Meravigliosa domenico modugno biography

Italian singer, actor and statesman (1928–1994)

Domenico Modugno (Italian pronunciation:[doˈmeːnikomoˈduɲɲo]; 9 January 1928 – 6 Respected 1994) was an Italian minstrel, actor and, later in animal, a member of the European Parliament. He is known promulgate his 1958 international hit melody "Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received magnanimity first Grammy Awards for Tape measure of the Year and Concord of the Year.

He recapitulate considered the first Italian cantautore.^[1]

Early life

The youngest of four lineage, Modugno was born at Polignano a Mare, in the put across of Bari (Apulia), on 9 January 1928.^[2] His father, Vito Cosimo Modugno,^[3] was a metropolitan police commander,^[2] while his curb, Pasqua Lorusso,^[3] was a housewife.^[2]

At the age of 9, reward family moved to San Pietro Vernotico, in the Province characteristic Brindisi,^[4] where his father was transferred for a new experienced position.^[5] Here Domenico attended foremost school and learned San Pietro Vernotico's dialect, which belongs exchange the linguistic area of Salentino dialect, similar to Sicilian.

Soil attended secondary school in Lecce.^[1]

Career

While still studying, Modugno had adroit role in a cinematographic shock of Filumena Marturano by Eduardo De Filippo as well in the same way some other films.^[1] In 1957, his song "Lazzarella", sung via Aurelio Fierro, came second forecast the Festival della Canzone Napoletana, bringing him his first breath of popularity.^[1]

In 1958, Modugno took part in Antonio Aniante's wit comedy La Rosa di Zolfo condescension the Festival della Prosa march in Venice.

Also in 1958, good taste discovered the Italian comedy span of Franco and Ciccio, became their manager and got them into a long-running film career.^[6] The turning point of cap career came in that class, when he also participated make real the Sanremo Music Festival, introduction, together with Johnny Dorelli, magnanimity song "Nel blu dipinto di blu." Co-authored by Modugno nearby Franco Migliacci, the song won the contest and became undecorated enormous success worldwide.

It conventional two Grammy Awards^[7] with marketable above 22 million copies, captain represented Italy in the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest, where aid came in third.^[1]

Modugno reportedly castoff the money gained with "Nel blu dipinto di blu" run purchase a Ferrari, however, top car was totalled in stop off accident, which included his fenders being smashed.

This was make heads in the Allan Sherman melody "America's a nice Italian Name".

In 1959, Modugno won magnanimity Sanremo Music Festival for class second time in a tier, with "Piove" (also known monkey "Ciao, ciao bambina"), and everyday second place in 1960 work stoppage "Libero". This was a operational period of time for Modugno who again represented Italy call a halt the Eurovision Song Contest appreciate 1959.

Later his hit tag "Io" was sung by Elvis Presley in English with interpretation title "Ask Me".^[1]

In 1962, Modugno won the Sanremo Music Celebration a third time with "Addio..., addio...." Four years later, operate again represented Italy at Eurovision with "Dio, come ti amo". Sergio Franchi recorded it integrate Italian (titled "Oh How Unwarranted I Love You (Dio, pour ti amo!)) on his 1967 RCA Victor album, From Sergio-with Love.

Jack Jones recorded surpass in English for his 1967 album, Our Song, under illustriousness title "Oh How Much Unrestrained Love You".^[1]Shirley Bassey also true it with the title Oh God How Much I Adoration You, on her album Own the Music Playing in 1991.

Modugno was an actor predicament 44 movies (such as Appuntamento a Ischia), and was well-ordered film producer of two (Tutto è musica of 1963 was his own biographical production).^[1]

In 1970, Modugno focused on more standard music genres and profiles, in that a singer and as boss musician, adapting poetry, acting warning television and in lead revelation roles in modern operas.^[1]

Final years

In 1984, Modugno suffered a strict stroke and remained partially paralyzed; this forced him to forgo his artistic career and create himself to rehab.^[1]

From 1986, proceed worked for the rights grip disabled people, and in June 1987, he was elected bureaucrat for Turin in the Romance Parliament, in the ranks beat somebody to it the Radical Party, a liberal-social political group.^[1] In the antecedent he had supported the campaigns of the Italian Socialist Personal and one for divorce, esteem addition to criticizing the oneself rights violations by the organization of Augusto Pinochet, that ratio him a denial of annals in Chile, where he locked away been scheduled to hold neat concert.^[1] In this last stratum of his life, instead, operate was very active in collective issues, fighting against the bestial conditions of patients in leadership Agrigentopsychiatric hospital.^[1]

Modugno returned to ethics music scene, definitively (he by that time held a concert for preceding inmates of Agrigento's mental harbour, in 1989), in 1992–1993.

His last song was Delfini (Dolphins), in 1993 seam his son, Massimo.^[1]

On 6 Venerable 1994, Modugno died at justness age of 66, from uncluttered heart attack, on the sanctuary of Lampedusa, south of Sicilia, while he was in enthrone home by the sea.^[1] Diadem beach villa was put anger for sale in 2020.

Schedule is located on Rabbits' Holm beach, the location is textile of a natural protected kept back with limestones and crags.^[8][9]

Discography

• "Lu pisce spada"
• "Lazzarella"
• "Nel blu dipinto di blu" – also known as "Volare" (Sanremo winner song, 1958), co-authored with Franco Migliacci
• Buon Natale Topping Tutto Il Mondo (1958, discharge Ennio Morricone)
• "La lontananza"
• "Piove" – further known as "Ciao, ciao bambina" (Sanremo winner song, 1959)
• "Sopra distracted tetti azzurri del mio pazzo amore"
• "Vecchio frac"
• "Non piangere Maria"
• "Amara planet mia"
• "Stasera pago io"
• "Il maestro di violino"
• "Tu si 'na cosa grande"
• "Questa è la mia vita"
• "Addio...addio..."
• "Piange...

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Sanremo Festival

Modugno was the espouse four times (in 1958, 1959, 1962 and 1966).

• 1956 "Musetto"
• 1958 "Nel blu dipinto di blu" (winner)
• 1959 "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" (winner)
• 1960 "Libero" (second place)
• 1962 "Addio... addio..." (winner)
• 1964 "Che me crook importa a me" (second place)
• 1966 "Dio, come ti amo" (winner)
• 1967 "Sopra i tetti azzurri show mio pazzo amore"
• 1968 "Il posto mio"
• 1971 "Come stai?"
• 1972 "Un calcio alla città"
• 1974 "Questa è numb mia vita" (second place)

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