Gianni Nazzaro

Gianni Nazzaro
Gianni Nazzaro
	Nazzaro in 1971
Background information
Birth name	Giovanni Nazzaro
Also known as	Buddy
Born	27 October 1948; Naples,Italy
Died	27 July 2021(aged 72); Rome,Italy
Genres	Pop; canzone napoletana;
Occupations	Singer; actor;
Years active	1965–2018
Spouse	Nada Ovcina (m.1973, divorced) (m.2021)

Giovanni"Gianni"Nazzaro(Italian pronunciation:[ˈdʒanninadˈdzaːro];27 October 1948 – 27 July 2021) was an Italian singer and actor.

Early life and career

Nazzaro was born inNaples,the second of four children (two males and two females) born tovaudevilleactor andgossip columnistErminio Nazzaro. He started his career with the stage name ofBuddy,recording 59 singles, mainly cover songs, between 1965 and 1968.^[1]^[2]In 1968, Nazzaro started to perform with his real name and he took part at the music contestUn disco per l'estatewith the song "Solo noi".^[1]In 1970, he won theFestival di Napoliwith the song "Me chiamme ammore".^[1]^[2]After a series of successful hits, in the 1980s Nazzaro gradually slowed his musical production, focusing with some success instage musicals.^[1]

Personal life and death

In the early 1970s, Nazzaro married Nada Ovcina. They had two children, Junior (born 1973) and Giorgia (born 1976). Nazzaro and Ovcina eventually divorced, but after years of estrangement, they reestablished their relationship in 2016. Ovcina remarried Nazzaro just hours before his death in a Roman hospital fromlung cancer,on 27 July 2021.^[3]^[4]

Discography

Selected singles

1968: "Solo noi"
1968: "In fondo ai sogni miei"
1969: "Incontri d'estate"
1970: "L'amore è una colomba"
1970: "Me chiamme ammore"
1971: "Bianchi cristalli sereni"
1971: "Far l'amore con te"
1972: "Non voglio innamorarmi mai"
1972: "Quanto è bella lei"
1972: "La nostra canzone"
1973: "Il primo sogno proibito"
1974: "A modo mio"
1974: "Questo sì che è amore"
1974: "Piccola mia piccola"
1976: "Me ne vado"
1977: "Mi sta scoppiando il cuore"
1980: "Uomo di strada"
1981: "Sì"
1983: "Mi sono innamorato di mia moglie"
1985: "Noi due soli"

Studio albums

1971:Gianni Nazzaro(CGD,FGL 5088)
1972:Gianni Nazzaro(Fans,GPX 7)
1973:C'è un momento del giorno (in cui penso a te)(CGD, 65412)
1974:Questo sì che è amore(CGD, 69080)
1975:C'era una volta il night(CGD, 69157)
1976:Le due facce di Gianni Nazzaro(CGD, 81990)

References

^^a ^b ^c ^dEddy Anselmi (14 October 2023).Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana.Panini Comics, 2009.ISBN 978-8863462296.
^^a ^bEnrico Deregibus (8 October 2010).Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana.Giunti Editore, 2010.ISBN 978-8809756250.
^"Gianni Nazzaro, breve biografia. - Altro".nellanotizia.net.Retrieved6 June2022.
^Pirola, Mattia."Chi è Nada Ovcina, moglie di Gianni Nazzaro: origini, età e incidente".www.ilgiornaleditalia.it(in Italian).Retrieved6 June2022.

External links

[music-1] Eddy Anselmi (14 October 2023).Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana.Panini Comics, 2009.ISBN 978-8863462296.

[rrrt-2] Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010).Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana.Giunti Editore, 2010.ISBN 978-8809756250.

[3] "Gianni Nazzaro, breve biografia. - Altro".nellanotizia.net.Retrieved6 June2022.

[4] Pirola, Mattia."Chi è Nada Ovcina, moglie di Gianni Nazzaro: origini, età e incidente".www.ilgiornaleditalia.it(in Italian).Retrieved6 June2022.

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