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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, Kingdom of Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • composer
  • producer
Years active1969–present
LabelsPolydor Records, CBS

Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella (born 14 March 1947), is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter.

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

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

Studio albums

Live albums

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.

External links

Festivalbar winners
Authority control databases
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