re Mida dell'estate. Armando Curcio Editore, 2009. ISBN 8895695070.
