Edoardo Vianello, who he is and career / From “Il capello” to “Abbronzatissima”, the big hits and numerous successes

Edoardo Vianello, who he is and career: the great successes, from The hair to The Watussi

Edoardo Vianello he is an icon of Italian music, as iconic as they are the songs that made him famous throughout Italy, from The hair to Very tanned, to the point of selling over 65 million copies. Born in Rome, class of 1938, he has been close to the world since he was a child world of music playing the accordion, the guitar and performing as a musician in some clubs in the city. Professional debut arrives in 1959 as an actor and singer in the company of Lina Volonghi, Alberto Lionello and Lauretta Masiero, and in 1961 he participated for the first time in Sanremo Festival with How cold!

The first great recording success in Edoardo Vianello’s career is certainly The hair, dated 1961 and launched in Studio One, the famous show with Mina, Don Lurio and the Kessler twins. These are the years of definitive consecration, both as a singer and as a composer: in 1962 he wrote for Rita Pavone The ball game And On the top of the mountainwhile in 1963 he launched two great successes such as Very tanned And The Watussi. In 1966, to follow, he returned to Sanremo Festival with tell me about you paired with Françoise Hardy.

Edoardo Vianello: the friendship with Califano, the Vianellas and the experience in cinema

There career of Edoardo Vianello it is a concentration of great successes, but also of important meetings with Italian music artists. For 50 years he was one of Franco Califano’s closest friends, with whom he founded the record company Apollo Records in 1969. The following year he launched Ricchi e Poveri, presenting them at Sanremo Festival with The first beautiful Thing and the following year with What will bewhile another important debut arrived in 1971, that one paired with his wife Wilma Goich in I Vianella.

The couple separated privately in 1978 and, professionally, the duo broke up in 1981. Edoardo Vianello also approached the world of cinema throughout his career, both as an actor and as a soundtrack author. Among his most illustrious participations, the 1982 film stands out Taste of sea by Carlo Vanzina, in which he starred, playing himself and composing 7 songs from the soundtrack.

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