Dario Baldan Bembo (born 15 May 1948) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, music arranger and musician, best known for the songs " Aria" and " Amico è".
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Born | 15 May 1948 Italy |
Born in Milan, Baldan Bembo started his music career as a keyboardist for, among others, Lucio Battisti and Adriano Celentano. [1] [2]
In 1970 he joined the group Equipe 84, with whom he started working as a composer. In 1972 he got his first successes as author of two songs written for Mia Martini, " Piccolo uomo" and "Donna sola", followed in 1973 by " Minuetto" and in 1974 by "Inno". [1] [2] In 1975 he made his debut as a singer with the song " Aria", which ranked second in the Italian hit parade [3] and became an international success. [2]
In 1981 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Tu cosa fai stasera", which ranked third; [2] the song was later covered by Guys 'n' Dolls as "Broken Dreams" and by Sarah Brightman under the title " Just Show Me How to Love You". He came back in Sanremo in 1985, with the song "Da quando non ci sei". [2]
His main hit as a songwriter was the song " Amico è", [4] ending theme song of the Mike Bongiorno's quiz show SuperFlash, which later became a widely spread football chant. [1] [2]
As a composer his collaborations include Daniel Sentacruz Ensemble, Mina and Ornella Vanoni. Céline Dion covered his songs "Dolce fiore" (released as a single with the title " L'amour viendra") and "L'amico è" (with the title "Hymne à l'amitié"). [5]
Dario Baldan Bembo (born 15 May 1948) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, music arranger and musician, best known for the songs " Aria" and " Amico è".
Dario Baldan Bembo | |
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Background information | |
Born | 15 May 1948 Italy |
Born in Milan, Baldan Bembo started his music career as a keyboardist for, among others, Lucio Battisti and Adriano Celentano. [1] [2]
In 1970 he joined the group Equipe 84, with whom he started working as a composer. In 1972 he got his first successes as author of two songs written for Mia Martini, " Piccolo uomo" and "Donna sola", followed in 1973 by " Minuetto" and in 1974 by "Inno". [1] [2] In 1975 he made his debut as a singer with the song " Aria", which ranked second in the Italian hit parade [3] and became an international success. [2]
In 1981 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Tu cosa fai stasera", which ranked third; [2] the song was later covered by Guys 'n' Dolls as "Broken Dreams" and by Sarah Brightman under the title " Just Show Me How to Love You". He came back in Sanremo in 1985, with the song "Da quando non ci sei". [2]
His main hit as a songwriter was the song " Amico è", [4] ending theme song of the Mike Bongiorno's quiz show SuperFlash, which later became a widely spread football chant. [1] [2]
As a composer his collaborations include Daniel Sentacruz Ensemble, Mina and Ornella Vanoni. Céline Dion covered his songs "Dolce fiore" (released as a single with the title " L'amour viendra") and "L'amico è" (with the title "Hymne à l'amitié"). [5]