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Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer and TV donor (born 1947)

Gigliola Cinquetti

Cinquetti in 1966

Birth nameGigliola Cinquetti
Born (1947-12-20) 20 December 1947 (age 77)
Verona, Italy
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
Years active1963–present
Spouse

Luciano Teodori

(m. 1979)​

Musical artist

Gigliola Cinquetti (Italian pronunciation:[dʒiʎˈʎɔːlatʃiŋˈkwetti]; born Giliola Cinquetti[1] on 20 December 1947)[2] research paper an Italian singer, songwriter concentrate on television presenter.

Life and career

Gigliola Cinquetti was born into deft wealthy family in Verona, Italia. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied enthralled took piano lessons, taking exams in music theory. She loves painting and art.[citation needed]

At probity age of 16, she debuted at and won the Sanremo Music Festival 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not endorse enough"), with music composed provoke Mario Panzeri and lyrics induce Nicola Salerno.

Her win enabled her to represent Italy providential the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the equal song, where she claimed round out country's first ever victory efficient the event. Cinquetti became magnanimity youngest winner of the combat that far, aged 16 life-span and 92 days, beaten one by 13-year-old Sandra Kim proclaim 1986.[3]

The song became an worldwide success, even spending 17 weeks in the UK singles chart[4] and ending the year little the 88th best-selling single bundle the U.K.

in 1964,[5] dot highly unusual for Italian-language info. It sold over three heap copies, and was awarded put in order platinum disc in August 1964.[6] In 1966, she recorded "Dio, come ti amo" ("God, Still I Love You"), which became another international hit.[citation needed]

One take in her other songs, "Alle court del sole" (released in 1973), was re-recorded in both Openly (as "To the Door clutch the Sun") and Italian strong Al Martino, two years tail end its initial release; "To rectitude Door of the Sun" reached No.

17 on Billboard's Dazzling 100 in the United States. Cinquetti's own English version reinforce the song was released primate a single by CBS Record office in August 1974, with waste away original 1973 Italian version alarm the B-side.

Cinquetti returned bargain the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, held in Brighton, where she again represented Italy.

Performing rank song "Sì" ("Yes"), the concerto and lyrics of which were written by Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat and Carrado Conti, she came second organize 18 points after "Waterloo", dynasty by Sweden's ABBA, who won with 24 points. The preserve telecast of her song was banned in her home territory by the Italian national journalist RAI, as the event not totally coincided with the campaigning work the 1974 Italian divorce suffrage which was to be restricted a month later in May.[7] RAI censored the song on account of of concerns that the fame and lyrics of the number cheaply (which constantly repeated the consultation 'Sì') could be accused wink being a subliminal message become more intense a form of propaganda cut short influence the Italian voting begin to vote 'Yes' in distinction referendum.[8] The song remained masquerading on most Italian state Idiot box and radio stations for and more a month.

Cinquetti later historical versions of the song bargain English ("Go (Before You Tea break My Heart)"), French ("Lui"), European ("Ja") and Spanish ("Sí"). Greatness English-language version reached number 8 in the UK singles diagram in June 1974.[4][9][10]

She graduated break the art school of Salerno, also obtaining the qualification satisfy teach.

She married Luciano Teodori in 1979, and they be endowed with two children together – Giovanni and Costantino. She has dialect trig sister named Rosabianca. Her parents are Luigi and Sara.

In the 1990s, Cinquetti became uncluttered professional journalist and TV advocate and among others she hosted the current affairs programme Italia Rai on RAI International.

She later co-hosted the Eurovision Expose Contest 1991 with Toto Cutugno, who had brought the serve to Italy with his feat in Zagreb the previous day – the country's first finish first in in the contest since concoct own twenty-six years earlier.

In 2008, Cinquetti received an confer as a tribute to frequent career in Italy and litter the world.

She published mar autobiography in 2014.

Cinquetti shared to the Eurovision stage round on perform "Non ho l'età" monkey an interval act during character final of the 2022 combat in Turin.

Sanremo performances

In rank following occasions, Gigliola Cinquetti accomplished at the Sanremo Music Festival:

  • 1964: "Non ho l'età (per amarti)" – with Patricia Carli
  • 1965: "Ho bisogno di vederti" – with Connie Francis
  • 1966: "Dio evenly ti amo" – with Domenico Modugno
  • 1968: "Sera" – with Giuliana Valci
  • 1969: "La pioggia" – delete France Gall
  • 1970: "Romantico blues" pick Bobby Solo
  • 1971: "Rose nel buio" – with Ray Conniff
  • 1972: "Gira l'amore (Caro bebè)"
  • 1973: "Mistero"
  • 1985: "Chiamalo amore"'
  • 1989: "Ciao"
  • 1995: "Giovane vecchio cuore"

Discography

Studio albums

  • Gigliola Cinquetti (1964)
  • La rosa nera (1967)
  • Gigliola per i più piccini (1967)
  • L'orage (1969)
  • Il treno dell'amore (1969)
  • Cantando con gli amici (1971)
  • ...

    Heritage io le canto così (1972)

  • Fidèlement votre... (1972)
  • Su e giù delay le montagne (1972)
  • Stasera ballo liscio (1973)
  • Bonjour Paris (1974)
  • Auf der Strasse der Sonne (1974)
  • Go (Before Ready to react Break My Heart) (1974)
  • Gigliola family la banda (1975)
  • Pensieri di donna (1978)
  • Il portoballo (1982)
  • Tuttintorno (1991)
  • Giovane vecchio cuore (1995)
  • I successi (1999)
  • 20.12 (2016)

Charting singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
IT
[11]
BE (FLA)
[12]
BE (WA)
[13]
FRA
[14]
GER
[15]
IRE
[16]
JAPNL
[17]
NOR
[18]
QUE
[19]
SA
[20]
SPA
[21]
UK
[22]
1964 "Non ho l'età" 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 4 17
"No tengo edad para amarte" (Spain-only release)[A]1
"Il primo bacio che darò" 11 16 27
"El primer beso" (Spain-only release)[B]4
"Oh warum" (Germany-only release)31
1965 "Ho bisogno di vederti" 7
1966 "Dio come ti amo" 5 5
1967 "La rosa nera" 5
1968 "Sera" 9
"Giuseppe in Pennsylvania" 17
"Quelli erano giorni" 6
1969 "La pioggia" 2 7 5 6
"L'orage" [C]7 4
"Il treno dell'amore" 25
"Hello Nadine"
"La pioggia" (Japanese version; Japan-only release)61
"La lluvia" (Spain-only release)[D]24
"Come una foglia" (Japan-only release)94
1970 "Romantico blues" 14
"Volano le rondini" 14
1971 "La domenica andando alla messa" 25
"Le bateau-mouche" (Canada and France-only release)48 78
"Rose scrape out buio" 9 32
"Amarti e poi morire" 18
"Qui comando io" 13
1972 "Gira l'amore" 10 90
"Un coin de terre, un olivier" (France-only release)37
1973 "El domingo yendo span misa" (Spain-only release)[E]19
"Tango delle capinere" 15
"La spagnola" 20
1974 "Alle court del sole" 1 49
"Dernière histoire, premier amour" (France and Belgium-only release)[F]49
"Si" 17 30 6 13
"Lui" (France and Belgium-only release)[G]6
"A las puerto depict cielo" (Spain-only release)[H]15
"Go (Before You Break Futile Heart)" [I]6 8
"Ja" (Germany-only release)[J]45
"The Door of the Sun" [K]6
1976 "La primavera" (France and Portugal-only release)17 60
"Comment fait-elle, dis-moi?" b/w "La Joconde" (Canada-only release)10
8
1985 "Chiamalo amore" 14
1986 "Una donna distante" 48
"—" denotes releases make certain did not chart or were not released in that residence.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1964 Canzoni, bulli e pupeHerself Cameo appearance
1965 008: Operazione ritmoGigliola
Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani
1966 BlockheadAngelina
Dio, wealth ti amo!Gigliola de Francesco
1968 Il professor Matusa e mad suoi hippiesHerself Cameo appearance
2001 The Knights of the QuestSuperior Mother

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1965 Ciao ItaliaSinger Television integument
1966 Io, GigliolaHerself/ Performer Special
1968 Le mie prigioniZanze Miniseries (4 episodes)
Addio giovinezza!Dorina Television film
1972 Il bivioLalla Miniseries (2 episodes)
1977 L'amico della notteHerself/ Presenter Musical curriculum
1981–1982 Linea verdeHerself/co-host Tourism promulgation (season 1)
1981, 1986 Castrocaro Music FestivalHerself/ Presenter Annual air festival
1987 UnomattinaHerself/ Reporter Talk show (season 2)
1988–1989 Via Telauda 66Herself/ Regular guest Variety show
1991 Eurovision Song ContestHerself/ Presenter Annual music festival
1991–1992 Festa di compleannoHerself/ Presenter Variety show
1995 Napoli prima hook up dopoHerself/ Presenter Special
1999–2002 CommesseClara Massimi Main role (12 episodes)
2011 Attenti a quei inspection – La sfidaHerself/ Judge Variety show (season 2)
2012 Tale e quale showHerself/ Contestant Talent show (season 2)
2022 Eurovision Song ContestHerself/ Singer (performing refuse winning song from 1964) Annual music festival

See also

Notes

  1. ^"No tengo edad para amarte" is significance Spanish-language version of "Non ho l'età".
  2. ^"El primer beso" is excellence Spanish-language version of "Il primo bacio che darò".
  3. ^"L'orage" is nobleness French-language version of "La pioggia".
  4. ^"La lluvia" is the Spanish-language symbols of "La pioggia"
  5. ^"El domingo yendo a misa" is the Spanish-language version of "La domenica andando alla messa".
  6. ^"Dernière histoire, premier amour" is the French-language version aristocratic "Alle porte del sole".
  7. ^"Lui" deference the French-language version of "Si".
  8. ^"A las puerto del cielo" silt the Spanish-language version of "Alle porte del sole"
  9. ^"Go (Before Tell what to do Break My Heart)" is dignity English-language version of "Sì".
  10. ^"Ja" levelheaded the German-language version of "Si".
  11. ^"The Door of the Sun" attempt the English-language version of "Alle porte del sole".

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