Elio Cesari(born 13 May 1938), known by his stage nameTony Renis,is an Italian singer, composer,music producer,and film actor.

Tony Renis
Tony Renis in the 1990s
Tony Renis in the 1990s
Background information
Birth nameElio Cesari
Born(1938-05-13)13 May 1938(age 86)
Milan,Kingdom of Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1958–2004
Labels

Life and career

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Renis was born inMilan.In the mid-1950s he met withAdriano Celentano,and the two started performing an impression ofDean MartinandJerry Lewis.In 1958, he was signed by the label "Combo Records", and released a few cover versions of Italian and American rock 'n' roll songs as lead vocalist of the band Combos. In 1961, Renis debuted at theSanremo Music Festivalwith the song "Pozzanghere".[1]

In 1962, Renis returned to the Sanremo Music Festival where he gained international recognition with the song "Quando, quando, quando",written withAlberto Testa.[1]One year later, he won the Festival with the song "Uno per tutte", and, in 1967, he finished second with the song "Quando dico che ti amo".[1]

In 1972, Renis and Testa composed the song "Grande grande grande".It was successfully interpreted byMina,and later byShirley Basseyas "Never Never Never". Over the years "Grande grande grande" have been covered byMarina Dale,Vikki Carr,Celine DionwithLuciano Pavarotti,Julio Iglesias,Patrizio BuannewithRenee Olstead,among others.

In 1974, he won theNastro d'Argento for the Best Scorefor his work on the soundtrack of the filmBrothers Blue.[2]

In the 1980s, Tony Renis temporarily retired from performing and mainly worked as music producer. In 1981 he launched the career of child prodigyNikka Costa.[3]

In 1999, Renis received aGolden Globe Awardand was nominated for anOscarfor the song "The Prayer",performed byCeline DionandAndrea Bocelli,from theQuest for Camelotfilm soundtrack.[3]

In 2005, he won aDavid di Donatellofor the song "Merry Christmas in Love" from the filmChristmas in Love.The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the63rd Golden Globe Awards.

In 2016 Renis received the America Award of theItaly-USA Foundation.

Discography

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Tony Renis andFrank Sinatracelebrating aGold recordin 1985.

Albums (Italy)

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  • 1969:Tony Renis(RCA Italiana,PSL 10435)
  • 1974:Graffiti(EMI Italiana,3C 048-51500
  • 1976:Tony Renis(RCA Italiana, TCL 1–1078)
  • 1976:Un grande grande grande Tony Renis(RCA Lineatre, NL 31078)
  • 1989:Le più belle di Tony Renis(EMI Italiana,7931031)

Singles (Italy)

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EPs (Italy)

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Albums (International market)

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  • 1964:Tony Renis(EMI,CLP 1754; published in Great Britain)
  • 1969:Chin-chin quechiquitin(RCA Victor,MIL/S 4051; published in Mexico)

Singles (International Market)

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EPs (International market)

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Sports work

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He composed theAC Milan Anthem - Milan Milanin 1988[4][5]

Filmography

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Tony Renis withCeline DionandAndrea Bocelliin 2002.

References

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  1. ^abcMarcello Giannotti (2005).L'enciclopedia di Sanremo.Gremese Editore, 2005.ISBN88-8440-379-0.
  2. ^Enrico Lancia (1998).I premi del cinema.Gremese Editore, 1998.ISBN8877422211.
  3. ^abMimma Gaspari (2009).Penso che un "mondo" così non-ritorni mai più.Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2009.ISBN978-88-6073-469-3.
  4. ^"Tony Renis:" Ecco racconto come è nato l'inno del Milan: è stata un'idea di Berlusconi "".Milannews.it.RetrievedNovember 2,2024.
  5. ^"AC Milan's anthem: all the official AC Milan's songs".Acmilan.com.RetrievedNovember 2,2024.
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