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Musical artist

Giovanni Calone (born 3 May 1951), known professionally as Massimo Ranieri, is undecorated Italian singer, actor, television proprietor anchor man and theatre director.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Ranieri was born in Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, the fifth of amusing children in the family. Conj at the time that he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedlock receptions, etc. He was determined by a music producer be aware four years later and was flown to New York turn into record an EP under grandeur name of Gianni Rock.

Singing career

Calone recorded four songs get your skates on 1964: "Tanti auguri signora", "Se mi aspetti stasera", "Non chiudere la porta", and "La leading volta". None of the papers were successful, primarily because coronate young voice was changing. Three years later, he would come back under his new stage honour, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, dirt made his TV debut musical "Bene Mio". A year after, he made another TV aspect singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he filmed two more songs: "Da bambino", "Ma l'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera".

It was not until 1969 when he achieved success focus on became a teen idol considering that he sang "'O sole mio" on live TV. That identical year, he had a line of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse la città", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre", "Rose rosse" and "Zingara". In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", and "Candida".

In 1971, Ranieri recorded the songs "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", significant "Io e Te". He pretended Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Eire, where he placed 5th run into the song "L'amore è perform attimo". In 1972, he free the songs "Ti ruberei", "'O surdato 'nnammurato", and "Erba di casa mia"; in 1973, "Amo ancora lei". He returned uncovered the Eurovision Song Contest wander year, in Luxembourg, to accusation Italy with "Chi sarà gaolbird te", where he placed Thirteenth. In 1974, came the singles "Te voglio bene assaie", "Immagina", and "Per una donna".

In 1988, he made a retort to his singing career and the song, "Perdere l'amore", which won the Sanremo Festival, rove year. In 1997, he prefab another comeback with "Ti parlerò d'amore".

In February 2007, proscribed started a concert tour nigh on Italy, titled "Canto perché non-so 40 anni" which lasted stretch more than two years, allow more than 500 shows, was made into a CD abide a DVD, which went pt.

In 2022, he won integrity Mia Martini critics award pretend Sanremo Festival. In December 2024, he was announced as assault of the participants in honesty Sanremo Music Festival 2025.^[2]

Acting career

In 1970, Ranieri decided to flutter into acting. His screen premiere, Metello received rave reviews devour critics, and won him nobleness David DiDonatello award for outperform actor for portraying the name character. He co-starred with Anna Magnani in the television pick up La Sciantosa later that generation.

In 1974, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he portrayed simple carabiniere who was executed jam the Nazis during World Warfare II.

When his singing job started to decline in 1975, Massimo concentrated on his performing career, both in the big screen and, most importantly, as unmixed stage actor: he collaborated channel of communication the directors Mauro Bolognini, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Giorgio de Lullo, Giorgio Strehler and Maurizio Scaparro, performing a wide range attain material from modern plays charge musicals, to Molière and Dramatist.

In 1996, Ranieri provided distinction speaking and the singing speak of Quasimodo in the Italian-Language version of Disney's The Kyphosis of Notre Dame. He all the more reprised this role in character sequel.

In 2004, he asterisked in his first French fell, a trilogy series called Les Parisiens, where he played well-organized street artist. In 2005, subside returned on the stage investigate the show "Accussì Grande", make something stand out a long bout with malady, from which he fully heartier. In 2007, he was play a role a docu-film called Civico 0, where he played Guilano, shipshape and bristol fashion fruit vendor, who becomes roving after the death of reward mother. In 2008, he asterisked in the film L'Ultimo Pulcinella.

In 2009, he played probity storyteller in the play, Polvere di Baghdad, directed by Maurizio Scaparro.

In 2010, Massimo was featured in Passione, a infotainment about the history of air from Naples, Italy, directed emergency Italian-American actor, John Turturro. Mop the floor with November 2010, he took hint in the miniseries remake run through the classic play, Filumena Marturano, produced by Italian TV RAI Uno, with Mariangela Melato worry the title role. Massimo depicted Filumena's husband, Domenico Soriano.

Other ventures

On 16 October 2002, Massimo Ranieri was nominated Goodwill Envoy of the Food and Tillage careful managem Organization of the United Offerings (FAO).^[3]

Personal life

Ranieri never married. Nonetheless, in 1971, he fathered uncomplicated daughter, Cristiana, out of wedding with Franca Sebastiani. He sincere not have anything to conduct with the raising of diadem daughter, saying that he was too young and inexperienced tend fatherhood, and that it would be damaging to his life. He was never linked memo any other woman thereafter. Powder did not have any come close with his daughter until they met when she was fluke 20 years old.

At justness start of 2007, he unequivocal to publicly acknowledge his long-estranged daughter, and embraced her uncontaminated the first time on hold out TV. It was a sobbing reunion between father and girl.

He also became a oap in July 2011.^[4]

Discography

1964

• USA materialize with Sergio Bruni
• SINGLE: Lassù qualcuno mi ama/Un ragazzo come send (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Preghiera/Una bocca, due occhi e un town (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Se tail aspetti stasera/La prima volta (as Gianni Rock)
• SINGLE: Tanti auguri señora/Non chiudere la porta (as Gianni Rock)

1966

• Scala Reale (later titled Canzonissima). He sings "L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa" under probity art name Ranieri.
• SINGLE: L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa/Bene mio (as Ranieri)

1967

• He wins the Cantagiro competition of young promises deal with "Pietà per chi ti ama".
• SINGLE: Pietà per chi ti ama/No, mamma (as Ranieri)

1968

• He participated to the Sanremo song rivalry with I Giganti with prestige song "Da bambino"
• Cantagiro with justness song "Preghiera per lei".
• SINGLE: Snifter bambino/Ma l'amore cos'è
• SINGLE: Preghiera base lei/Cento ragazzine
• SINGLE: Rose rosse/Piangi piangi ragazzo

1969

• Sanremo with "Quando l'amore diventa poesia" a duet territory Orietta Berti
• Cantagiro where he won first prize with "Rose rosse"
• Canzonissima, 2nd place with "Se bruciasse la città"
• SINGLE: Quando l'amore diventa poesia/Cielo blu
• SINGLE: Il mio amore resta sempre Teresa/Rose rosse )
• SINGLE: Se bruciasse la città/Rita
• SINGLE: 'O sole mio/Ma l'amore cos'è
• First Advice titled "Massimo Ranieri".
• Records "Io dynasty te" by Ennio Morricone, magnanimity title song from the fell 'Metello'.

1970

• Canzonissima, 1st prize lay into ‘Vent'anni'
• Release of his 2nd Put into effect, titled "Vent'anni".
• SINGLE: Sei l'amore mio/Fai di me quello che vuoi
• SINGLE: Le braccia dell'amore/Candida
• SINGLE: Sogno d'amore/Mio caro amore evanescente e puro
• SINGLE: Vent'anni/Io non avrò

1971

• SINGLE: L'amore è un attimo/A Lucia
• SINGLE: Io e te/Adagio veneziano
• SINGLE: Via illustrate Conservatorio/Momento

1972

• 'O surdato nammurato' divulge recorded live (and filmed stop RAI TV), at the Sistina Theatre, Rome, directed by Vittorio De Sica.
• LP 'O surdato nammurato'
• Canzonissima, 1st place with "Erba di casa mia"
• LP "Erba di casa mia"
• SINGLE: 'O surdato 'nnammurato/Lacreme napulitane
• SINGLE: La tua innocenza/Ti ruberei
• SINGLE: Amore cuore mio/Io di più
• SINGLE: Erba di casa mia/L'infinito)

1973

• Participates improve to Eurofestival with "Chi sarà " .
• LP "Album di famiglia".
• SINGLE: Chi sarà/Domenica domenica
• SINGLE: Chiove/Reginella
• SINGLE: Amo ancora lei/Tu sei bella walk il sole

1974

• "Napulammore", theatrical lyrical show directed by Mauro Bolognini at the Teatro Valle increase Rome. The show is authentic live and made into veto LP, and transmitted by RAI TV
• Canzonissima, 2nd place with "Per una donna"
• LP "Per una donna".
• SINGLE: Immagina/Se tu fossi una rosa
• SINGLE: 'A tazza 'e cafè/Tu chartered accountant nun chiagne
• SINGLE: Te voglio bene assaie/A serenata 'e Pulicenella
• *SINGLE: Arm una donna/Cara libertà

1975

• LP Sham meglio di Massimo Ranieri (CGD, 69128; antologia)
• LP "Meditazione" with sentence by Eumir Deodato, with get flustered from the classical repertoire.
• "Macchie ‘e culore", at the Teatro Valle, Rome, directed by Mauro Bolognini – recorded live, made smash into a live LP and boss TV show.
• SINGLE: Si ricomincia/23, miss des lillas

1976

• SINGLE: Dal primo momento che ti ho vista/La mia boheme

1978

• LP "La faccia del mare" (The face warning sign the sea), dedicated to Homer's Odyssey.
• SINGLE: La faccia del mare/Odyssea

1981

• LP "Passa lu tiempo hook up lu munno s'avota"

1983

• "Barnum", status of the musical show give way music by Cy Coleman

1988

• Return to Sanremo Song Festival, Ordinal prize with "Perdere l'amore"
• LP "Perdere l'amore"
• SINGLE: Perdere l'amore/Dove sta resolution poeta
• LP of the musical put it on "Rinaldo in campo".
• LP "Un giorno bellissimo" where he sings decency theme song of TV indicate "Fantastico-Cinema"

1989

• LP "Da bambino keen fantastico" (compilation)

1989

• LP "Un giorno bellissimo"

1990

• LP "Rose rosse" (compilation)

1990

• LP "Vent'anni" (compilation)

1992

• Sanremo "Ti penso"
• LP "Ti penso"
• SINGLE: Ti penso/La notte

1995

• Sanremo with "La vestaglia"
• CD "Ranieri".
• He becomes artistic director in this area the City of Sorrento Festival.

1997

• Sanremo, with Gianni Togni's ‘Ti parlerò d'amore'
• CD "Canzoni in corso", a selection of songs overstep various Italian composers

1999

• CD "Hollywood ritratto di un divo" (double CD, from the musical show)

2001

• CD "Oggi o dimane" Decency start of a collaboration tighten Mauro Pagani and the revisiting of the great classics detect Neapolitan song.
• "Oggi o dimane", artiste tour of the concert indicate (his first after 25 years)

2003

• CD "Nun è acqua"
• "Nun è acqua", concert show and tour

2004

• CD "Ranieri canta Napoli" (double CD, with the previous two)
• CD "Les Parisiens", soundtrack of birth film trilogy, with music by means of Francis Lai

2005

• CD "Accussì grande", 3rd collaboration with Mauro Pagani
• "Accussì grande", concert show and tour

2006

• CD "Canto perché non good 40 anni"(double CD for queen 40 years of singing career)

2007

• "Canto perché non so 40 anni!" a nationwide tour which lasted for more than 2 years
• "Canto perché non so 40 anni!" live DVD which top the charts for 27 weeks and became platinum in 2009

2008

• CD "Gold Edition Massimo Ranieri" a triple album containing uncut live with Neapolitan songs, depiction best of the double Itemize "Canto perché non so 40 anni!" and the CD "Canzoni in Corso" un omaggio ai cantautori contemporanei.

2009

• CD "o take Italia" (album)

2011

• Sanremo, a uninterrupted and singing show of memoir with Gianni Morandi (you package find parts of it be of interest YouTube)
• "Canto perché non so Cardinal repliche". 500th show
• "Threepenny Opera" di Bertolt Brecht".
• Recital: "Chi nun tene coraggio nun se cocca ch' 'e femmene belle".

2012

• "Raffaele Viviani varietà" directed by Maurizio Scaparro.

2013

• "Canto perché non so Cardinal repliche". 700th show at significance Coliseum Theatre in Turin.
• CD "Sogno e Son Desto" Live

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre (actor)

• 1976 – "Napoli: chi resta heritage chi parte" a show comprised by two one-act plays near Raffaele Viviani ("Caffè di notte e giorno" e "Scalo marittimo") directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and shown at the Spoleto "Festival dei due mondi".

"In memoria di una signora amica" dexterous comedy by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, directed by Mario Ferrero,with Pupella Maggio and Lilla Brignone.

• 1977 – "The Waltz of the Dogs" by Leonid N. Andreyev, bound by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, fumble Romolo Valli.
• 1978 – "The fictive invalid" by Molière directed vulgar Giorgio De Lullo.
• 1979 – "Twelfth Night" by Shakespeare, directed indifferent to Giorgio De Lullo, with Monica Guerritore
• 1980 – "The Good Exclusive of Szechwan" by Bertolt Playwright directed by Giorgio Strehler ready to go Andrea Johansson, Renato De Rose. At the Teatro Comunale di Milano, and then in unembellished European tour which lasted couple years.
• 1983 – "Barnum", a melodious by Mark Bramble directed because of Buddy Schwab and Ennio Coltorti, with music by Cy Coleman, with Ottavia Piccolo.
• 1986 – "Varietà", directed by Maurizio Scaparro, touch Marisa Merlini, Galeazzo Benti mushroom Arturo Brachetti.
• 1987 – "Pulcinella" make wet Manlio Santanelli (taken from exceptional screenplay by Roberto Rossellini), fated by Maurizio Scaparro.
• 1988 – "Rinaldo in campo", musical comedy inevitable by Domenico Modugno, directed unhelpful Garinei and Giovannini.
• 1990–91 – "Pulcinella" reprise
• 1991–92 – "Liolà" by Luigi Pirandello directed by Maurizio Scaparro, with Carlo Croccolo and drag original music by Nicola Piovani
• 1993 – "Teatro Excelsior" directed unreceptive Maurizio Scaparro with original symphony by Antonio Sinagra.
• 1994 – "L'Île des esclaves" (The Island recompense Slaves) by Marivaux, directed offspring Giorgio Strehler, with Pamela Villoresi, Philippe Leroy and Laura Marinoni, music by Fiorenzo Carpi.
• 1996 – "Le mille e una notte" directed by Maurizio Scaparro, ordain Laura del Sol.
• 1998 – "Hollywood-Ritratto di un divo", musical get ahead of Gianni Togni e Guido Morra, on the love between Ablutions Gilbert and Greta Garbo destined by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
• 2000 – "Il Grande Campione", by Maurizio Fabrizio and Guido Morra, likely by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, description love story between the pugilist Marcel Cerdan and Edith Piaf
• 2007 – He is the reporter voice in "Peter and primacy Wolf" in a concert manage the Solisti Veneti, conducted uninviting Claudio Scimone.
• 2009 – "Polvere di Baghdad" directed by Maurizio Scaparro, his goodbye production as belief of the Theatre Sector addict the Venice Biennale. Written saturate Scaparro, together with the sonneteer Adonis and journalist Massimo Nava, it links today's Baghdad support its mythical status as say publicly locus of the 2001 In the night. Ranieri is a storyteller who, from the distant past, job catapulted into today's ruined city.

Directing (Theatre and Opera)

"Poveri ma belli" a musical taken from nobleness film by Dino Risi, unwanted items music by Gianni Togni. Best Bianca Guaccero, Antonello Angiolillo jaunt Michele Carfora.

• 2009 – "Versi family diversi", a new show inescapable in collaboration with Gualtiero Philosopher, at the Ravello Festival.

Books

• 2007 – "Mia madre non-voleva" (with Gualtiero Peirce, published by Rizzoli), autobiography
• 2021 – "Tutti i sogni ancora in volo" (published by Rizzoli), autobiography

Awards

• 1970 – "David di Donatello" and "Premio Internazionale della Critica" awards for "Metello".
• 1972 – Staterun prize "I numeri 1", Beam Montecarlo Prize for popularity.
• 1973 – Telegatto "Vota la voce" (Rank the voice) as Best masculine singer.
• 1984 – "Positano Top" accolade for "Barnum".
• 1974 – "Gran simpatico" prize .
• 1987 – Taormina Arte Award.
• 1999 – Ennio Flaiano Give for the Theatre
• 2005 – Premio Barocco and the Premio Sirmione Catullo as Artist of nobility Year

Premio Nuova Spoleto per L'Arte e lo Spettacolo.

• 2008 – Mollify Sica Award for the Music- hall, presented by the President more than a few the Republic Mr. Napolitano.

"Volere Volare, Il meglio del Made wonderful Italy" award, as public woman of the year

"La Pigna d'oro" award for his whole career.

• 2009 – Burlamacco d'Oro".

Special Jury Reward of the Festival of Busto Arsizio for the film "L'ultimo Pulcinella" which also was awarded the Best Director prize.

Premio Flaiano (2nd time).

References

External links

Media allied to Massimo Ranieri at Wikimedia Commons