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Gianni Bella

Gianni Bella
Gianni Bella performing in 1974
Gianni Bella performing in 1974
Background information
Birth nameGiovanni Bella
Born (1947-03-14) 14 March 1947 (age 77)
Catania, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • composer
  • producer
Years active1969–present
LabelsPolydor Records, CBS

Giovanni "Gianni" Bella (born 14 March 1947) is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter, brother of singer Marcella Bella and the uncle of diplomat and lawyer Giacomo Merello.

Background

Born in Catania, Bella started his career as composer for his sister, singer Marcella Bella authoring several hits with lyricist Giancarlo Bigazzi.[1][2] In the seventies he debuted as a singer himself, scoring his first major success in 1974 with the song "Più ci penso", which ranked second in the Italian hit parade.[3] In 1976 he topped the hit parade[3] and won the Festivalbar contest with the song "Non si può morire dentro", originally planned to be sung by his sister.[4] In 1981 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Questo amore non si tocca"; he returned in Sanremo five more times between 1986 and 2007, three times in couple with his sister Marcella.[2] In 1983 Bella stopped the collaboration with Bigazzi and started a new phase alongside Mogol; between late 1990s and 2000s the couple signed some extraordinary sales successes for Adriano Celentano.[2] In January 2010 he suffered a stroke and subsequently he lost his speech and the use of a leg.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1974 - Guarda che ti amo (Derby)
  • 1976 - Sogni di un robot (Derby)
  • 1977 - Io canto e tu (Derby)
  • 1978 - Toc toc (CGD)
  • 1980 - Dolce uragano (CGD)
  • 1981 - Questo amore... (CGD)
  • 1983 - G.b.1 - Nuova gente (Avventura)
  • 1984 - G.b.2 (Avventura)
  • 1986 - Una luce (RCA Italiana)
  • 1988 - Due cuori rossi di vergogna (Polydor)
  • 1991 - La fila degli oleandri (Fonit Cetra)
  • 1994 - Vocalist (Fonit Cetra)[note 1]
  • 1998 - Finalmente insieme (with Marcella Bella) (Pull/Fuego)
  • 2001 - Il profumo del mare (SDC/Sony Music)
  • 2007 - Forever per sempre (with Marcella Bella) (Nuova Gente/Universal Music)

Live albums

  • 1992 - Gianni Bella Live (Fonit Cetra)
  • 1996 - Grandi successi - Live (Duck Records)

Selected singles

Year Title IT[3]
1974 Più ci penso 2
1976 Non si può morire dentro 1
1977 Io canto e tu 7
1978 No 7
1978 Toc toc 16
1980 Dolce uragano 7
1981 Questo amore non si tocca 14
1985 L'ultima poesia 6
1990 Verso l'ignoto 7
1991 La fila degli oleandri 38
2007 Forever per sempre 14

Notes

  1. ^ The album was republished in 1995 with the title Belladonna by Pull Music/CGD East West.

References

  1. ^ Felice Liperi (2011). Storia della canzone italiana. RAI-ERI, 1999. ISBN 978-8839715050.
  2. ^ a b c Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  3. ^ a b c Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  4. ^ Massimo Emanuelli (2004). 50 anni: storia della televisione attraverso la stampa settimanale. GRECO & GRECO Editori, 2004. ISBN 8879803468.
  5. ^ Sergio Buonadonna (3 June 2012). "Marcella Bella Le mie montagne verdi? Sono quelle di Ficarazzi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Bella