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Caterina Caselli(born 10 April 1946) is an Italian singer, bass player, record producer and music executive.
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| Born | 10 April 1946 Modena |
| Origin | Italy |
Biography
editCaselli was born in Modena but grew up inSassuolo.She started her music career by playing bass in local clubs.
In 1966 she debuted in theSanremo Festivalwith "Nessuno mi può giudicare",a song discarded byAdriano Celentano,scoring a notable success. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded agold disc.[1]Caselli also had considerable success with an Italian cover of theDavid McWilliamssong "Days of Pearly Spencer"called" Il volto della vita ". Her first album,Casco d'oro(Golden Bob), was titled after a nickname given to her by the music press. In 1966 she scored another domestic hit with the song "Perdono”.
In 1968 Caselli enjoyed further success with a dynamic version of thePaolo Conte-penned tune “Insieme a te non ci sto più".In 2006, Caselli recorded a new version of the song for the soundtrack of theMichele Soavi'sneo-noirfilmThe Goodbye Kiss.This version won theDavid di Donatello Awardfor Best Song.[2]
In 1970 she married Piero Sugar, head of her music label CGD. Caselli started working with her husband, eventually becoming president ofSugar Music,and retired from her performing career. She discovered and recorded artists such asAndrea Bocelli,Giuni Russo,Elisa,NegramaroandPiccola Orchestra Avion Travel.
In 1983 she was lured out of retirement when she agreed to record "Amico è"withDario Baldan Bembo.The song peaked at number 5 in the Italian charts.
Discography
edit- 1966 -Casco d'oro(CGD, FG 5029)
- 1967 -Diamoci del tu(CGD, FG 5033)
- 1970 -Caterina Caselli(CGD, FGS 5080)
- 1972 -Caterina Caselli(CGD, FGL 5105)
- 1974 -Primavera(CGD, 69071)
- 1975 -Una grande emozione(CGD, 69121)
- 1990 -Amada mia(Sugar Music 508100-1)
References
edit- ^Murrells, Joseph (1978).The Book of Golden Discs(2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p.202.ISBN0-214-20512-6.
- ^Fabio Fusco (21 April 2006)."David di Donatello 2006, ecco i premi".MoviePlayer.Retrieved20 May2014.
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