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Claudio Villa

December 01, 2023

For the comics artist, see Claudio Villa (comics).

Claudio Villa (born Claudio Pica; 1 January 1926 – 7 February 1987) was an Italian singer and actor.

Claudio Villa
Born
Claudio Pica

(1926-01-01)1 January 1926
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died7 February 1987(1987-02-07) (aged 61)
Padua, Italy
Occupations
  • Singer
  • operatic tenor
  • actor
Years active1932–1987
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouses
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(m. 1952; div. 1962)​
Patrizia Baldi
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(m. 1975)​

Biography edit

 
The 1962 San Remo Music Festival – Claudio Villa is singing Addio...addio. In the lower right corner: orchestra conductor Cinico Angelini. At the top centre: Pino Rucher at the guitar and Pierino Munari at the drums.

Tenor Claudio Villa was born Claudio Pica in the Trastevere quarter of Rome in 1926. He recorded over 3000 songs, sold 45 million records, and appeared in 25 musicals during his career.[1][2]

His parents gave him the name "Claudio" in honor of Claudio Serio. Many songs made famous by Villa, like "'A Tazza 'E Cafe'," were recorded for the Fonit Cetra label.

Villa died in 1987; on his gravestone are the words "Vita sei bella, morte fai schifo" ("Life, you are fine; death, you stink").

 
Mario Trevi – Claudio Villa (1962)

Together with Domenico Modugno Villa holds the record for the most wins at the Sanremo Music Festival, where he won the competition in 1955, 1957, 1962 and 1967. In 1963 he won the Festival di Napoli with the song "Jamme ja". He also sang at another Italian music competition, Canzonissima, a television event shown on RAI from 1956 to 1974. He won Canzonissima in 1964 with "O sole mio" and in 1966 with "Granada". He competed in the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1962 he sang "Addio, addio" and came in ninth; in 1967 he sang "Non andare più lontano", finishing eleventh.[2][3]

In 1957, he was subjected to a curious trial by the Sorrisi e Canzoni magazine, after his declaration deemed presumptuous and immodest (the famous phrase of the "pedestal"), in which the public was asked to vote for guilt or acquittal. He will be acquitted. The same procedure will be repeated in 1960, and from the pages of the magazine he will receive a defensive harangue by Pier Paolo Pasolini, who will take sides for the singer's acquittal. He will be acquitted with the vote of 138,225 readers.[4]

His death in 1987 by a heart attack was announced live by host Pippo Baudo during the last night of that year's Sanremo Festival.[2][3] His tomb, surrounded by bas-relief and wall-paintings made in occasion of 20th anniversary of death, is located in San Sebastiano cemetery in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, where he lived for many years with his family.

The singer was largely unknown in North America until the 1996 film Big Night was released, co-directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott. The film won international acclaim. The soundtrack includes three Claudio Villa songs: "Stornelli Amorosi", "La Strada Del Bosco" and "Tic Ti, Tic Ta". According to the liner notes accompanying the CD, "Stanley grew up listening to vocalists such as Carlo Buti and Claudio Villa, huge names in Italy but little known here. Villa is a master of the stornello, a traditional song style that we thought had just the right, delicate feeling for the film's opening. But we and co-director Campbell Scott were further amazed by Villa when in the editing room, we chanced upon his boisterous "Tic Ti, Tic Ta" and his shamelessly romantic "La Strada del Bosco".[5]

In 1976, however, Villa did cross the Atlantic for a tour of eastern Canada, notably in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. He also travelled to perform in New York. In Montreal he played three consecutive nights at Cinema Riviera. He performed with his regular band except for the guitarist and bassist who were local musicians. The guitarist was a well known Italian Montreal musician named Franco Barbuto.

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ Felice Liperi (March 27, 2007). "Morandi celebra il "reuccio"". La Repubblica. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "90 anni fa nasceva il 'reuccio' Claudio Villa". Adnkronos. December 23, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Enrico Deregibus (October 8, 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
  4. ^ "Claudio Villa e Pier Paolo Pasolini. Stima e citazioni di due personaggi all'apparenza distanti". February 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Big Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, liner notes.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Claudio Villa at Wikimedia Commons

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edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Claudio Villa see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Claudio Villa to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Claudio Villa born Claudio Pica 1 January 1926 7 February 1987 was an Italian singer and actor Claudio VillaBornClaudio Pica 1926 01 01 1 January 1926Rome Kingdom of ItalyDied7 February 1987 1987 02 07 aged 61 Padua ItalyOccupationsSinger operatic tenor actorYears active1932 1987Height1 62 m 5 ft 4 in SpousesMiranda Bonansea m 1952 div 1962 wbr Patrizia Baldi m 1975 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography edit nbsp The 1962 San Remo Music Festival Claudio Villa is singing Addio addio In the lower right corner orchestra conductor Cinico Angelini At the top centre Pino Rucher at the guitar and Pierino Munari at the drums Tenor Claudio Villa was born Claudio Pica in the Trastevere quarter of Rome in 1926 He recorded over 3000 songs sold 45 million records and appeared in 25 musicals during his career 1 2 His parents gave him the name Claudio in honor of Claudio Serio Many songs made famous by Villa like A Tazza E Cafe were recorded for the Fonit Cetra label Villa died in 1987 on his gravestone are the words Vita sei bella morte fai schifo Life you are fine death you stink nbsp Mario Trevi Claudio Villa 1962 Together with Domenico Modugno Villa holds the record for the most wins at the Sanremo Music Festival where he won the competition in 1955 1957 1962 and 1967 In 1963 he won the Festival di Napoli with the song Jamme ja He also sang at another Italian music competition Canzonissima a television event shown on RAI from 1956 to 1974 He won Canzonissima in 1964 with O sole mio and in 1966 with Granada He competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 he sang Addio addio and came in ninth in 1967 he sang Non andare piu lontano finishing eleventh 2 3 In 1957 he was subjected to a curious trial by the Sorrisi e Canzoni magazine after his declaration deemed presumptuous and immodest the famous phrase of the pedestal in which the public was asked to vote for guilt or acquittal He will be acquitted The same procedure will be repeated in 1960 and from the pages of the magazine he will receive a defensive harangue by Pier Paolo Pasolini who will take sides for the singer s acquittal He will be acquitted with the vote of 138 225 readers 4 His death in 1987 by a heart attack was announced live by host Pippo Baudo during the last night of that year s Sanremo Festival 2 3 His tomb surrounded by bas relief and wall paintings made in occasion of 20th anniversary of death is located in San Sebastiano cemetery in Rocca di Papa near Rome where he lived for many years with his family The singer was largely unknown in North America until the 1996 film Big Night was released co directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott The film won international acclaim The soundtrack includes three Claudio Villa songs Stornelli Amorosi La Strada Del Bosco and Tic Ti Tic Ta According to the liner notes accompanying the CD Stanley grew up listening to vocalists such as Carlo Buti and Claudio Villa huge names in Italy but little known here Villa is a master of the stornello a traditional song style that we thought had just the right delicate feeling for the film s opening But we and co director Campbell Scott were further amazed by Villa when in the editing room we chanced upon his boisterous Tic Ti Tic Ta and his shamelessly romantic La Strada del Bosco 5 In 1976 however Villa did cross the Atlantic for a tour of eastern Canada notably in Montreal Toronto and Ottawa He also travelled to perform in New York In Montreal he played three consecutive nights at Cinema Riviera He performed with his regular band except for the guitarist and bassist who were local musicians The guitarist was a well known Italian Montreal musician named Franco Barbuto Selected filmography editSong of Spring 1951 Serenata amara 1952 Solo per te Lucia 1952 Love Song 1954 Ore 10 lezione di canto 1955 Primo applauso 1956 Serenate per 16 bionde 1957 L amore nasce a Roma 1958 Fountain of Trevi 1960 References edit Felice Liperi March 27 2007 Morandi celebra il reuccio La Repubblica Retrieved October 31 2016 a b c 90 anni fa nasceva il reuccio Claudio Villa Adnkronos December 23 2015 Retrieved October 31 2016 a b Enrico Deregibus October 8 2010 Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana Giunti Editore 2010 ISBN 978 8809756250 Claudio Villa e Pier Paolo Pasolini Stima e citazioni di due personaggi all apparenza distanti February 7 2017 Big Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack liner notes External links edit nbsp Media related to Claudio Villa at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Claudio Villa amp oldid 1186493598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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