Gianni Morandi
Gianni Morandi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni moˈrandi]; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gian Luigi Morandi |
| Born | 11 December 1944 Monghidoro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Genres | Pop, musica leggera[1] |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | RCA, Epic |
| Website | morandimania |
Early life
Gian Luigi Morandi was born in a little village called Monghidoro on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. His father Renato was active within the Italian Communist Party and Gianni used to help him sell the party newspapers. At an early age Morandi worked as a shoe-shiner, cobbler and as a vendor of sweets in the village's only cinema. His vocal abilities led him to a number of small gigs, some of which were during the Communist Party's activities.[citation needed]
Career
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He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the Canzonissima festival in 1969. In 1962 he was signed by RCA Italiana and achieved national stardom with the song "Fatti mandare dalla mamma", and remained Italy's darling throughout that decade.
In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Occhi di ragazza". His career went into a decline in the 1970s but underwent a revival in the 1980s. He won the Festival of Sanremo in 1987 with "Si può dare di più" together with Enrico Ruggeri and Umberto Tozzi, placed second in 1995 and third in 2000 and 2022.
It is estimated that Morandi has sold 50 million recordings.[2]
He has written a number of autobiographical books and appeared in 18 films. In TV he played Claude Jade's husband Davide in the 1984 TV series Voglia di volare. He also played as actor in several TV series, as well as the host in popular Italian television shows.
In 1966 he married actress Laura Efrikian, with whom he played in several Musicarelli films together.[3] The couple divorced in 1979.[4]
Morandi was chosen to be the presenter of Sanremo Music Festival 2011, together with Belén Rodriguez and Elisabetta Canalis. They were joined by comedians Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu from Italia 1's satire show Le Iene.[5] In October 2011, he was confirmed as the presenter of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012.[6]
At the beginning of 2016, Gianni Morandi started a tour called "Capitani Coraggiosi Tour" with Claudio Baglioni. A double album will be published on 5 February.[7] In 2017 he sang with Fabio Rovazzi the song "Volare", a big hit.
In 2019 his 1964 song "In ginocchio da te" gained renewed popularity as it was featured in one of the main scenes of the South Korean movie Parasite, which won four Oscars the following year, including Best Picture.
Morandi participated at the 2022 Sanremo Festival, where his song "Apri Tutte le Porte" finished in 3rd place, in a competition of 25 other singers.
Discography
Studio albums
- Gianni Morandi (1963)
- Ritratto di Gianni (1964)
- Gianni 3 (1966)
- Per amore... Per magia... (1967)
- Gianni 4 – Un mondo d'amore (1967)
- Gianni 5 (1968)
- Gianni 6 (1970)
- Gianni 7 (1970)
- Un mondo di donne (1971)
- Il mondo cambierà (1972)
- Jacopone (1973)
- Il mondo di frutta candita (1975)
- Per poter vivere (1976)
- Old Parade Morandi (1978)
- Abbraciamoci (1979)
- Cantare (1980)
- Morandi (1982)
- La mia nemica amatissima (1983)
- Immagine italiana (1984)
- Uno su mille (1985)
- Le italiane sono belle (1987)
- Dalla/Morandi (1988)
- Varietà (1989)
- Morandi Morandi (1992)
- Morandi (1995)
- Celeste azzurro e blu (1997)
- Come fa bene l'amore (2000)
- L'amore ci cambia la vita (2002)
- A chi si ama veramente (2004)
- Il tempo migliore (2006)
- Canzoni da non perdere (2009)
- Bisogna vivere (2013)
- D'amore d'autore (2017)
Live albums
- Cantare (1980)
- Morandi in teatro (1986)
- Live @RTSI Gianni Morandi (1999)
- Grazie a tutti, il concerto (2009)
- Capitani coraggiosi – Il live (2016)
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Sexy Toto | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 1964 | In ginocchio da te | Gianni Traimonti | |
| 1965 | Highest Pressure | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| Non son degno di te | Gianni Traimonti | ||
| Se non avessi più te | |||
| 1966 | Mi vedrai tornare | Gianni Aleardi | |
| 1967 | Per amore... per magia... | Aladdin | |
| 1968 | Chimera | Gianni Raimondi | |
| 1969 | Faccia da schiaffi | Nino | |
| 1970 | A Pocketful of Chestnuts | Luigi Vivarelli | |
| 1971 | Il provinciale | Giovanni DiGiacomo | |
| 1972 | La cosa buffa | Antonio | |
| 1973 | Società a responsabilità molto limitata | Enea Marano | |
| 1983 | "FF.SS." – Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?" | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 1985 | Azzurri | Uncredited | |
| 1999 | Dirty Linen | Cameo appearance | |
| 2004 | Natale a casa Deejay | Runner #01 | |
| 2007 | Linee d'ombra | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2009 | Pietro Germi: Il bravo, il bello, il cattivo | ||
| 2012 | Padroni di casa | Fausto Mieli | |
| 2016 | The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2018 | I'm Back | ||
| 2022 | Sulle nuvole |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | TuttoTotò | Himself | Episode: "TotòCiak" |
| Dietro le quinte: Gianni Morandi e Patty Pravo | Himself / Performer | Special | |
| 1968 | Senza Rete | Himself / Guest host | Variety show (season 1) |
| 1969 | Stasera Gianni Morandi | Himself / Host | Special |
| 1970 | Canzonissima | Himself / Contestant | Variety/musical program (season 8) |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1970 | Annual music contest | ||
| 1972 | Sanremo Music Festival 1972 | Performing "Vado a lavorare" (4th place) | |
| 1975 | Alle nove della sera | Himself / Host | Variety/musical show |
| 1976 | Rete tre | Himself / Co-host | Variety show |
| 1978–1979 | 10 Hertz | Himself / Host | |
| 1980 | Sanremo Music Festival 1980 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "Marilù" (4th place) |
| 1981 | Un disco per l'estate 1981 | Himself / Host | Annual music festival |
| 1982 | Tutti insieme | Variety show | |
| 1983 | Sanremo Music Festival 1983 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "La mia nemica amatissima" (8° place) |
| 1984 | Voglia di volare | Davide Gabrielli | Lead role; 4 episodes |
| 1985 | Voglia di cantare | Paolo Fontana | Television film |
| 1987 | Sanremo Music Festival 1987 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "Si può dare di più" (Winner) |
| La voglia di vincere | Marco | 3 episodes | |
| 1988 | Fantastico | Himself / Performer | Variety show (season 8) |
| 1990 | Gianni Morandi: Questa è la storia | Himself / Host | Special |
| 1993 | In fuga per la vita | Michele | Lead role; 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Sanremo Music Festival 1995 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "In amore" (2nd place) |
| La voce del cuore | Daniele Montero | Lead role; 4 episodes | |
| 1998 | La forza dell'amore | Fabrizio | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | C'era un ragazzo | Himself / Host | Variety/musical show |
| 2000 | Sanremo Music Festival 2000 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "Innamorato" (3rd place) |
| Un disco per l'estate 2000 | Himself / Regular guest | Annual music festival | |
| 2002–2003 | Uno di noi | Himself / Host | Variety show |
| 2004 | Stasera Gianni Morandi | Variety/musical show | |
| 2006 | La nostra storia - 25 anni con la Nazionale Italiana Cantanti | Himself | Special |
| 2009 | Grazie a tutti | Himself / Host | Variety show |
| 2011 | Sanremo Music Festival 2011 | Annual music festival | |
| 2012 | Sanremo Music Festival 2012 | ||
| 2013 | The Voice of Italy | Himself / Special coach | Talent show (season 1) |
| Gianni Morandi - Live in Arena | Himself / Headliner | Concert event | |
| 2015 | Capitani coraggiosi | Himsef / Co-host | Special |
| 2016 | Untraditional | Himself | Episode: "Un ricco spuntino" |
| 2017–2019 | L'isola di Pietro | Dr. Pietro Sereni | Lead role; 18 episodes |
| 2018 | Io e Lucio: Dalla-Morandi solo 30 anni fa | Himself / Co-host | Special |
| 2022 | Sanremo Music Festival 2022 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "Apri tutte le porte" (3rd place) |
| Caro Battiato | Himself | Television movie | |
| 2023 | Sanremo Music Festival 2023 | Himself / Co-host | Annual music festival |
Awards and honors
- Gianni Morandi has been honorary president of Bologna Football Club 1909 since 2010.
- His songs "In ginocchio da te", "Non son degno di te" and "Scende la pioggia" were certified as having each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs.[8]
- Asteroid 248970 Giannimorandi, discovered by Italian amateur astronomer Vincenzo Casulli in 2007, was named in his honor.[9] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 November 2015 (M.P.C. 96938).[10]
References
- ^ Luca Beatrice (2016). Per i ladri e le puttane sono Gesù bambino. Vita e opere di Lucio Dalla. Baldini&Castoldi. ISBN 978-88-6865-789-5.
- ^ . Musica.virgilio.it. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano – Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ Vivì Zizzo (1 February 2011). "Laura Efrikian torna a parlare. Intervista esclusiva alla prima moglie di Gianni Morandi". Oggi. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Renato Franco (10 May 2010). "Festival di Sanremo, ok a Morandi. Ci saranno anche Belen ed Elisabetta". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. p. 41. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ . La Stampa (in Italian). 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Baglioni e Morandi, il gran ritorno: "Capitani coraggiosi" di nuovo in tour". Spettacoli – La Repubblica. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 179 & 264. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "248970 Giannimorandi (2007 BC49)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
External links
- MorandiMania – Official site
- – Biography at raiuno.rai.it
- Gianni Morandi at IMDb