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The Honourable
Domenico Modugno
Modugno at Partitissima [it] in 1967
Member of the Senate
In office 18 April 1990 – 22 April 1992
Constituency
Rome IV
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 2 July 1987 – 18 April 1990
Constituency
Turin
Personal details
Born
(1928-01-09)9 January 1928 Polignano a Mare, Italy
Died
6 August 1994(1994-08-06) (aged 66) Lampedusa, Italy
Political party
Radical Party
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
Franca Gandolfi
(m. 1955)
Children
4
Occupation
Singer
actor
politician
Musical career
Genres
Neapolitan song
pop
folk
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Years active
1953–1993
Labels
RCA
Fonit Cetra
Curci
Carosello
Panarecord
Decca
United Artists
Jubilee
Musical artist
Domenico Modugno (Italian pronunciation:[doˈmeːnikomoˈduɲɲo]; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received the first Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. He is considered the first Italian cantautore.[1]
^(in Italian)Domenico Modugno: biography Archived 17 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
DomenicoModugno (Italian pronunciation: [doˈmeːniko moˈduɲɲo]; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member...
including "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" and "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" by DomenicoModugno. "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the...
Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Franco Migliacci and DomenicoModugno, songwriters (DomenicoModugno) "Catch a Falling Star" – Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance...
well as songs for Johnny Hallyday, Mireille Mathieu, Ornella Vanoni, DomenicoModugno, Claude François, Gigliola Cinquetti, Gérard Lenorman, Michel Sardou...
Gallo ("Corde della mia chitarra") DomenicoModugno / Johnny Dorelli ("Nel blu, dipinto di blu") DomenicoModugno / Johnny Dorelli ("Piove (Ciao, ciao...
Gallo ("Corde della mia chitarra") DomenicoModugno / Johnny Dorelli ("Nel blu, dipinto di blu") DomenicoModugno / Johnny Dorelli ("Piove (Ciao, ciao...
"Lazzarella" is a song composed by DomenicoModugno and Riccardo Pazzaglia. The song, with a performance by Aurelio Fierro, ranked second at the fifth...
international hits after being performed at the Eurovision Song Contest, like DomenicoModugno's "Nel blu dipinto di blu", which took third place in the 1958 contest...
Non-Classical. In many cases, the songwriters were also the performers (DomenicoModugno, Henry Mancini, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Joe South, Paul Simon...
1955 song written by Italian singer-songwriter DomenicoModugno. The song is a dramatic ballad, with Modugno telling a story about an elegant man in tailcoat...
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" performed by DomenicoModugno which had placed third, became a worldwide hit for Modugno, winning two Grammy Awards in 1959 and...
Gallo ("Corde della mia chitarra") DomenicoModugno / Johnny Dorelli ("Nel blu, dipinto di blu") DomenicoModugno / Johnny Dorelli ("Piove (Ciao, ciao...
1957. In 1958 and in 1959 he won the Sanremo Festival in duo with DomenicoModugno, with the songs "Nel blu dipinto di blu" (also known as "Volare") and...
"Wildwood Days", "Wild One" and "Volare" (cover of an Italian song by DomenicoModugno, "Nel blu, dipinto di blu"); in 1963 he appeared in the musical film...
the contest in Naples (1965), Rome (1991) and Turin (2022). In 1958, DomenicoModugno finished third with the song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu". Commonly known...
by an orchestra. The Italian entry "Dio, come ti amo" performed by DomenicoModugno had been rearranged since its performance at the Sanremo Music Festival...
puppets come to life to be infinitely the shows before the public. DomenicoModugno plays a scavenger singer who picks up the bodies of the puppets that...
Acireale and Sant'Alfio, Province of Catania. Salvatore Cannavone (DomenicoModugno) is a Sicilian cobbler-cum-shoe salesman who has worked for thirty...
known as "Volare", Italy's third-placed song in 1958 performed by DomenicoModugno, is the only Eurovision entry to win a Grammy Award. It was the first...
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