Umberto Napolitano

Last updated
Umberto Napolitano
Born25 May 1947 (1947-05-25) (age 75)
Brescia, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Umberto Napolitano (born 25 May 1947) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer, mainly successful in the 1970s.

Contents

Life and career

Born in Brescia, Napolitano started his career performing at the Nebbia Club in Milan. [1] He first entered the music industry just as a composer, and had his breakout in 1966 writing for Carmen Villani the pacifist protest song "Mille chitarre contro la guerra". [1] [2]

For his professional career as a singer Napolitano initially adopted the mononym Umberto, and got his first success with the song "Gioventù", which was entered at the Un disco per l'estate festival and was chosen as the opening song of the popular RAI television game show Chissà chi lo sa?. [2] He had a significant success in the second half of the 1970s, specializing in a light and romantic pop repertoire, and taking part to several editions of the Sanremo Music Festival. [2] [1] Artists who recorded his songs include Loredana Bertè, Rita Pavone, Caterina Caselli, Ricchi e Poveri, Nomadi, I Nuovi Angeli, Dori Ghezzi, Gilda Giuliani, Rosanna Fratello, Antoine. [1] He also worked as a comics writer. [1]

Discography

Album

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicola Di Bari</span> Italian singer-songwriter and actor

Nicola Di Bari is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. He is considered one of the "sacred monsters" of Italian pop music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franco Califano</span> Musical artist

Franco Califano was an Italian lyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor. During his career he sold about 20 million records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amedeo Minghi</span> Musical artist

Amedeo Minghi is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gianni Bella</span> Italian musician

Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella, is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Umberto Balsamo</span> Italian singer-songwriter and composer

Rosario Umberto Balsamo, best known as Umberto Balsamo is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dario Baldan Bembo</span> Musical artist

Dario Baldan Bembo is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, music arranger and musician, best known for the songs "Aria" and "Amico è".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drupi</span> Musical artist

Giampiero Anelli, best known as Drupi, is an Italian rock singer, best known for the songs "Vado via", "Piccola e fragile", "Sereno è" and "Due".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gianni Nazzaro</span> Italian singer (1948–2021)

Gianni Nazzaro was an Italian singer and actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orietta Berti</span> Italian singer

Orietta Berti is an Italian pop-folk singer and television personality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Enzo Gragnaniello</span> Italian singer-songwriter and composer (born 1954)

Enzo Gragnaniello is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Profeti</span>

I Profeti were an Italian pop group, mainly successful in the late sixties and in the seventies.

Mariella Nava, stage name of Maria Giuliana Nava is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donatello (singer)</span>

Giuliano Illiani, best known as Donatello, is an Italian singer, mainly successful in the first half of the 1970s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Piergiorgio Farina</span> Italian jazz violinist, composer and singer

Piergiorgio Farina was an Italian jazz violinist, composer and singer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruno Filippini</span> Italian singer

Bruno Filippini is an Italian singer, mainly successful in the 1960s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paolo Mengoli</span> Italian singer (born 1950)

Paolo Mengoli is an Italian singer, mainly successful between late 1960s and 1970s.

Graziella Franchini, better known as Lolita, was an Italian pop singer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jo Chiarello</span> Italian singer

Maria Concetta Chiarello, known as Jo Chiarello, is an Italian singer, mainly active in the 1980s.

Giampiero Artegiani was an Italian singer-songwriter, lyricist and producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germana Caroli</span> Italian singer, mainly

Germana Caroli is an Italian singer, mainly active in the 1950s.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Eddy Anselmi. "Umberto Napolitano". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   8863462291.
  2. 1 2 3 Dario Salvatori. "Napolitano, Umberto". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.