Nicola Di Bari | |
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Born | Michele Scommegna 29 September 1940 (age 83) |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1959–present |
Nicola Di Bari (born 29 September 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. He is considered one of the "sacred monsters" of Italian pop music. [1]
Born in Zapponeta, Apulia, Di Bari was the youngest of ten children from a farming family. [2] He gave up his accountancy studies to work in Rome, and after a short stay in Rome he moved to Milan. [2] In 1962, in Cologno Monzese, he won a song contest with a song of which he was also the author, "Piano pianino". [2] In 1964 he achieved his first commercial success with the song "Amore ritorna a casa". [1] Between 1965 and 1967 he entered the competition at three editions of the Sanremo Music Festival, while coupled with Gene Pitney. [3]
In 1970 Di Bari obtained even greater commercial and critical success with the song " La prima cosa bella", which ranked second at the Sanremo Music Festival and first on the Italian hit charts. [3] [4] In 1971 he won the Sanremo Music Festival and Canzonissima, with the songs " Il cuore è uno zingaro" and "Chitarra suona più piano". [3] In 1972, he again won the Sanremo Festival and represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " I giorni dell'arcobaleno" ("The Days of the Rainbow"). [3] In the following years Di Bari grew his international popularity, especially in Latin America, where he recorded several albums in Spanish and where he gradually focused his career. [1] [3] Nicola was also very much enamoured with Australia where he toured near and far on several occasions performing at Theatres and Italian Clubs venues organised by Italo-australian impresario Duane d Zigliotto.[ citation needed]
Nicola Di Bari | |
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Born | Michele Scommegna 29 September 1940 (age 83) |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1959–present |
Nicola Di Bari (born 29 September 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. He is considered one of the "sacred monsters" of Italian pop music. [1]
Born in Zapponeta, Apulia, Di Bari was the youngest of ten children from a farming family. [2] He gave up his accountancy studies to work in Rome, and after a short stay in Rome he moved to Milan. [2] In 1962, in Cologno Monzese, he won a song contest with a song of which he was also the author, "Piano pianino". [2] In 1964 he achieved his first commercial success with the song "Amore ritorna a casa". [1] Between 1965 and 1967 he entered the competition at three editions of the Sanremo Music Festival, while coupled with Gene Pitney. [3]
In 1970 Di Bari obtained even greater commercial and critical success with the song " La prima cosa bella", which ranked second at the Sanremo Music Festival and first on the Italian hit charts. [3] [4] In 1971 he won the Sanremo Music Festival and Canzonissima, with the songs " Il cuore è uno zingaro" and "Chitarra suona più piano". [3] In 1972, he again won the Sanremo Festival and represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " I giorni dell'arcobaleno" ("The Days of the Rainbow"). [3] In the following years Di Bari grew his international popularity, especially in Latin America, where he recorded several albums in Spanish and where he gradually focused his career. [1] [3] Nicola was also very much enamoured with Australia where he toured near and far on several occasions performing at Theatres and Italian Clubs venues organised by Italo-australian impresario Duane d Zigliotto.[ citation needed]