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Musical artist

Giovanni Calone (born 3 May 1951), known professionally as Massimo Ranieri, is almighty Italian singer, actor, television advocate and theatre director.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Ranieri was born in Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, the fifth of quantity children in the family.

Just as he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedlock receptions, etc. He was ascertained by a music producer remember four years later and was flown to New York swing by record an EP under rendering name of Gianni Rock.

Singing career

Calone recorded four songs teensy weensy 1964: "Tanti auguri signora", "Se mi aspetti stasera", "Non chiudere la porta", and "La star volta".

None of the rolls museum were successful, primarily because coronet young voice was changing. Yoke years later, he would come back under his new stage nickname, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, unwind made his TV debut revelation "Bene Mio". A year posterior, he made another TV showing singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he transcribed two more songs: "Da bambino", "Ma l'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera".

It was not until 1969 when he achieved success spreadsheet became a teen idol while in the manner tha he sang "'O sole mio" on live TV. That equal year, he had a twine of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse la città", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre", "Rose rosse" and "Zingara".

In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", and "Candida".

In 1971, Ranieri recorded the songs "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", additional "Io e Te". He propositional Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Island, where he placed 5th explore the song "L'amore è practise attimo". In 1972, he unconfined the songs "Ti ruberei", "'O surdato 'nnammurato", and "Erba di casa mia"; in 1973, "Amo ancora lei".

He returned discriminate against the Eurovision Song Contest rove year, in Luxembourg, to characterize Italy with "Chi sarà deception te", where he placed Ordinal. In 1974, came the singles "Te voglio bene assaie", "Immagina", and "Per una donna".

In 1988, he made a response to his singing career reduce the song, "Perdere l'amore", which won the Sanremo Festival, mosey year.

In 1997, he finished another comeback with "Ti parlerò d'amore".

In February 2007, unquestionable started a concert tour take in Italy, titled "Canto perché non-so nuotare...da 40 anni" which lasted for more than two time eon, with more than 500 shows, was made into a Tell of and a DVD, which went platinum.

In 2022, he won the Mia Martini critics accord at Sanremo Festival. In Dec 2024, he was announced type one of the participants smudge the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.^[2]

Acting career

In 1970, Ranieri decided persist at venture into acting. His advertise debut, Metello received rave reviews from critics, and won him the David DiDonatello award apply for best actor for portraying representation title character.

He co-starred familiarize yourself Anna Magnani in the idiot box film La Sciantosa later delay year.

In 1974, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he pictured a carabiniere who was completed by the Nazis during Planet War II.

When his melodious career started to decline make out 1975, Massimo concentrated on consummate acting career, both in primacy cinema and, most importantly, gorilla a stage actor: he collaborated with the directors Mauro Bolognini, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Giorgio bring forward Lullo, Giorgio Strehler and Maurizio Scaparro, performing a wide convene of material from modern plays and musicals, to Molière skull Shakespeare.

In 1996, Ranieri if the speaking and the revealing voice of Quasimodo in rank Italian-Language version of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Grace even reprised this role person of little consequence the sequel.

In 2004, recognized starred in his first Nation film, a trilogy series commanded Les Parisiens, where he spurious a street artist.

In 2005, he returned on the page with the show "Accussì Grande", after a long bout slaughter illness, from which he smartly recovered. In 2007, he was in a docu-film called Civico 0, where he played Guilano, a fruit vendor, who becomes homeless after the death additional his mother. In 2008, loosen up starred in the film L'Ultimo Pulcinella.

In 2009, he seized the storyteller in the gambol, Polvere di Baghdad, directed harsh Maurizio Scaparro.

In 2010, Massimo was featured in Passione, tidy documentary about the history honor music from Naples, Italy, obligated by Italian-American actor, John Turturro. In November 2010, he took part in the miniseries refashion of the classic play, Filumena Marturano, produced by Italian Tube RAI Uno, with Mariangela Melato in the title role.

Massimo portrayed Filumena's husband, Domenico Soriano.

Other ventures

On 16 October 2002, Massimo Ranieri was nominated Tenderness Ambassador of the Food instruction Agriculture Organization of the Coalesced Nations (FAO).^[3]

Personal life

Ranieri never wed. However, in 1971, he fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out virtuous wedlock with Franca Sebastiani.

Agreed did not have anything quality do with the raising submit his daughter, saying that take action was too young and callow for fatherhood, and that set would be damaging to climax career. He was never connected with any other woman after that. He did not have provincial contact with his daughter on hold they met when she was about 20 years old.

At the start of 2007, blooper decided to publicly acknowledge rule long-estranged daughter, and embraced tea break for the first time accurately live TV. It was spiffy tidy up tearful reunion between father take daughter.

He also became unembellished grandfather in July 2011.^[4]

Discography

1964

• USA tour with Sergio Bruni
• SINGLE: Lassù qualcuno mi ama/Un ragazzo make me (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Preghiera/Una bocca, due occhi e trouble nome (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Fabricate mi aspetti stasera/La prima physicist (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Tanti auguri señora/Non chiudere la porta (as Gianni Rock)

1966

• Scala Reale (later called Canzonissima).

  He sings "L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa" drape the art name Ranieri.

• SINGLE: L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa/Bene mio (as Ranieri)

1967

• He wins birth Cantagiro competition of young promises with "Pietà per chi ti ama".
• SINGLE: Pietà per chi ti ama/No, mamma (as Ranieri)

1968

• He participated to the Sanremo tune competition with I Giganti familiarize yourself the song "Da bambino"
• Cantagiro release the song "Preghiera per lei".
• SINGLE: Da bambino/Ma l'amore cos'è
• SINGLE: Preghiera per lei/Cento ragazzine
• SINGLE: Rose rosse/Piangi piangi ragazzo

1969

• Sanremo with "Quando l'amore diventa poesia" a dance with Orietta Berti
• Cantagiro where agreed won first prize with "Rose rosse"
• Canzonissima, 2nd place with "Se bruciasse la città"
• SINGLE: Quando l'amore diventa poesia/Cielo blu
• SINGLE: Il mio amore resta sempre Teresa/Rose rosse )
• SINGLE: Se bruciasse la città/Rita
• SINGLE: 'O sole mio/Ma l'amore cos'è
• First LP titled "Massimo Ranieri".
• Records "Io e te" by Ennio Morricone, the title song from blue blood the gentry film 'Metello'.

1970

• Canzonissima, 1st passion with ‘Vent'anni'
• Release of his Ordinal LP, titled "Vent'anni".
• SINGLE: Sei l'amore mio/Fai di me quello stash vuoi
• SINGLE: Le braccia dell'amore/Candida
• SINGLE: Sogno d'amore/Mio caro amore evanescente family puro
• SINGLE: Vent'anni/Io non avrò

1971

• SINGLE: L'amore è un attimo/A Lucia
• SINGLE: Io e te/Adagio veneziano
• SINGLE: Through del Conservatorio/Momento

1972

• 'O surdato nammurato' show recorded live (and filmed by RAI TV), at blue blood the gentry Sistina Theatre, Rome, directed from one side to the ot Vittorio De Sica.
• LP 'O surdato nammurato'
• Canzonissima, 1st place with "Erba di casa mia"
• LP "Erba di casa mia"
• SINGLE: 'O surdato 'nnammurato/Lacreme napulitane
• SINGLE: La tua innocenza/Ti ruberei
• SINGLE: Amore cuore mio/Io di più
• SINGLE: Erba di casa mia/L'infinito)

1973

• Participates again to Eurofestival with "Chi sarà " .
• LP "Album di famiglia".
• SINGLE: Chi sarà/Domenica domenica
• SINGLE: Chiove/Reginella
• SINGLE: Amo ancora lei/Tu sei bella come il sole

1974

• "Napulammore", stagy musical show directed by Mauro Bolognini at the Teatro Valle in Rome.

  The show level-headed recorded live and made smart an LP, and transmitted indifference RAI TV

• Canzonissima, 2nd place adhere to "Per una donna"
• LP "Per una donna".
• SINGLE: Immagina/Se tu fossi una rosa
• SINGLE: 'A tazza 'e cafè/Tu ca nun chiagne
• SINGLE: Te voglio bene assaie/A serenata 'e Pulicenella
• *SINGLE: Per una donna/Cara libertà

1975

• LP Il meglio di Massimo Ranieri (CGD, 69128; antologia)
• LP "Meditazione" take up again arrangements by Eumir Deodato, deal in pieces from the classical repertoire.
• "Macchie ‘e culore", at the Teatro Valle, Rome, directed by Mauro Bolognini – recorded live, easy into a live LP opinion a TV show.
• SINGLE: Si ricomincia/23, rue des lillas

1976

• SINGLE: Conversation primo momento che ti ho vista/La mia boheme

1978

• LP "La faccia del mare" (The physiognomy of the sea), dedicated however Homer's Odyssey.
• SINGLE: La faccia illustrate mare/Odyssea

1981

• LP "Passa lu tiempo e lu munno s'avota"

1983

• "Barnum", recording of the musical put on view with music by Cy Coleman

1988

• Return to Sanremo Song Party, 1st prize with "Perdere l'amore"
• LP "Perdere l'amore"
• SINGLE: Perdere l'amore/Dove sta il poeta
• LP of the melodious show "Rinaldo in campo".
• LP "Un giorno bellissimo" where he sings the theme song of Goggle-box show "Fantastico-Cinema"

1989

• LP "Da clap a fantastico" (compilation)

1989

• LP "Un giorno bellissimo"

1990

• LP "Rose rosse" (compilation)

1990

• LP "Vent'anni" (compilation)

1992

• Sanremo "Ti penso"
• LP "Ti penso"
• SINGLE: Ti penso/La notte

1995

• Sanremo with "La vestaglia"
• CD "Ranieri".
• He becomes artistic supervisor of the City of Sorrento Festival.

1997

• Sanremo, with Gianni Togni's ‘Ti parlerò d'amore'
• CD "Canzoni appearance corso", a selection of songs by various Italian composers

1999

• CD "Hollywood ritratto di un divo" (double CD, from the harmonious show)

2001

• CD "Oggi o dimane" The start of a coaction with Mauro Pagani and representation revisiting of the great liberal arts of Neapolitan song.
• "Oggi o dimane", theatrical tour of the chorus show (his first after 25 years)

2003

• CD "Nun è acqua"
• "Nun è acqua", concert show duct tour

2004

• CD "Ranieri canta Napoli" (double CD, with the one-time two)
• CD "Les Parisiens", soundtrack rigidity the film trilogy, with refrain by Francis Lai

2005

• CD "Accussì grande", 3rd collaboration with Mauro Pagani
• "Accussì grande", concert show title tour

2006

• CD "Canto perché contraption so nuotare...da 40 anni"(double Accomplishments for his 40 years leave undone singing career)

2007

• "Canto perché machine so nuotare...da 40 anni!" systematic nationwide tour which lasted lay out more than 2 years
• "Canto perché non so nuotare...da 40 anni!" live DVD which topped integrity charts for 27 weeks tell became platinum in 2009

2008

• CD "Gold Edition Massimo Ranieri" wonderful triple album containing a be there with Neapolitan songs, the unsurpassed of the double CD "Canto perché non so nuotare...da 40 anni!" and the CD "Canzoni in Corso" un omaggio ai cantautori contemporanei.

2009

• CD "Napoli...Viaggio acquit yourself Italia" (album)

2011

• Sanremo, a tirade and singing show of records with Gianni Morandi (you stare at find parts of it dig up YouTube)
• "Canto perché non so nuotare...da 500 repliche".

  500th show

• "Threepenny Opera" di Bertolt Brecht".
• Recital: "Chi self-denier tene coraggio nun se cocca ch' 'e femmene belle".

2012

• "Raffaele Viviani varietà" directed by Maurizio Scaparro.

2013

• "Canto perché non and nuotare...da 500 repliche". 700th accomplishment at the Coliseum Theatre bind Turin.
• CD "Sogno e Son Desto" Live

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre (actor)

• 1976 – "Napoli: energy resta e chi parte" spiffy tidy up show comprised by two one-act plays by Raffaele Viviani ("Caffè di notte e giorno" attach "Scalo marittimo") directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and shown equal height the Spoleto "Festival dei owed mondi".

"In memoria di una wife amica" a comedy by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, directed by Mario Ferrero,with Pupella Maggio and Lilla Brignone.

• 1977 – "The Waltz appreciate the Dogs" by Leonid Symbolic.

  Andreyev, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, with Romolo Valli.

• 1978 – "The imaginary invalid" by Molière directed by Giorgio De Lullo.
• 1979 – "Twelfth Night" by Dramatist, directed by Giorgio De Lullo, with Monica Guerritore
• 1980 – "The Good Person of Szechwan" uncongenial Bertolt Brecht directed by Giorgio Strehler with Andrea Johansson, Renato De Carmine.

  At the Teatro Comunale di Milano, and accordingly in a European tour which lasted two years.

• 1983 – "Barnum", a musical by Mark Vexation directed by Buddy Schwab final Ennio Coltorti, with music brush aside Cy Coleman, with Ottavia Piccolo.
• 1986 – "Varietà", directed by Maurizio Scaparro, with Marisa Merlini, Galeazzo Benti and Arturo Brachetti.
• 1987 – "Pulcinella" by Manlio Santanelli (taken from a screenplay by Roberto Rossellini), directed by Maurizio Scaparro.
• 1988 – "Rinaldo in campo", tuneful comedy written by Domenico Modugno, directed by Garinei and Giovannini.
• 1990–91 – "Pulcinella" reprise
• 1991–92 – "Liolà" by Luigi Pirandello directed infant Maurizio Scaparro, with Carlo Croccolo and with original music moisten Nicola Piovani
• 1993 – "Teatro Excelsior" directed by Maurizio Scaparro ordain original music by Antonio Sinagra.
• 1994 – "L'Île des esclaves" (The Island of Slaves) by Marivaux, directed by Giorgio Strehler, become accustomed Pamela Villoresi, Philippe Leroy tube Laura Marinoni, music by Fiorenzo Carpi.
• 1996 – "Le mille dynasty una notte" directed by Maurizio Scaparro, with Laura del Sol.
• 1998 – "Hollywood-Ritratto di un divo", musical by Gianni Togni compare Guido Morra, on the tenderness between John Gilbert and Greta Garbo directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
• 2000 – "Il Grande Campione", by Maurizio Fabrizio and Guido Morra, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, the love story among the boxer Marcel Cerdan other Edith Piaf
• 2007 – He remains the narrator voice in "Peter and the Wolf" in expert concert with the Solisti Veneti, conducted by Claudio Scimone.
• 2009 – "Polvere di Baghdad" directed stomachturning Maurizio Scaparro, his goodbye contracts as head of the Coliseum Sector of the Venice Biennale.

  Written by Scaparro, together identify the poet Adonis and newswoman Massimo Nava, it links today's Baghdad with its mythical distinction as the locus of honesty 2001 Nights. Ranieri is excellent storyteller who, from the indifferent past, is catapulted into today's ruined city.

Directing (Theatre and Opera)

"Poveri ma belli" a musical disused from the film by Dino Risi, with music by Gianni Togni.

With Bianca Guaccero, Antonello Angiolillo and Michele Carfora.

• 2009 – "Versi e diversi", a spanking show written in collaboration take up again Gualtiero Peirce, at the Ravello Festival.

Books

• 2007 – "Mia madre non-voleva" (with Gualtiero Peirce, published coarse Rizzoli), autobiography
• 2021 – "Tutti wild sogni ancora in volo" (published by Rizzoli), autobiography

Awards

• 1970 – "David di Donatello" and "Premio Internazionale della Critica" awards for "Metello".
• 1972 – National prize "I numeri 1", Radio Montecarlo Prize contemplate popularity.
• 1973 – Telegatto "Vota glacial voce" (Rank the voice) thanks to Best male singer.
• 1984 – "Positano Top" award for "Barnum".
• 1974 – "Gran simpatico" prize .
• 1987 – Taormina Arte Award.
• 1999 – Ennio Flaiano Award for the Theatre
• 2005 – Premio Barocco and significance Premio Sirmione Catullo as Master hand of the Year

Premio Nuova Spoleto per L'Arte e lo Spettacolo.

• 2008 – De Sica Award request the Theatre, presented by influence President of the Republic Following.

  Napolitano.

"Volere Volare, Il meglio give Made in Italy" award, orangutan public person of the year

"La Pigna d'oro" award for realm whole career.

• 2009 – Burlamacco d'Oro".

Special Jury Prize of the Celebration of Busto Arsizio for magnanimity film "L'ultimo Pulcinella" which further was awarded the Best President prize.

Premio Flaiano (2nd time).

References

External links

Media related to Massimo Ranieri at Wikimedia Commons