Zingara (song)

"Zingara"
Single by Bobby Solo
from the album Il Meglio Di Bobby Solo
B-side	"Piccola ragazza triste"
Released	February 1969
Genre	Pop
Label	Ricordi
Songwriters	Enrico Riccardi and Luigi Albertelli
Bobby Solo singles chronology
"Amore mi manchi" (1969) "Zingara" (1969) "Domenica d'agosto" (1969)

"Zingara" (Italian for Gypsy woman) is a song composed by Enrico Riccardi and Luigi Albertelli. The song won the nineteenth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival 1969, with a double performance by Bobby Solo and Iva Zanicchi. ^[1] The Solo's version peaked at first place for two weeks on the Italian hit parade. ^[2]

The song also named a musicarello film with the same name, directed by Mariano Laurenti and starred by the same Bobby Solo and by Loretta Goggi. ^[3]

Connie Francis Version

Connie Francis, a former contestant in the Sanremo Music Festival herself, recorded the song with English lyrics and released it as a single in 1969 under MGM. ^[4] It was her 3rd non-charting single of the decade, and after its lackluster performance in the markets, she decided not to renew her contract with MGM, when the records company was taken over by Polydor. ^[5]

Charts

Bobby Solo

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Argentina (CAPIF) [6]	4
Brazil (IBOPE) [7]	1
Italy (Musica e dischi) [8]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9]	7

Track listing

Bobby Solo Version

7" single – SRL 10-527

1. "Zingara" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli)
2. "Piccola ragazza triste" (Cesare Gigli, Gianni Sanjust, Capuano, Bobby Solo)

Iva Zanicchi Version

7" single – REN NP 16327

1. "Zingara" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli)
2. "Io Sogno" (Salvatore Vinciguerra)

References

1. Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   978-8863462296.
2. Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN   8876054391.
3. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari (2007). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN   978-8884405036.
4. Connie Francis, "Zingara (Gypsy)" Single Release Retrieved October 18, 2025
5. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Connie Francis Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved December 31, 2025.
6. "Billboard (4/26/69)" (PDF).
7. "Billboard (4/12/69)" (PDF).
8. "Hit Parade Italia".
9. "Hit Parade Schweiz".