Ornella Vanoni
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Ornella Vanoni, OMRI (born 22 September 1934 in Milan
) is one of the most credited pop
singers of Italy. She is known for her sophisticated pop style.
works, under the direction of Giorgio Strehler
in his Piccolo Teatro of Milan
. At the same time, she started singing, recording for a high-class public. The folklore and popular songs she reinvented in her recordings of this period, especially the ones connected with organized crime, gave her the nickname cantante della mala ("Underworld Singer").
Owing to the songs "Senza fine" and "Che cosa c'è" written for her by Gino Paoli
, her popularity rose in 1963. Next year, she won the Festival of Neapolitan song with "Tu si na cosa grande".
In the following years, she took part in a series of Festivals of Italian Song
in Sanremo, which resulted in great successes with the songs; "Abbracciami forte" (1965), "Io ti darò di più" (1966), "La musica è finita" (1967), "Casa bianca" (1968), and "Eternità" (1970). "Casa Bianca", which came second, was the subject of a copyright dispute between the composer Don Backy
and the Clan Celentano
label.
Later in the period, Vanoni released the hits "Una ragione di più", "Un'ora sola ti vorrei", and "L'appuntamento". The Swinging Blue Jeans
carried Vanoni's song "Non Dirmi Niente" to the U.K. chart under the English title "Don't Make Me Over". "L'appuntamento", which was composed in 1970, is a cover of the Brazilian song "Sentado à Beira do Caminho" by Erasmo Carlos
and Roberto Carlos
.
In 1976, Vanoni cooperated with Vinicius de Moraes
and Toquinho
releasing the hit "La voglia, la pazzia, l'incoscienza e l'allegria". During the 1980s, she released "Ricetta di donna", "Uomini", and "Ti lascio una canzone" (a duet with Gino Paoli
). In 1989, she returned to Sanremo Festival with the song "Io come farò". In 1999, she recorded "Alberi", a duet with Enzo Gragnaniello. She was mostly active performing live and as a guest singer in recordings. In 2004, she released a duo album with Gino Paoli
to celebrate her 70th birthday.
In addition to her singing career, Ornella Vanoni was active in other arts, starring in stage and TV shows, movies, and posing nude for the Italian edition of Playboy
magazine. The inclusion of her former hit "L'Appuntamento" (1970) on the Ocean's Twelve soundtrack sparked a worldwide renewal of interest in Ornella Vanoni.
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
) is one of the most credited pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singers of Italy. She is known for her sophisticated pop style.
Artistic career
She started her artistic career in 1960 as a theatrical actress of Bertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
works, under the direction of Giorgio Strehler
Giorgio Strehler
Giorgio Strehler was an Italian opera and theatre director.-Biography:Strehler was born in Barcola, Trieste to an Austrian father and a Franco-Slovene mother; he grew up speaking Italian but spoke French well and his German was passable. He became suddenly fatherless at the age of three, his...
in his Piccolo Teatro of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. At the same time, she started singing, recording for a high-class public. The folklore and popular songs she reinvented in her recordings of this period, especially the ones connected with organized crime, gave her the nickname cantante della mala ("Underworld Singer").
Owing to the songs "Senza fine" and "Che cosa c'è" written for her by Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli is an Italian singer-songwriter. He wrote four masterpieces of Italian popular music: "Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale".- Biography :...
, her popularity rose in 1963. Next year, she won the Festival of Neapolitan song with "Tu si na cosa grande".
In the following years, she took part in a series of Festivals of Italian Song
Festival della canzone italiana
The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is a popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs...
in Sanremo, which resulted in great successes with the songs; "Abbracciami forte" (1965), "Io ti darò di più" (1966), "La musica è finita" (1967), "Casa bianca" (1968), and "Eternità" (1970). "Casa Bianca", which came second, was the subject of a copyright dispute between the composer Don Backy
Don Backy
Don Backy, real name — Aldo Caponi, is an Italian singer and author. He collaborated with Sofia Rotaru for "Grey Bird" - Ukrainian version of Italian song "L'immensità".-External links:*...
and the Clan Celentano
Adriano Celentano
Adriano Celentano is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, film director and TV host.-Biography:Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Gluck, about which he later wrote the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"...
label.
Later in the period, Vanoni released the hits "Una ragione di più", "Un'ora sola ti vorrei", and "L'appuntamento". The Swinging Blue Jeans
The Swinging Blue Jeans
The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", the follow-up, Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", a Clint Ballard song that provided a change of pace and furnished the...
carried Vanoni's song "Non Dirmi Niente" to the U.K. chart under the English title "Don't Make Me Over". "L'appuntamento", which was composed in 1970, is a cover of the Brazilian song "Sentado à Beira do Caminho" by Erasmo Carlos
Erasmo Carlos
Erasmo Carlos, born Erasmo Esteves on June 5, 1941, in the Tijuca area of Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, most closely associated with his friend and longtime collaborator Roberto Carlos...
and Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos (singer)
Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music....
.
In 1976, Vanoni cooperated with Vinicius de Moraes
Vinicius de Moraes
Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
and Toquinho
Toquinho
Antônio Pecci Filho , better known as Toquinho , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes.-Childhood and musical studies:...
releasing the hit "La voglia, la pazzia, l'incoscienza e l'allegria". During the 1980s, she released "Ricetta di donna", "Uomini", and "Ti lascio una canzone" (a duet with Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli is an Italian singer-songwriter. He wrote four masterpieces of Italian popular music: "Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale".- Biography :...
). In 1989, she returned to Sanremo Festival with the song "Io come farò". In 1999, she recorded "Alberi", a duet with Enzo Gragnaniello. She was mostly active performing live and as a guest singer in recordings. In 2004, she released a duo album with Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli is an Italian singer-songwriter. He wrote four masterpieces of Italian popular music: "Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale".- Biography :...
to celebrate her 70th birthday.
In addition to her singing career, Ornella Vanoni was active in other arts, starring in stage and TV shows, movies, and posing nude for the Italian edition of Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine. The inclusion of her former hit "L'Appuntamento" (1970) on the Ocean's Twelve soundtrack sparked a worldwide renewal of interest in Ornella Vanoni.
Discography
- Ornella Vanoni 1 (1961)
- Caldo (1965)
- Ornella (1966)
- Ornella Vanoni (1967)
- Ai miei amici cantautori (1968)
- Ai miei amici cantautori (1969)
- Ah! L'amore l'amore quante cose fa fare l'amore (1971)
- Rileggendo vecchie lettere d'amore (1971)
- Un gioco senza età (1972)
- Dettagli (1973)
- Ornella Vanoni e altre storie (1973)
- A un certo punto (1973)
- La voglia di sognare (1974)
- Quei giorni insieme a te (1974)
- Uomo mio bambino mio (1975)
- La voglia la pazzia l'incoscienza l'allegria (1976)
- Più (1976)
- Io dentro (1977)
- Io dentro - io fuori (1977)
- Vanoni (1978)
- Oggi le canto così, vol.1 (1979)
- Oggi le canto così, vol.2 (1980)
- Ricetta di donna (1980)
- Duemilatrecentouno parole (1981)
- Oggi le canto così, vol.3 (1982)
- Oggi le canto così, vol.4 (1982)
- Uomini (1983)
- Insieme (1985)
- Ornella &... (1986)
- O (1987)
- Il giro del mio mondo (1989)
- Quante storie (1990)
- Stella nascente (1992)
- Io sono come sono... (1995)
- Sheherazade (1995)
- Argilla (1997)
- Adesso (1999)
- E poi...la tua bocca da baciare (2001)
- Un panino una birra e poi... (2001)
- Sogni proibiti (2002)
- Noi, le donne noi (2003)
- Ti ricordi? No non mi ricordo (2004)
- Più di me (2008) (duets album)( ITA : 3x platinum)
- Più di te (2009) (duets album)( ITA : Gold)
Filmography
- Romolo e Remo (1961)
- Canzoni in bikini (1963)
- Amori pericolosi (1964)
- I viaggiatori della sera (1979)