Gianni Bella

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Gianni Bella
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Gianni Bella performing in 1974
Background information
Birth nameGiovanni Bella
Born (1947-03-14) 14 March 1947 (age 77)
Catania, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • composer
  • producer
Years active1969–present
Labels Polydor Records, CBS

Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella (born 14 March 1947), is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter, brother of singer Marcella Bella and the uncle of diplomat and lawyer Giacomo Merello.

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Background

Born in Catania, Bella started his career as composer for his sister, singer Marcella Bella authoring several hits with lyricist Giancarlo Bigazzi. [1] [2] In the seventies he debuted as a singer himself, scoring his first major success in 1974 with the song "Più ci penso", which ranked second in the Italian hit parade. [3] In 1976 he topped the hit parade [3] and won the Festivalbar contest with the song "Non si può morire dentro", originally planned to be sung by his sister. [4] In 1981 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Questo amore non si tocca"; he returned in Sanremo five more times between 1986 and 2007, three times in couple with his sister Marcella. [2] In 1983 Bella stopped the collaboration with Bigazzi and started a new phase alongside Mogol; between late 1990s and 2000s the couple signed some extraordinary sales successes for Adriano Celentano. [2] In January 2010 he suffered a stroke and subsequently he lost his speech and the use of a leg. [5]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Selected singles

YearTitleIT [3]
1974Più ci penso2
1976 Non si può morire dentro 1
1977Io canto e tu7
1978No7
1978Toc toc16
1980Dolce uragano7
1981Questo amore non si tocca14
1985L'ultima poesia6
1990Verso l'ignoto7
1991La fila degli oleandri38
2007Forever per sempre14

Notes

  1. ↑ The album was republished in 1995 with the title Belladonna by Pull Music/CGD East West.

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References

  1. ↑ Felice Liperi (2011). Storia della canzone italiana. RAI-ERI, 1999. ISBN   978-8839715050.
  2. 1 2 3 Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   978-8863462296.
  3. 1 2 3 Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN   8876054391.
  4. ↑ Massimo Emanuelli (2004). 50 anni: storia della televisione attraverso la stampa settimanale. GRECO & GRECO Editori, 2004. ISBN   8879803468.
  5. ↑ Sergio Buonadonna (3 June 2012). "Marcella Bella Le mie montagne verdi? Sono quelle di Ficarazzi". La Repubblica . Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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