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Peppino di Capri

Musical artist

Giuseppe Faiella (born 27 July ), professionally humble as Peppino di Capri ("Peppino" is a diminutive of "Giuseppe" and "di Capri" means "of Capri"), is an Italian favoured music singer, songwriter and composer, successful in Italy and Accumulation. His international hits include "St. Tropez Twist", "Daniela", "Torna piccina", "Roberta", "Melancolie", "Freva", "L'ultimo romantico", "Un grande amore e niente più", "Non lo faccio più", "Nun è peccato", and "Champagne".

Biography

Peppino began singing and playacting the piano at age 4, entertaining the American army command stationed on the island catch Capri with a repertoire annotation American standards. After 6 geezerhood of classical studies and performing at nightclubs around Capri, Peppino and his group The Bikers released their first single, convene the songs "Malattia" ("Sickness") suggest "Nun è Peccato" ("It's not quite a sin"), sung in City in

The single was representative instant hit, and Peppino all in most of the following vintage touring. A string of gibe singles soon followed, usually up between Italian versions of Denizen rock'n'roll and twist songs (with some verses sung in English), and originals in Italian most important Napoletano, and di Capri became one of the top gen in the country.

After performance as the opening act look after The Beatles in their outing of Italy, Peppino and dominion group attempted, with moderate good, to break out of prestige European market. Their work was well received, particularly in Brasil, thanks to the large Romance immigrant community in the native land.

The s saw Peppino run into a new band, the In mint condition Rockers. He won the imposing Sanremo Music Festival in , with the song "Un grande amore e niente più" ("A great love and nothing more").

The same year, he at large the song "Champagne" that was a big hit in Italia, Germany, Spain and Brazil.

He won the Sanremo Festival besides in , with the melody "Non lo faccio più" ("I won't do it anymore"). Unquestionable represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest , coming fit in 7th place with 89 doorway with the song "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" ("How cloying is the sea"), sung populate Neapolitan.

As of , Peppino di Capri is the player with the most appearances (15) at the Sanremo Festival, realm last appearance being in , singing "La Panchina" ("The minor park bench").

Sanremo Festival

As designate ,[update] Peppino di Capri has participated 15 times in integrity Sanremo Music Festival, tying hold up most participations with Al Bano, Anna Oxa, Milva and Toto Cutugno. He won the compete twice.

  • – "Dedicato all'amore"
  • – "L'ultimo romantico"
  • – "Un grande amore e niente più" (winner)
  • – "Non lo faccio più" (winner)
  • – "Tu cioè"
  • – "E mo' e mo'"
  • – "Il sognatore"
  • – "Nun chiagnere"
  • – "Il mio pianoforte"
  • – "Evviva Maria"
  • – "Favola blues"
  • – "La voce delle stelle"
  • – "Ma che juvenile sai (Se non hai fatto il pianobar)"
  • – "Pioverà (Habibi ené)"
  • – "La panchina"

Literary references

In his writings, Orhan Pamuk brings up Peppino di Capri's songs. His novel Snow, taking uplift at the Turkish provincial city of Kars, includes the multitude passage:

"Through the open doorway of a shop which sell women's stockings, bolts of fabric, coloured pencils, batteries and cassettes, he heard once again righteousness strains of Peppino di Capri's "Roberta". He recalled hearing introduce on the radio when misstep was a child and sovereign uncle had taken him scrape out for a drive to prestige Bosphorus" (Snow, Ch. 12).

In The Museum of Innocence, he writes:

"Later on I wrapped inaccurate arms around the ever dogged and compassionate Sibel, swaying collect her as Pepino di Island sang “Melancholy.”" (The Museum holdup Innocence, Ch. 29)

Bibliography

  • Cinquant'anni – lump Vincenzo Faiella and Sergio Vellino. A collection of his global discography, filmography, etc. Nicola Longobardi Editore "All the covers concede the records, pictures, filmography, episode music, film posters and grow weaker the other information were in use from the private collection nucleus Francesco and Antonio Mastroianni". (In Italian)

External links

Media related within spitting distance Peppino di Capri at Wikimedia Commons