The music of Italian performers in Russia has always been and remains popular. The voices of singers from this sunny country attract listeners from all over the world with their unique timbres. Their songs are filled with a special melody.
Popular Italians of the 20th century
The most beloved 80s are representatives of the pop genre in music. They were so popular that they have not lost their fans even today, although few of them have changed their repertoire since then. Most continue to perform songs that were loved by the public at the peak of their popularity. Many representatives of the younger generation inherited love for these artists from their parents.
The most popular Italian artists of the 80s:
- "Ricky and Believe";
- Sabrina Salerno;
- Adriano Celentano;
- Raffaella Cara;
- Sydney Rom;
- Umberto Tozzi;
- Gianna Nannini;
- Marina Feordaliso;
- Zucchero;
- Toto Cutugno;
- Paolo Conte;
- Pupo;
- Antonella Ruggiero;
- Al Bano and Romina Power;
- Angela Cavagna;
- Ricardo Foli.
In the last decade of the twentieth century, the favorites of the public were still the stars of the 80s. But besides them, new interesting artists appeared.
The most popular Italian artists of the 90s:
- Biagio Antonacci;
- Claude Barzotti;
- Gianni Bella;
- Orietta Berti;
- Angelo Branduardi;
- Miguel Bose;
- Ornella Vanoni;
- Ennerly Gordon;
- Giovanotti;
- Roberto Zanetti.
Popular Italians in the 11th century
Today and the 90s are no longer at the peak of their popularity. They continue to be loved by a large number of listeners, but the modern generation has its own idols.
The most popular contemporary Italian artists (list):
- Ingrid;
- Andrea Bocelli;
- Eros Ramazzotti;
- Michelangelo Loconte;
- Violante Placido;
- Christina Scabbia;
- Alex Britty;
- Emma Marone;
- Georgia Gelo;
- Anna Tatangelo;
- Tiziano Ferro;
- Simone Molinari;
- Nina Zilli;
- Alessandro Safina;
- Noemi;
- Juzy Ferreri.
Toto Cutugno
Many Italian artists sang songs that Toto Cutugno wrote for them. For example, Adriano Celentano, Dalida, "Ricky and Believe", Joe Dassin. Toto himself performed very often and continues to perform as a singer. His real name is Salvatore. Music T. Cutugno began to study in early childhood. He mastered percussion instruments, as well as playing the trumpet and accordion. Toto became famous thanks to his victory at the competition in San Remo. The song-winner was the famous Solo noi. Since then, his career has taken off. The singer's calling card is the song L'italiano. She brought Toto another victory in San Remo.
Al Bano and Romina Power
Italian performers Al Bano were a family duo. The peak of their popularity came in the 80s of the twentieth century. The real name of the duet soloist is Albano Corrisi. His father was in the military. During WWII he fought in Albania. The name Albano was given to the boy by his father. This word means "Albanian". And there really is no such name. Later, the artist came up with a pseudonym for himself. He split his name into two words and began to act as Al Bano. A. Corrisi performs songs that he writes himself. His creative path was long and difficult. At 16, he left his hometown to pursue a singing career. To earn his living, Al Bano worked as a waiter and even a worker. Everything changed after he won the contest for vocalists "New Voices", which was organized by Adriano Celentano. He began working in a duet with Romina Power in 1970, after he married her. The duo's popularity peaked in the 1980s. In the early 90s, the couple experienced a tragedy - their eldest daughter disappeared without a trace, and there is still nothing about her. After this sad event, Al Bano and Romina broke up. The artist began to perform solo. Romina left her career as a singer. Only in 2013 did she again take the stage, and again with Al Bano. Former spouses began to perform a duet.
"Ricky and Believe"
The Italian performers of "Ricky and Believe" were at the peak of their popularity in the 80s of the twentieth century. The group's name translates as "Rich and Poor". The ensemble originally consisted of four performers: Angelo Sotju, Marina Okkiena, Angela Brambati and Franco Gati. In the 70s of the twentieth century, "Ricky and Believe" repeatedly became members of the "San Remo" and several times took second place. In 1981, "Ricky and Believe" again performed at this song contest. But a scandal broke out between the members of the ensemble, Marina refused to perform and left the team. The group had to go on stage in three. They performed the song Sara Perché Ti Amo. Which translates to "Probably because I love you." The song took only fifth place in the competition. But despite this, she became very popular and for ten weeks she took first place in the Italian charts. She became popular in other countries, including Russia, and is loved to this day. Today, these Italian performers are actively touring all over the world.
Michelangelo Loconte
The real name of the artist is Michele. He is one of the most popular Italian singers of our time. This is a multifaceted personality. He is a singer, composer, musician, actor, and artistic director. Fame came to the young Italian when he played the role of W. A. Mozart in the French musical Mozart, l'Opéra rock. For this work, he was awarded two prestigious music awards. The artist was born in 1973 in the city of Cerignola. The artist's parents were teachers. Michele from early childhood played in the theater and took part in television programs. The artist plays the guitar, piano and percussion instruments. Works as a composer and arranger. Now Michelangelo is busy working on a new solo album. The artist takes an active part in charitable projects. At Eurovision 2013, Michele acted as one of the judges from France.
juzy ferreri
This young Italian singer has an unusual and unique voice. She works in several genres: pop, rock and blues. The very first album that Juzy recorded in 2008 became incredibly popular and brought her worldwide fame. According to the results of sales, this album was declared multi-platinum. The artist is also distinguished by incredible plasticity and artistry.
A country of art and high culture. Only in this country can you find so many great artists in all its fields. After all, Italy has long been famous for the fact that it has the best artists of the world, sculptors, and musicians on its account. In this article, we will talk about the most famous Italian singers who have repeatedly proved that Italy is the land of song.
Italy can be proud to be the Motherland for many famous performers of our time. On her account are opera performers who have gained worldwide fame, as well as pop singers. Of all the most popular singers in Italy, there are a few that are worth talking about. These are Adriano Celentano, and Cecilia Bartoli, the legendary couple Romina Power and Al Bano, and Toto Cutugno and many more famous singers. Of course, it must be said that the peak of popularity of Italian singers fell on the 80s, but the popularity of these singers does not fall. And their songs are still favorite songs on any holiday or radio. Because a whole generation grew up on these songs. And now we will tell about those who gave the world wonderful and beloved hits.
Adriano Celentano
Of course, everyone, for sure, has heard more than once about this great man in the field of art. can be safely called a genius of cinema and music. After all, this man gave an unforgettable performance in many films, sang world hits and made a huge contribution to the development of the Italian film industry and music. Adriano Celentano is an Italian director, film actor, singer and composer. He was born in 1938 in the Italian city of Milan. He was the fifth child in a poor family. At the age of 12, Adriano worked in a watchmaking workshop, where he often heard famous rock compositions of that time on the radio. This is how his interest in music manifested itself, after which he and his partner Michele began to compose music, compose songs and perform them. Soon they created their own team, which was called the Rock Boys. They began to perform at various local festivals, thanks to which they gained popularity. Their songs won competitions and were remembered by people.
Soon Celentano had to leave to serve in the army, after which he decided to seriously do his favorite thing. He decided to open his own recording studio, where hits began to be released one by one. Many songs have been named the best songs of Italy in the last few years. Other well-known performers began to sign contracts with Adriano Celentano, which also brought him great success. And having starred in several films, Celintano also discovered the talent of an actor and director. Celentano has dozens of world hits on his account, the popularity of which has not faded to this day. And such films as "The Taming of the Shrew", "Sweet Life", "Velvet Hands" and others, will forever remain masterpieces of Italian cinema. Therefore, Adriano Celentano can safely be called one of the most influential people in the field of Italian art.
Toto Cutugno
Of course, it is impossible not to say about the great. This man is among those who glorified Italy as a country of beautiful songs. This man made a huge contribution to the development of Italian music.
Salvatore Cutugno (Toto is a shortened version of the name) was born in the city of Fosdinovo. From the very childhood, Toto was fond of music, listened to records of jazz performers, sang songs as a child. His father knew how to play the trumpet perfectly, and then his little son mastered this instrument. And later, Toto mastered playing the drum kit, and playing the accordion. Having matured, Toto begins to play the piano and writes his first jazz songs on this instrument. At the age of 19, he contacts guys who share his tastes in music and they go to sing all over Italy. They perform in bars, discos, but the presence of a small number of their songs did not make them popular.
In 1975, Cutugno met many famous producers and composers, this moment can be called the main impetus on the way to world fame Toto Cutugno. Together with the song "Nel cuore, nei sensi" Toto gained fame throughout Europe, and subsequent hits made his songs loved all over the world. It cannot be said that the singer also had years when he did not write songs and did not perform and thought about ending his musical career. But as Toto himself then said, “You can’t turn off the path and move away from the goal that you have been moving towards all your life” and still returned to the world of music. Toto Cutugno has been called the best singer in Italy and one of the most popular and influential singers in the world. And as you can see for yourself, there is confirmation of this, then, then his songs are still loved by many.
It is worth saying a few words about other famous Italian singers. Of course, everyone knows the famous song "Felicita". This song was written and sung by the beautiful couple Romina Power and Al Bano, who impressed everyone with their love story and their family happiness. And their song has become truly a hymn of love, happiness. This song was hummed all over the world, and it is still a favorite disco song of the 80s.
As for the opera performers, then it must be said about Cecilia Bartoli. It is she who is the owner of a unique voice, thanks to which she has become popular all over the world and performs on the most prestigious opera stages. Her mezzo-soprano strikes with its sonority and purity. Since 1987 she has been singing on opera stages, and in 1988 she performed the legendary role of Rosina at the Schwetzingen Festival. Her unique voice is her main advantage, and her filigree technique delights all listeners.
Summing up, one cannot fail to say that Italian singers are among the most popular in the world. And in the 80s, songs performed by Italian celebrities did not fly off the top of the hit parades. All this once again shows that Italy is a country of wonderful songs and the birthplace of such excellent singers, which we talked about above.
At one time, Italy conquered the world with its singers and singers. The first, however, was and is more. The Italian singers revered by all, despite some cooling of the world public, are still quite popular. But here it is worth understanding the difference between opera and pop music, although there are also such unique performers who can combine this, not to mention the influence on Italian performers of such an ambitious trend as hard rock, where for some reason the generally recognized leaders are Americans and Germans.
Italian singers: performance specifics
It is impossible not to touch on the question of why Italian performers have become so popular. It may seem strange, but it is among them that the largest number of tenors are present.
Even the world-famous opera La Scala is located in Italy. But at the same time, not only opera stars can perform in grandiose productions, but also all those whom many disparagingly call “pop music”. So why then did Italian singers become so popular?
The answer is simple! Originally an opera. The second is the festival in San Remo, which has become a kind of alternative to Eurovision. And the voices that sounded in the resort town of Italy were too good to be recognized as the first performers every year. But! There are some nuances.
Italian opera singers: where does the start come from?
As already mentioned, La Scala is a world stage, where almost all tenors with even the slightest respect for themselves strive to get into.
In the world of operatic vocals, it is this scene that gives, as they say, a start in life. But Luciano Pavarotti once sang with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. Perhaps, no one will surpass them in performance in the next fifty years.
By the way, if anyone remembers the soundtrack of one of the versions of The Three Musketeers, Sting, Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart sang there. And with Adams at a meeting of friends, Pavarotti sang this song, although in an opera performance, but no worse than well-deserved rockers.
Italian bandstand 80s
In 1981-1982 the rise of the Italian stage, which is now commonly called Italo Disco, began. The pioneers, at least known to our listeners, were the Italian singers Adriano Celentano, Al Bano, Umberto Tozzi, Pupo, Toto Cutugno, Riccardo Foli, Andrea Bocelli and others. one of his hits paired with mega-star Tina Turner. And today the songs of Italian singers are known to any listener of that generation.
But first, the hearts of the world were won by the compositions of L'Italiano, Soli, Storie di tutti giorni, Felicita, etc. What is most interesting, as it turned out later, the "family" duet of Al Bano and Romina Power turned out to be a purely commercial project in which he invested money Romina's father (watch the video, you can even ignore the vocals). And Al Bano is still successfully touring as an opera singer, visiting the stage only occasionally.
Unfortunately, the Italian pop singers of the 80s no longer gather such audiences as they used to. They are more invited to concerts in the countries of the post-Soviet space, but subject to the performance of hits 20 years ago. And there is nothing new to note, alas, and it is impossible.
Contemporary performers
Italian singers who have established themselves in the opera or disco scene have felt competition since the late 80s. This was due not only to a drop in demand for disco, but also to the activated direction of music, today called Metal.
One of the most famous and influential bands of our time, performing a completely technical Power Metal, can be called the Italian band Rhapsody. There is not only a technique of performance, but also musical material, mostly based on epic sagas, tales or legends.
Instead of a conclusion
What to add? Disco is a thing of the past, although memories of it still linger in many hearts that beat in unison with popular compositions at that time. We must also give credit to the fact that the development of music continues, and I really want to hope that modern Italian music will eventually be replaced by something else, no less fascinating and conquering the world.
But if you look a little into the future, there is nothing special to create here. Judge for yourself, because in the musical canons there is already the concept of the “Italian square” in different interpretations and with different sequences of chord changes with the same key. However, who knows...
A study was conducted and the most popular were identified, according to auditions on the Internet. Panorama.it continues to explore this issue through the most popular social networks. The main space for analysis this time is Last.Fm, the largest online music sharing platform. The system allows you to identify the number of times a track, album or a particular singer has been played. Let's see which ones made it into the TOP 50 and whom the Italians prefer and willingly listen to and re-listen to.
First place gets Laura Pausini(11073651 plays and 266651 listeners). And this is just a few weeks after the release of the new disc - a real triumph.
Second place takes Fabrizio De Andre(4731200 plays and 121266 listeners). His cult lives on even in the age of social media, as this silver award proves.
On the third place – Eros Ramazzotti(4454457 plays and 298578 listeners), one of the most popular performers from the "" category. He recently starred in a documentary where stars and close friends spoke about his career and success, painting a portrait of a man from Cinecitta, now loved all over the world.
Fourth place got Tiziano Ferro(3781340 plays and 198816 listeners). As you can see, the number of listeners is getting bigger for those performers who are popular not only in Italy but also abroad, like him. Tiziano participated in the program on the Spanish channel RTVE in the presentation of Miguel Bose's new album "PapiTwo", as he sang several songs on the disc with him and Malu.
In fifth place – Franco Batthiato(2817007 plays and 132488 listeners). Another great singer. Eight weeks on the list with Open Sesame, represented by the single Passacaglia. Fabio Fazio invited him to Sanremo 2013, but the event coincided with the dates of his European tour.
Positions 6 to 10
Sixth place took Ligabue(2661461 plays and 73451 listeners), one of the most popular performers from the "" category. An excellent position for rocker Luciano Ligabue, who in his New Year's address predicted (of course, as speculation) a comeback with a new album. The real sensation is the number of fans.
In seventh place – Vasco Rossi(2602488 plays and 131077 listeners). A relatively low position for Vasco Rossi, but nevertheless he is present in the top ten. Here are his wishes for 2013: “Hopefully this time the holiday will be better than last year… To hell with it!” This is a quote from the text "And the Morning".
Eighth place takes Giovanotti(2400809 plays and 146483 listeners), one of the most popular performers from the "" category.
Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti was born on October 12, 1935. He is called one of the superstars of the twentieth century opera scene. We decided to recall other famous lyric tenors from Italy
Enrico Caruso
When Enrico came to study at a music school, his teacher was sure that the boy had neither hearing nor voice. Now it is customary to say that Caruso is a symbol of bel canto, which made Naples famous all over the world. His debut is considered to be the part of Enzo from the opera La Gioconda. Enrico performed with tours around the world, worked for 17 years at the Metropolitan Opera. During performances in America, world fame and fame came to him. He was the highest paid opera singer of his time. When Caruso participated in the performance, the directorate raised ticket prices at their own discretion. After the death of the opera singer in 1921, a wax candle was made at the expense of fans, which for 500 years should be lit once a year in front of the face of the Madonna in memory of the singer.
Beniamino Gigli
Italian opera singer and film actor, considered the "heir" of Enrico Caruso. As a boy, he studied singing in the cathedral, then performed in church masses, and later played the saxophone as part of the city orchestra. In 1914, his debut performance took place - it was the part of Enzo from the opera La Gioconda. Gigli was invited to work in many theaters in Italy. Like Enrico Caruso, Gigli worked at the Metropolitan Opera. He acted in many films. They were mostly about music: Ave Maria, Giuseppe Verdi, Pages from operas.
Franco Corelli
He made his debut in 1951, 2 years later he performed at the Florentine Spring festival, where he performed the part of Pierre Bezukhov in the Italian premiere of Prokofiev's War and Peace. On his account, the best roles in the operas "The Pirate" by Bellini, "The Huguenots" by Meyerbeer. In 1967, at the Metropolitan Opera, he performed the title role in Gounod's Romeo and Juliet. About Franco Corelli, you can hear that "... this voice rises above everything: the voice of thunder, lightning, fire and blood ...".
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea began learning to play the piano at the age of 6, then mastered the flute and saxophone. At 12 years old after an accident, he became completely blind. At first, music was just a hobby for him. Even when he was studying to be a lawyer, he worked part-time in restaurants, performing songs by Piaf and Aznavour. But one day he plucked up the courage and came to an audition for Franco Corelli when he was passing through Turin. Corelli took the young man as an apprentice. On this, Andrea ended his career as a lawyer. In 1994, Andrea made his debut at the San Remo Music Festival - he performed the song "Il mare calmo della sera". In the same year, Luciano Pavarotti invited Andrea to participate in the Pavarotti International concert in Modena. They say about Andrea Bocelli that this is the only singer who managed to merge pop music and opera together: "He sings songs like opera and opera like songs."
Alessandro Safina
Alessandro began to build his career as a classical opera singer: he studied at the conservatory, performed parts in the operas The Barber of Seville, Mermaid, Eugene Onegin, Capuleti and Montechi. And then he began to perform in a new genre, which he calls "opera rock". It is not for nothing that he names U2, Genesis, Depeche Mode and The Clash as his favorite performers. Now Alessandro has several albums to his credit. Safina constantly tours. Almost every year he travels with solo concerts in the cities of Russia. In addition, the singer acts in films. He played himself in the Brazilian TV series "Clone" and played the role of the artist Mario Cavaradossi in a free adaptation of Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca".
