Mario Castelnuovo

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Mario Castelnuovo
Born25 January 1955 (1955-01-25) (age 69)
Rome, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Mario Castelnuovo (born 25 January 1955) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

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Life and career

Born in Rome, after the diploma in surveying Castelnuovo studied French literature at the university, specializing in Provençal and Troubadour aesthetics. [1] [2] In the same period he started to play guitar and to attend the Folkstudio, a well-known Roman musical club. [1] He started composing his first songs in the late 1970s, when was noted by singer-songwriter Amedeo Minghi, who started producing him and also earned him a contract with the label It. [1]

Castelnuovo made his record debut with "Oceania", a single which won a selection organized by Domenica in that put up for grabs a place in the 32nd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. [1] He entered the competition with the song "Sette fili di canapa", the title track of his debut album, reaching the finals and getting large critical acclaim as well as some commercial success. [1]

Castelnuovo's major hit was "Nina", a song which tells the story of his parents during the wartime; the song premiered at the 34th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, placing sixth and subsequently peaking 10th on the Italian hit parade. [1] [3] In the following years Castelnuovo gradually moved away from the spotlight, still keeping to record critically acclaimed works. [4]

Castelnuovo's style has been described as "characterized by an elegant mastery of melody, by an intimate and elegant atmosphere created by minimalist and refined lyrics and by a delicate and theatrical singing style". [2] According to Enrico Deregibus' Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana, his songs are "enchanting", especially because of their "fascinating and delicate writing, rich in literary references". [4]

Discography

Album

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lalla Cantore. "Castelnuovo, Mario". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  2. 1 2 Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   978-8863462296.
  3. ↑ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN   8876054391.
  4. 1 2 Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN   978-8809756250.
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