Bobby Solo
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Bobby Solo is an Italian
singer and musician
.
Solo was born in Rome
.
In 1964, he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una lacrima sul viso" ("A Tear on your Face"), but he was disqualified for singing with playback which was contrary to the festival regulations. The song, however, became a global hit
. It was the first record
to sell over one million copies in Italy, and global sales exceeded three million. It was awarded a gold disc
. In the following year Solo won in the festival with the song "Se piangi, se ridi
". He participated with the same song in the Eurovision Song Contest
and finished in fifth place.
Again in 1969 Solo participated in the Sanremo Festival, with the song "Zingara", together with Iva Zanicchi
. His last participation in the festival was in 2003 (together with Little Tony
), singing "Non si cresce mai".
Italian people
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singer and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
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Solo was born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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In 1964, he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una lacrima sul viso" ("A Tear on your Face"), but he was disqualified for singing with playback which was contrary to the festival regulations. The song, however, became a global hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
. It was the first record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
to sell over one million copies in Italy, and global sales exceeded three million. It was awarded a gold disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
. In the following year Solo won in the festival with the song "Se piangi, se ridi
Se Piangi, Se Ridi
"Se piangi, se ridi" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in Italian by Bobby Solo....
". He participated with the same song in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
and finished in fifth place.
Again in 1969 Solo participated in the Sanremo Festival, with the song "Zingara", together with Iva Zanicchi
Iva Zanicchi
Iva Zanicchi is an Italian pop singer.Iva Zanicchi's career began in 1962 at the Castrocaro Festival of New Voices, where she gained third place. She won the Sanremo song festival in 1967 with Non pensare a me, in 1969 with Zingara and again in 1974 with Ciao cara, come stai?...
. His last participation in the festival was in 2003 (together with Little Tony
Little Tony (singer)
Little Tony is an Italian-born Sammarinese pop singer and actor. He achieved success in Britain in the late 1950s and early 1960s, as the lead singer of Little Tony & His Brothers, before returning to Italy where he continued a successful career as a singer and film actor.-Life and career:He was...
), singing "Non si cresce mai".