Franco Califano was an Italian lyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor. During his career Califano has sold about 20 million records.
Umberto Bindi was an Italian singer-songwriter. He is especially known for the popular song he co-wrote with Gino Paoli, Il Mio Mondo, which he recorded in Italian in 1963. It was later performed by singers in English and other languages.
Vincenzo Jannacci, more commonly known as Enzo Jannacci, was an Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian. He is regarded as one of the most important artists in the post-war Italian music scene.
Rosario Umberto Balsamo, best known as Umberto Balsamo is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Augusto Martelli was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and television personality.
"Il Mondo" is a song composed by Carlo Pes, Lilli Greco, Gianni Meccia and Jimmy Fontana, and performed by Jimmy Fontana. Arrangements were from Ennio Morricone. The song premiered at the 1965 edition of Un disco per l'estate.
"Il cuore è uno zingaro" is a song composed by Franco Migliacci (lyrics) and Claudio Mattone (music). The song won the twenty-first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, with a double performance by Nicola Di Bari and Nada. It had been initially planned to be performed by Di Bari and José Feliciano. The Di Bari's version peaked at first place for six weeks on the Italian hit parade.
La Bottega dell'Arte were an Italian pop music group active between 1974 and 1985.
"Io che amo solo te" is a song composed and performed by Sergio Endrigo and arranged by Luis Bacalov. One of Endrigo's major hits, the song was released in the summer of 1962 but became a success only at the end of year, eventually peaking at the second place on the Italian hit parade and selling over 650,000 copies.
"Insieme a te non ci sto più" is an Italian pop song written by Paolo Conte, Michele Virano and Vito Pallavicini and performed by Caterina Caselli. Years later Conte revealed that he and Pallavicini auditioned many singers before giving the song to Caselli, as she was the only one who could deliver a strong enough performance.
"Adesso tu" is a 1986 Italian song composed by Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano and Adelio Cogliati and performed by Eros Ramazzotti. The song won the 36th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
"Ma che freddo fa" is a 1969 song composed by Claudio Mattone (music) and Franco Migliacci (lyrics). The song premiered at the 19th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with a double performance of Nada and The Rokes, placing at the fifth place. The first verses include a citation of Donovan's "Laléna". Nada's version was a massive success, selling about one million copies, mainly in the Italian and Spanish markets.
"L'arca di Noè" is a 1970 song composed by Sergio Endrigo. The song premiered at the 20th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, with a double performance by Endrigo and Iva Zanicchi, and placed at the third place.
"Anima mia" is a 1973 song composed by Antonello De Sanctis, Flavio Paulin and Ivano Michetti and performed by the musical group Cugini di campagna. The first top ten hit in the band's career, the song got an additional gold disc in 1997, when it named a nostalgia-based Rai 2 variety show presented by Fabio Fazio and Claudio Baglioni.
"L'angelo azzurro" is a 1977 song composed by Umberto Balsamo (music) and Cristiano Malgioglio (lyrics) and performed by Umberto Balsamo. The Balsamo's major hit, it topped the Italian hit parade, selling over a million of copies.
"Arrivederci" is a 1959 Italian song composed by Umberto Bindi (music) and Giorgio Calabrese (lyrics). "Arrivederci" marked the record debut of Bindi, who recorded two versions of the song, but it was eventually led to success by Don Marino Barreto Jr., whose version topped the Italian hit parade.
"24.000 baci", also spelled "24 mila baci", is a 1961 song composed by Ezio Leoni, Piero Vivarelli, Lucio Fulci, and Adriano Celentano. The song premiered at the 11th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with a double performance of Adriano Celentano and Little Tony, and placed at the second place. It is regarded as the first rock and roll song to enter the competition at the Sanremo Festival. During his performance, Celentano created a large controversy for performing part of the song with his back to the public.
"Come sinfonia" is a 1961 Italian song composed by Pino Donaggio. The song premiered at the 11th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, with a double performance by Donaggio and Teddy Reno, and placed at the sixth place. In spite of its placement, it was then referred to by several critics as the song of the year and as an instant classic.
"Il primo giorno di primavera" is a 1968 song composed by Mario Lavezzi, Cristiano Minellono and Mogol and performed by the musical group Dik Dik.
"Se m'innamoro" is an Italian song composed by Cristiano Minellono and Dario Farina, arranged by Fio Zanotti and performed by the Europop group Ricchi e Poveri. The song won the 35th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
