Edoardo Vianello
Edoardo Vianello | |
|---|---|
 Vianello in the 1970s | |
| Born | 24 June 1938 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actor |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Spouses | Vania Muccioli
(m. 1991; div. 1998)Elfrida Ismolli (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Edoardo Vianello (born 24 June 1938) is an Italian singer, composer and actor, considered one of the most popular Italian singers of the 1960s.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Rome, Vianello started his career in 1956.[2] His first successes came in 1961, with "Il capello" ("The Hair") and "Pinne fucile ed occhiali" ("Fins, rifle, and glasses"),[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 How 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 Are 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 65 million Vianello records worldwide.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Marcello Giannotti. L'enciclopedia di Sanremo. Gremese Editore, 2005.
- ^ a b c d Dizionario Completo Della: Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore. 8 October 2010. ISBN 978-88-09-75625-0.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Enzo Giannelli. Edoardo Vianello. Il Re Mida dell'estate. Armando Curcio Editore, 2009. ISBN 8895695070.
