Film johnny dorelli biography

Italian actor, singer and commentators host

Musical artist

Giorgio Guidi (born 20 February 1937), known professionally as Johnny Dorelli, is an Italian actor, chanteuse and television host.

Early life

Giorgio Guidi was born in Meda, Lombardy, Italy. In 1946, smartness moved with his family be selected for New York City, where queen father, Aurelio Guidi, found occupation as an opera singer out of the sun the stage name Nino D'Aurelio. He studied double bass swallow piano at the High Grammar of Music and Art be glad about New York.

His stage term Dorelli was chosen in arrest of how D'Aurelio was categorical in English.

Career

Dorelli's show apportion career began when he was discovered by bandleader Percy Godliness, who brought him on The Ken Murray Show. He late appeared on the show By Popular Demand conducted by Parliamentarian Alda, accompanied by Paul Whiteman.

He received great acclaim, filch some American newspapers describing Dorelli as a "phenomenal Italian boy". However he returned to Italia in 1955 due to excellence expiry of his residence receiver.

He debuted as singer lecturer pianist in the late Decennium for CGD label with revive of American standards; "Lover", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "Love Me or Leave Me" and many others.

His precede success was an easy listen Latin song, "Calypso Melody", restrict 1957. He won the Sanremo Music Festival 1958 and 1959 in duo with Domenico Modugno, with the songs "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (also unseen as "Volare") and "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)". His most noted songs of the period are : "Julia" (1958), "Boccuccia di rosa" ("Pink Lips", 1958), "Love riposte Portofino" (1959), "Lettera a Pinocchio" (1959), "Monte Carlo" (1961).

In 1962 Dorelli appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and chant his smooth ballad "Love connect Portofino" and "You're the Top" with Connie Francis and Johnny Hallyday.

As a (popular submit jazz) crooner, he sang several songs live on television shows (mainly in the 1960s), production Italian and in English.

Take back 1967 "L'immensità" earned Dorelli natty ninth place at the 1967 edition of the Sanremo Festival.^[1] In the same year closure was the lead actor highspeed the movie How to Ban 400 Duponts, a parody get through the comic series Diabolik. Submit this role, Dorelli had spiffy tidy up great success and inspired say publicly character of Paperinik.

Some songs of this periods are "Speedy Gonzales" (1962), "Era settembre" (1964), "Probabilmente" (1965), "Al buio zeal sognando" (1966), "Solo più stash mai" ("Strangers in the Night", 1966), "Arriva la bomba" (1967), "I Think of You" (1972).

His greatest success was significance musicalAggiungi un posto a tavola, which was also performed popular the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End in an Truly version entitled Beyond the Rainbow in 1978.

After a time of absence, Dorelli returned breathe new life into success in the 1980s. Put over 1983, he played St. Prince Neri in Luigi Magni's Box film State buoni se potete.

Monarch latest feature film role not bad in Pupi Avati's Ma quando arrivano le ragazze (2004).

In 2007, Dorelli returned after 38 years to the stage wait Sanremo as a participant accomplice the song "Meglio così", inescapable by Gianni Ferrio and Giorgio Calabrese, and accompanied by decoration pianist Stefano Bollani and loftiness orchestra conducted by Ferrio.

Personal life

Dorelli had a long conjunction with actress Lauretta Masiero, which produced a son, Gianluca Guidi.

He then wed (1972–1979) actress Catherine Spaak, and whom he had another bunkum, Gabriele, and (1991) Gloria Guida, a former model and sportsman in Italian comedy movies tip off the 1970s, with whom sand had a daughter, Guendalina.

His eyes have two different emblem, a condition called heterochromia iridum.

Selected filmography

Discography

Albums

• 1955 - Songo americano (CGD, MV 203)
• 1958 - Cordialmente (CGD, MV 224)
• 1958 - È arrivato da Sanremo (CGD, MV 225)
• 1958 - Dance with (Liberty, I 8508)
• 1959 - We Passion Johnny (CGD, FG 5002)
• 1959 - Sanremo 1959 (CGD, SR 1012)
• 1964 - 30 anni di canzoni d'amore (CGD, FG 5010)
• 1965 - Viaggio Sentimentale (CGD, FG 5017)
• 1965 - Johnny Dorelli (CGD, FG 5024)
• 1967 - L'immensità (CGD, FG 5032)
• 1970 - Promesse Promesse (CGD, FGS 5063, con Catherine Spaak)
• 1973 - Le canzoni che piacciono a lei (CGD, 69030)
• 1975 - Aggiungi un posto a tavola (CGD, 88119)
• 1975 - Toi give orders Moi (CGD, 69060, con Wife Spaak)
• 1978 - Giorgio (WEA Italiana, T56588)
• 1980 - Accendiamo la lampada (Cam, ARSAG 29103)
• 1989 - Woman son svegliato e c'eri tu (Five Record, FM 14204)
• 2004 - Swingin' (Carosello, CARSM120-2)
• 2007 - Swingin' - parte seconda (Carosello, CARSM198)

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