"Non ho l'età (per amarti)"(Italianfor "I'm not old enough (to love you)" ), usually given as just "Non ho l'età"(pronounced[nonˈɔlleˈta]) is a song recorded by Italian singerGigliola Cinquetti,with music composed byMario Panzeriand lyrics byNicola Salerno.Itrepresented Italyin theEurovision Song Contest 1964,held inCopenhagen,winning the contest, having previously wonthat year'sSanremo Music Festival.
| "Non ho l'età" | ||||
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| SinglebyGigliola Cinquetti | ||||
| from the albumGigliola Cinquetti | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| B-side | "Sei un bravo ragazzo" | |||
| Released | 28 January 1964 | |||
| Genre | Ballad | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | CGD Records | |||
| Composer(s) | Mario Panzeri | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Nicola Salerno | |||
| Producer(s) | Mario Panzeri | |||
| Gigliola Cinquettisingles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1964entry | ||||
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| Conductor | Gianfranco Monaldi | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st | |||
| Final points | 49 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Uno per tutte" (1963) | ||||
| "Se piangi, se ridi" (1965) ► | ||||
Background
editConception
edit"Non ho l'età" was written by composerMario Panzeriand lyricistNicola Salerno.[1]
Sanremo
editBetween 30 January and 1 February 1964, "Non ho l'età" performed by bothGigliola Cinquetti–in Italian– andPatricia Carli–in French– competed in the14th editionof theSanremo Music Festival,winning the competition. As the festival was used byRadiotelevisione italiana(RAI) to select their song and performer for the9th editionof theEurovision Song Contest,the song became theItalian entry,and Cinquetti the performer, for Eurovision.[2]
Cinquetti recorded the song in Italian, English –as "This is my prayer" –, Spanish – "No tengo edad" –, French – "Je suis à toi" –, German – "Luna nel blu" –, and Japanese – "Yumemiru omoi",Mộng みる tưởng い–.[1]
Eurovision
editOn 21 March 1964, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at theTivolis KoncertsalinCopenhagenhosted byDanmarks Radio(DR), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Cinquetti performed "Non ho l'età" twelfth on the night, followingPortugal's "Oração"byAntónio Calvárioand precedingYugoslavia's "Život je sklopio krug"bySabahudin Kurt.Gianfranco Monaldi conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Italian entry.[3]No video recording of her performance is known to have survived, only footage of part of her winning reprise exists in addition to the audio of the full radio broadcast.[4]
At the close of voting, the song had received 49 points, placing it first in a field of sixteen, winning the contest.[5]Cinquetti was sixteen years old, making her the youngest Eurovision winner until the1986 contestwhenBelgium'sSandra Kimwon the contest with "J'aime la vie"–initially claiming to be fifteen, it was later revealed that Kim was only thirteen–.[6]The song was followed as contest winner in1965by "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"byFrance GallforLuxembourg.It was followed as Italian representative that year by "Se piangi, se ridi"byBobby Solo.
Aftermath
edit"Non ho l'età" became a considerable commercial success for Cinquetti, in Italy, the rest of Europe,Scandinavia,and other countries worldwide.
Cinquetti later returned to compete in Eurovision at the1974 contest,when she finished second with "Sì",behind"Waterloo"byABBA.[7]On 4 May 1991, she co-hosted the1991 contestheld inRomealongsideToto Cutugno,where they performed their Eurovision winning songs, "Non ho l'età" and "Insieme: 1992"respectively, as the opening act.[8]On 14 May 2022, in the2022 contestheld inTurin,she performed "Non ho l'età" as an interval act at the grand final.[9]
Cinquetti was proved not to be a UK 'one-hit-wonder' when an English recording of her 1974 Eurovision entry –titled "Go" – reached #8 in the UK chart.
Chart history
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1964–65) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[10] | 5 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50Flanders)[11] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50Wallonia)[12] | 1 |
| Finland[10] | 5 |
| France (InfoDisc)[13] | 1 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[14] | 3 |
| Hong Kong[10] | 2 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[15][circular reference] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 2 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[17] | 3 |
| UK Singles(OCC)[18] | 17 |
Legacy
editLinda Scott's version
edit| "This Is My Prayer" | |
|---|---|
| SinglebyLinda Scott | |
| from the albumHey, Look at Me Now! | |
| A-side | "That Old Feeling" |
| Released | 1964 |
| Length | 2:54 |
| Label | Kapp Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Kaye-Springer-Nisa |
| Producer(s) | Mike Berniker |
Linda Scott's recording of the song's English version, "This Is My Prayer",was released as theB-sideof the single "That Old Feeling"in late 1964. In the Philippines, it topped the national chart for twelve straight weeks beginning on 12 December 1964.[19][20]
Other covers
edit"Non ho l'età" has been recorded by a wide range of artists in other languages, for example, in Icelandic –as "Heyr mína bæn" – byEllý Vilhjálms.[21]Lili Ivanova,a famous Bulgarian singer, andHong KongsingerRebecca Pan,covered the song in 1964. Polish-Belarusian singerWiesława Drojeckacovered the song in Polish – "Nie wolno mi" –.Anneli Sarimade a Finnish cover – "Liian nuori rakkauteen" –.Sandra Reemerrecorded the song in Dutch – "Als jij maar wacht" –.
References
edit- ^ab""Non ho l'età" Detailed info and lyrics ".The Diggiloo Thrush.
- ^Eddy Anselmi (2009).Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana.Panini Comics.ISBN8863462291.
- ^"Eurovision Song Contest 1964".Eurovision Song Contest.21 March 1964.DR/EBU.
- ^"Rare broadcast footage of Eurovision 1964 uncovered by Reddit user".ESCXTRA.Retrieved2024-03-21.
- ^"Official Eurovision Song Contest 1964 scoreboard".Eurovision Song Contest.
- ^O'Connor, John Kennedy (2007).The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History.UK: Carlton Books.ISBN978-1-84442-994-3.
- ^"Eurovision Song Contest 1974".Eurovision Song Contest.6 April 1974.BBC/EBU.
- ^"Eurovision Song Contest 1991".Eurovision Song Contest.4 May 1991.RAI/EBU.
- ^"Non ho l'età" - Eurovision Song Contest 2022onYouTube
- ^abc"Hits of the world - Argentina"(PDF).Billboard. 29 August 1964. p. 26.Retrieved9 June2023.
- ^"Gigliola Cinquetti – Non ho l'età "(in Dutch).Ultratop 50.
- ^"Gigliola Cinquetti – Non ho l'età "(in French).Ultratop 50.Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^"Tout les Titres par Artiste - C"(in French). Infodisc.fr. Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2014.Retrieved10 June2012.SelectGigliola CINQUETTIfrom the menu, then pressOK.
- ^"Single - Gigliola Cinquetti, Non ho l'età"(in German). Charts.de.Media Control.Retrieved10 June2012.[dead link]
- ^"List of number-one hits of 1964 (Italy)".
- ^"Gigliola Cinquetti – Non ho l'età "(in Dutch).Single Top 100.
- ^"Gigliola Cinquetti – Non ho l'età ".VG-lista.
- ^"Gigliola Cinquetti: Artist Chart History".Official Charts Company.
- ^"Philippines".Billboard.The Billboard Publishing Company. 12 December 1964. p. 19.Retrieved29 October2020.
- ^"Philippines".Billboard.The Billboard Publishing Company. 27 February 1965. p. 22.Retrieved29 October2020.
- ^Thorsson, Leif. Melodifestivalen Genom Tiderna. Premium Publishing, Sweden. 1999ISBN91-89136-00-4
External links
edit- "Non ho l'età"atDiscogs(list of releases)