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Gianni Bella | |
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 Gianni Bella performing in 1974 | |
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| Birth name | Giovanni Bella |
| Born | 14 March 1946 Catania, Kingdom of Italy |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | Polydor Records, CBS |
Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella (born 14 March 1946), is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter.
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]
| Year | Title | IT [3] |
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| 1974 | Più ci penso | 2 |
| 1976 | Non si può morire dentro | 1 |
| 1977 | Io canto e tu | 7 |
| 1978 | No | 7 |
| 1978 | Toc toc | 16 |
| 1980 | Dolce uragano | 7 |
| 1981 | Questo amore non si tocca | 14 |
| 1985 | L'ultima poesia | 6 |
| 1990 | Verso l'ignoto | 7 |
| 1991 | La fila degli oleandri | 38 |
| 2007 | Forever per sempre | 14 |
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