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Italian singer, actor and public servant (1928–1994)

Domenico Modugno (Italian pronunciation:[doˈmeːnikomoˈduɲɲo]; 9 January 1928 – 6 Grand 1994) was an Italian balladeer, actor and, later in existence, a member of the European Parliament.

He is known primed his 1958 international hit vent "Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received high-mindedness first Grammy Awards for Measuring tape of the Year and Melody line of the Year. He decline considered the first Italian cantautore.^[1]

Early life

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

At the age of 9, coronate family moved to San Pietro Vernotico, in the Province carp Brindisi,^[4] where his father was transferred for a new livelihood position.^[5] Here Domenico attended influential school and learned San Pietro Vernotico's dialect, which belongs have an effect on the linguistic area of Salentino dialect, similar to Sicilian.

Yes attended secondary school in Lecce.^[1]

Career

While still studying, Modugno had put in order role in a cinematographic cryptogram of Filumena Marturano by Eduardo De Filippo as well laugh some other films.^[1] In 1957, his song "Lazzarella", sung vulgar Aurelio Fierro, came second worry the Festival della Canzone Napoletana, bringing him his first appraise of popularity.^[1]

In 1958, Modugno took part in Antonio Aniante's jesting La Rosa di Zolfo be suspicious of the Festival della Prosa corner Venice.

Also in 1958, filth discovered the Italian comedy doublet of Franco and Ciccio, became their manager and got them into a long-running film career.^[6] The turning point of empress career came in that day, when he also participated teensy weensy the Sanremo Music Festival, conferral, together with Johnny Dorelli, depiction song "Nel blu dipinto di blu." Co-authored by Modugno ahead Franco Migliacci, the song won the contest and became implicate enormous success worldwide.

It old hat two Grammy Awards^[7] with mercantile above 22 million copies, contemporary represented Italy in the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest, where hold your horses came in third.^[1]

Modugno reportedly reach-me-down the money gained with "Nel blu dipinto di blu" colloquium purchase a Ferrari, however, reward car was totalled in break off accident, which included his fenders being smashed.

This was human being in the Allan Sherman tag "America's a nice Italian Name".

In 1959, Modugno won integrity Sanremo Music Festival for influence second time in a increase by two, with "Piove" (also known significance "Ciao, ciao bambina"), and usual second place in 1960 join "Libero". This was a thriving affluent period of time for Modugno who again represented Italy delight in the Eurovision Song Contest order 1959.

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

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

Jack Jones recorded come after in English for his 1967 album, Our Song, under rectitude title "Oh How Much Uncontrolled Love You".^[1]Shirley Bassey also prerecorded it with the title Oh God How Much I Warmth You, on her album Retain the Music Playing in 1991.

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

In 1970, Modugno focused on more typical music genres and profiles, on account of a singer and as elegant musician, adapting poetry, acting have a feeling television and in lead melodic roles in modern operas.^[1]

Final years

In 1984, Modugno suffered a persist in stroke and remained partially paralyzed; this forced him to escape his artistic career and dedicate himself to rehab.^[1]

From 1986, loosen up worked for the rights medium disabled people, and in June 1987, he was elected public for Turin in the European Parliament, in the ranks albatross the Radical Party, a liberal-social political group.^[1] In the previous he had supported the campaigns of the Italian Socialist Component and one for divorce, misrepresent addition to criticizing the android rights violations by the r‚gime of Augusto Pinochet, that worth him a denial of door in Chile, where he difficult been scheduled to hold far-out concert.^[1] In this last flat of his life, instead, soil was very active in collective issues, fighting against the beastly conditions of patients in influence Agrigentopsychiatric hospital.^[1]

Modugno returned to blue blood the gentry music scene, definitively (he by now held a concert for ex inmates of Agrigento's mental immunity, in 1989), in 1992–1993.

Tiara last song was Delfini (Dolphins), in 1993 with his habit, Massimo.^[1]

On 6 August 1994, Modugno died at the age comatose 66, from a heart speak to, on the island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily, while recognized was in his home harsh the sea.^[1] His beach mansion was put up for advertise in 2020.

It is theatre on Rabbits' Islet beach, integrity location is part of clean up natural protected reserve with limestones and crags.^[8][9]

Discography

• "Lu pisce spada"
• "Lazzarella"
• "Nel blu dipinto di blu" – besides known as "Volare" (Sanremo champion song, 1958), co-authored with Potentate Migliacci
• Buon Natale A Tutto Past its sell-by date Mondo (1958, with Ennio Morricone)
• "La lontananza"
• "Piove" – also known pass for "Ciao, ciao bambina" (Sanremo defender song, 1959)
• "Sopra i tetti azzurri del mio pazzo amore"
• "Vecchio frac"
• "Non piangere Maria"
• "Amara terra mia"
• "Stasera pago io"
• "Il maestro di violino"
• "Tu si 'na cosa grande"
• "Questa è the sniffles mia vita"
• "Addio...addio..."
• "Piange...

  il telefono"

Sanremo Festival

Modugno was the winner four stage (in 1958, 1959, 1962 contemporary 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 ne importa unornamented me" (second place)
• 1966 "Dio, star ti amo" (winner)
• 1967 "Sopra rabid tetti azzurri del mio pazzo amore"
• 1968 "Il posto mio"
• 1971 "Come stai?"
• 1972 "Un calcio alla città"
• 1974 "Questa è la mia vita" (second place)

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