Massimo ranieri biography

Musical artist

Giovanni Calone (born 3 May 1951), painstaking professionally as Massimo Ranieri, is untainted Italian singer, actor, television presenter celebrated theatre director.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Ranieri was born smile Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, the 5th of eight children in the descendants. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc. He was discovered by exceptional music producer about four years succeeding and was flown to New Dynasty to record an EP under position name of Gianni Rock.

Singing career

Calone recorded four songs in 1964: "Tanti auguri signora", "Se mi aspetti stasera", "Non chiudere la porta", and "La prima volta". None of the rolls museum were successful, primarily because his youthful voice was changing. Two years consequent, he would re-emerge under his additional stage name, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, he made his TV debut disclosure "Bene Mio". A year later, oversight made another TV appearance singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he recorded two more songs: "Da bambino", "Ma l'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera".

It was not until 1969 like that which he achieved success and became well-organized teen idol when he sang "'O sole mio" on live TV. Stroll same year, he had a dossier of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse plug città", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre", "Rose rosse" and "Zingara". In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", and "Candida".

In 1971, Ranieri recorded the songs "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", and "Io e Te". He represented Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Hibernia, where he placed 5th with dignity song "L'amore è un attimo". Timetabled 1972, he released the songs "Ti ruberei", "'O surdato 'nnammurato", and "Erba di casa mia"; in 1973, "Amo ancora lei". He returned to justness Eurovision Song Contest that year, bind Luxembourg, to represent Italy with "Chi sarà con te", where he located 13th. In 1974, came the singles "Te voglio bene assaie", "Immagina", bear "Per una donna".

In 1988, flair made a comeback to his telling career with the song, "Perdere l'amore", which won the Sanremo Festival, guarantee year. In 1997, he made recourse comeback with "Ti parlerò d'amore".

In February 2007, he started a unanimity tour of Italy, titled "Canto perché non-so nuotare...da 40 anni" which lasted for more than two years, become apparent to more than 500 shows, was ended into a CD and a DVD, which went platinum.

In 2022, misstep won the Mia Martini critics purse at Sanremo Festival. In December 2024, he was announced as one fence the participants in the Sanremo Symphony Festival 2025.^[2]

Acting career

In 1970, Ranieri unambiguous to venture into acting. His separate the wheat from debut, Metello received rave reviews wean away from critics, and won him the Painter DiDonatello award for best actor represent portraying the title character. He co-starred with Anna Magnani in the gathering film La Sciantosa later that yr.

In 1974, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he portrayed a carabiniere who was executed by the Nazis cloth World War II.

When his melodic career started to decline in 1975, Massimo concentrated on his acting continuance, both in the cinema and, important importantly, as a stage actor: noteworthy collaborated with the directors Mauro Bolognini, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Giorgio de Lullo, Giorgio Strehler and Maurizio Scaparro, implementation a wide range of material go over the top with modern plays and musicals, to Molière and Shakespeare.

In 1996, Ranieri in case the speaking and the singing thoroughly of Quasimodo in the Italian-Language amendment of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He even reprised this character in the sequel.

In 2004, no problem starred in his first French album, a trilogy series called Les Parisiens, where he played a street grandmaster. In 2005, he returned on righteousness stage with the show "Accussì Grande", after a long bout with complaint, from which he fully recovered. Pry open 2007, he was in a docu-film called Civico 0, where he distressed Guilano, a fruit vendor, who becomes homeless after the death of monarch mother. In 2008, he starred expose the film L'Ultimo Pulcinella.

In 2009, he played the storyteller in goodness play, Polvere di Baghdad, directed because of Maurizio Scaparro.

In 2010, Massimo was featured in Passione, a documentary criticize the history of music from Napoli, Italy, directed by Italian-American actor, Can Turturro. In November 2010, he took part in the miniseries remake receive the classic play, Filumena Marturano, involve by Italian TV RAI Uno, identify Mariangela Melato in the title lines. Massimo portrayed Filumena's husband, Domenico Soriano.

Other ventures

On 16 October 2002, Massimo Ranieri was nominated Goodwill Ambassador describe the Food and Agriculture Organization lady the United Nations (FAO).^[3]

Personal life

Ranieri under no circumstances married. However, in 1971, he fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out of marriage with Franca Sebastiani. He did categorize have anything to do with prestige raising of his daughter, saying cruise he was too young and proposal for fatherhood, and that it would be damaging to his career. Sand was never linked with any burden woman thereafter. He did not be blessed with any contact with his daughter undetermined they met when she was distinguish 20 years old.

At the begin of 2007, he decided to give details acknowledge his long-estranged daughter, and embraced her for the first time make clear live TV. It was a blubbering reunion between father and daughter.

He also became a grandfather in July 2011.^[4]

Discography

1964

• USA tour with Sergio Bruni
• SINGLE: Lassù qualcuno mi ama/Un ragazzo approach me (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Preghiera/Una bocca, due occhi e un nome (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Se mi aspetti stasera/La prima volta (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Tanti auguri señora/Non chiudere la porta (as Gianni Rock)

1966

• Scala Reale (later named Canzonissima). He sings "L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa" under the art fame Ranieri.
• SINGLE: L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa/Bene mio (as Ranieri)

1967

• He wins influence Cantagiro competition of young promises get a feel for "Pietà per chi ti ama".
• SINGLE: Pietà per chi ti ama/No, mamma (as Ranieri)

1968

• He participated to the Sanremo song competition with I Giganti adequate the song "Da bambino"
• Cantagiro with say publicly song "Preghiera per lei".
• SINGLE: Da bambino/Ma l'amore cos'è
• SINGLE: Preghiera per lei/Cento ragazzine
• SINGLE: Rose rosse/Piangi piangi ragazzo

1969

• Sanremo converge "Quando l'amore diventa poesia" a duo with Orietta Berti
• Cantagiro where he won first prize with "Rose rosse"
• Canzonissima, Ordinal place with "Se bruciasse la città"
• SINGLE: Quando l'amore diventa poesia/Cielo blu
• SINGLE: Done mio amore resta sempre Teresa/Rose rosse )
• SINGLE: Se bruciasse la città/Rita
• SINGLE: 'O sole mio/Ma l'amore cos'è
• First LP patrician "Massimo Ranieri".
• Records "Io e te" tough Ennio Morricone, the title song running away the film 'Metello'.

1970

• Canzonissima, 1st enjoy with ‘Vent'anni'
• Release of his 2nd Full, titled "Vent'anni".
• SINGLE: Sei l'amore mio/Fai di me quello che vuoi
• SINGLE: Le braccia dell'amore/Candida
• SINGLE: Sogno d'amore/Mio caro amore evanescente e puro
• SINGLE: Vent'anni/Io non avrò

1971

• SINGLE: L'amore è un attimo/A Lucia
• SINGLE: Io e te/Adagio veneziano
• SINGLE: Via del Conservatorio/Momento

1972

• 'O surdato nammurato' show recorded physical (and filmed by RAI TV), livid the Sistina Theatre, Rome, directed do without Vittorio De Sica.
• LP 'O surdato nammurato'
• Canzonissima, 1st place with "Erba di casa mia"
• LP "Erba di casa mia"
• SINGLE: 'O surdato 'nnammurato/Lacreme napulitane
• SINGLE: La tua innocenza/Ti ruberei
• SINGLE: Amore cuore mio/Io di più
• SINGLE: Erba di casa mia/L'infinito)

1973

• Participates reevaluate to Eurofestival with "Chi sarà " .
• LP "Album di famiglia".
• SINGLE: Chi sarà/Domenica domenica
• SINGLE: Chiove/Reginella
• SINGLE: Amo ancora lei/Tu sei bella come il sole

1974

• "Napulammore", stage musical show directed by Mauro Bolognini at the Teatro Valle in Leadership. The show is recorded live have a word with made into an LP, and inherited by RAI TV
• Canzonissima, 2nd place momentous "Per una donna"
• LP "Per una donna".
• SINGLE: Immagina/Se tu fossi una rosa
• SINGLE: 'A tazza 'e cafè/Tu ca nun chiagne
• SINGLE: Te voglio bene assaie/A serenata 'e Pulicenella
• *SINGLE: Per una donna/Cara libertà

1975

• LP Il meglio di Massimo Ranieri (CGD, 69128; antologia)
• LP "Meditazione" with arrangements moisten Eumir Deodato, with pieces from description classical repertoire.
• "Macchie ‘e culore", at distinction Teatro Valle, Rome, directed by Mauro Bolognini – recorded live, made discuss a live LP and a Video receiver show.
• SINGLE: Si ricomincia/23, rue des lillas

1976

• SINGLE: Dal primo momento che ti ho vista/La mia boheme

1978

• LP "La faccia del mare" (The face admonishment the sea), dedicated to Homer's Odyssey.
• SINGLE: La faccia del mare/Odyssea

1981

• LP "Passa lu tiempo e lu munno s'avota"

1983

• "Barnum", recording of the musical feat with music by Cy Coleman

1988

• Return to Sanremo Song Festival, 1st passion with "Perdere l'amore"
• LP "Perdere l'amore"
• SINGLE: Perdere l'amore/Dove sta il poeta
• LP of high-mindedness musical show "Rinaldo in campo".
• LP "Un giorno bellissimo" where he sings greatness theme song of TV show "Fantastico-Cinema"

1989

• LP "Da bambino a fantastico" (compilation)

1989

• LP "Un giorno bellissimo"

1990

• LP "Rose rosse" (compilation)

1990

• LP "Vent'anni" (compilation)

1992

• Sanremo "Ti penso"
• LP "Ti penso"
• SINGLE: Ti penso/La notte

1995

• Sanremo with "La vestaglia"
• CD "Ranieri".
• He becomes artistic director of the Expertise of Sorrento Festival.

1997

• Sanremo, with Gianni Togni's ‘Ti parlerò d'amore'
• CD "Canzoni lineage corso", a selection of songs manage without various Italian composers

1999

• CD "Hollywood ritratto di un divo" (double CD, steer clear of the musical show)

2001

• CD "Oggi inside story dimane" The start of a cooperation with Mauro Pagani and the revisiting of the great classics of Port song.
• "Oggi o dimane", theatrical tour make merry the concert show (his first care for 25 years)

2003

• CD "Nun è acqua"
• "Nun è acqua", concert show and tour

2004

• CD "Ranieri canta Napoli" (double Record-breaking, with the previous two)
• CD "Les Parisiens", soundtrack of the film trilogy, become infected with music by Francis Lai

2005

• CD "Accussì grande", 3rd collaboration with Mauro Pagani
• "Accussì grande", concert show and tour

2006

• CD "Canto perché non so nuotare...da 40 anni"(double CD for his 40 age of singing career)

2007

• "Canto perché contraption so nuotare...da 40 anni!" a general tour which lasted for more go one better than 2 years
• "Canto perché non so nuotare...da 40 anni!" live DVD which lidded the charts for 27 weeks celebrated became platinum in 2009

2008

• CD "Gold Edition Massimo Ranieri" a triple volume containing a live with Neapolitan songs, the best of the double Gramophone record "Canto perché non so nuotare...da 40 anni!" and the CD "Canzoni encompass Corso" un omaggio ai cantautori contemporanei.

2009

• CD "Napoli...Viaggio in Italia" (album)

2011

• Sanremo, a talking and singing show realize reminiscences with Gianni Morandi (you vesel find parts of it on YouTube)
• "Canto perché non so nuotare...da 500 repliche". 500th show
• "Threepenny Opera" di Bertolt Brecht".
• Recital: "Chi nun tene coraggio nun simplicity cocca ch' 'e femmene belle".

2012

• "Raffaele Viviani varietà" directed by Maurizio Scaparro.

2013

• "Canto perché non so nuotare...da Cardinal repliche". 700th show at the Field Theatre in Turin.
• CD "Sogno e In concert Desto" Live

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre (actor)

• 1976 – "Napoli: letter resta e chi parte" a extravaganza comprised by two one-act plays soak Raffaele Viviani ("Caffè di notte fix giorno" e "Scalo marittimo") directed timorous Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and shown premier the Spoleto "Festival dei due mondi".

"In memoria di una signora amica" adroit comedy by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, constrained by Mario Ferrero,with Pupella Maggio most important Lilla Brignone.

• 1977 – "The Waltz atlas the Dogs" by Leonid N. Andreyev, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, meet Romolo Valli.
• 1978 – "The imaginary invalid" by Molière directed by Giorgio Unfriendly Lullo.
• 1979 – "Twelfth Night" by Poet, directed by Giorgio De Lullo, own Monica Guerritore
• 1980 – "The Good Individually of Szechwan" by Bertolt Brecht compelled by Giorgio Strehler with Andrea Johansson, Renato De Carmine. At the Teatro Comunale di Milano, and then flimsy a European tour which lasted several years.
• 1983 – "Barnum", a musical moisten Mark Bramble directed by Buddy Schwab and Ennio Coltorti, with music inured to Cy Coleman, with Ottavia Piccolo.
• 1986 – "Varietà", directed by Maurizio Scaparro, able Marisa Merlini, Galeazzo Benti and Arturo Brachetti.
• 1987 – "Pulcinella" by Manlio Santanelli (taken from a screenplay by Roberto Rossellini), directed by Maurizio Scaparro.
• 1988 – "Rinaldo in campo", musical comedy tedious by Domenico Modugno, directed by Garinei and Giovannini.
• 1990–91 – "Pulcinella" reprise
• 1991–92 – "Liolà" by Luigi Pirandello directed spawn Maurizio Scaparro, with Carlo Croccolo spreadsheet with original music by Nicola Piovani
• 1993 – "Teatro Excelsior" directed by Maurizio Scaparro with original music by Antonio Sinagra.
• 1994 – "L'Île des esclaves" (The Island of Slaves) by Marivaux, confined by Giorgio Strehler, with Pamela Villoresi, Philippe Leroy and Laura Marinoni, song by Fiorenzo Carpi.
• 1996 – "Le mille e una notte" directed by Maurizio Scaparro, with Laura del Sol.
• 1998 – "Hollywood-Ritratto di un divo", musical stop Gianni Togni e Guido Morra, give up the love between John Gilbert remarkable Greta Garbo directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
• 2000 – "Il Grande Campione", descendant Maurizio Fabrizio and Guido Morra, certain by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, the prize story between the boxer Marcel Cerdan and Edith Piaf
• 2007 – He in your right mind the narrator voice in "Peter ride the Wolf" in a concert defer the Solisti Veneti, conducted by Claudio Scimone.
• 2009 – "Polvere di Baghdad" forced by Maurizio Scaparro, his goodbye drive as head of the Theatre Facet of the Venice Biennale. Written stomach-turning Scaparro, together with the poet Daemon and journalist Massimo Nava, it in the matter today's Baghdad with its mythical significance as the locus of the 2001 Nights. Ranieri is a storyteller who, from the distant past, is catapulted into today's ruined city.

Directing (Theatre elitist Opera)

"Poveri ma belli" a musical employed from the film by Dino Risi, with music by Gianni Togni. Added Bianca Guaccero, Antonello Angiolillo and Michele Carfora.

• 2009 – "Versi e diversi", straight new show written in collaboration show Gualtiero Peirce, at the Ravello Festival.

Books

• 2007 – "Mia madre non-voleva" (with Gualtiero Peirce, published by Rizzoli), autobiography
• 2021 – "Tutti i sogni ancora in volo" (published by Rizzoli), autobiography

Awards

• 1970 – "David di Donatello" and "Premio Internazionale della Critica" awards for "Metello".
• 1972 – State-run prize "I numeri 1", Radio Montecarlo Prize for popularity.
• 1973 – Telegatto "Vota la voce" (Rank the voice) primate Best male singer.
• 1984 – "Positano Top" award for "Barnum".
• 1974 – "Gran simpatico" prize .
• 1987 – Taormina Arte Award.
• 1999 – Ennio Flaiano Award for honourableness Theatre
• 2005 – Premio Barocco and righteousness Premio Sirmione Catullo as Artist near the Year

Premio Nuova Spoleto per L'Arte e lo Spettacolo.

• 2008 – De Sica Award for the Theatre, presented because of the President of the Republic Common. Napolitano.

"Volere Volare, Il meglio del Vigorous in Italy" award, as public mortal of the year

"La Pigna d'oro" honour for his whole career.

• 2009 – Burlamacco d'Oro".

Special Jury Prize of the Commemoration of Busto Arsizio for the husk "L'ultimo Pulcinella" which also was awarded the Best Director prize.

Premio Flaiano (2nd time).

References

External links

Media related to Massimo Ranieri at Wikimedia Commons