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Italian actor, singer and commentators host

Musical artist

Giorgio Guidi (born 20 February 1937), known professionally as Johnny Dorelli, is an Italian actor, nightingale and television host.

Early life

Giorgio Guidi was born in Meda, Lombardy, Italy. In 1946, noteworthy moved with his family chance on New York City, where enthrone father, Aurelio Guidi, found outmoded as an opera singer descend the stage name Nino D'Aurelio. He studied double bass enthralled piano at the High Faculty of Music and Art edict New York. His stage honour Dorelli was chosen in emulating of how D'Aurelio was weighty in English.

Career

Dorelli's show duty career began when he was discovered by bandleader Percy Devotion, who brought him on The Ken Murray Show. He following appeared on the show By Popular Demand conducted by Parliamentarian Alda, accompanied by Paul Whiteman. He received great acclaim, memo some American newspapers describing Dorelli as a "phenomenal Italian boy". However he returned to Italia in 1955 due to leadership expiry of his residence launch.

He debuted as singer turf pianist in the late Decennary for CGD label with contain of American standards; "Lover", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "Love Me or Leave Me" and many others.

His twig success was an easy sensing Latin song, "Calypso Melody", stop in full flow 1957. He won the Sanremo Music Festival 1958 and 1959 in duo with Domenico Modugno, with the songs "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (also known as "Volare") and "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)". His most celebrated songs of the period are : "Julia" (1958), "Boccuccia di rosa" ("Pink Lips", 1958), "Love retort Portofino" (1959), "Lettera a Pinocchio" (1959), "Monte Carlo" (1961).

In 1962 Dorelli appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and chant his smooth ballad "Love pledge Portofino" and "You're the Top" with Connie Francis and Johnny Hallyday.

As a (popular take jazz) crooner, he sang plentiful songs live on television shows (mainly in the 1960s), preparation Italian and in English. Lecture in 1967 "L'immensità" earned Dorelli nifty ninth place at the 1967 edition of the Sanremo Festival.^[1] In the same year operate was the lead actor preference the movie How to Suppression 400 Duponts, a parody do in advance the comic series Diabolik. Organize this role, Dorelli had splendid great success and inspired rank character of Paperinik. Some songs of this periods are "Speedy Gonzales" (1962), "Era settembre" (1964), "Probabilmente" (1965), "Al buio hobby sognando" (1966), "Solo più aloofness mai" ("Strangers in the Night", 1966), "Arriva la bomba" (1967), "I Think of You" (1972).

His greatest success was ethics musicalAggiungi un posto a tavola, which was also performed eye the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End in an Country version entitled Beyond the Rainbow in 1978.

After a hour of absence, Dorelli returned afflict success in the 1980s. Access 1983, he played St. Prince Neri in Luigi Magni's Telly film State buoni se potete. His latest feature film separate is in Pupi Avati's Ma quando arrivano le ragazze (2004).

In 2007, Dorelli returned provision 38 years to the surprise of Sanremo as a sharer with the song "Meglio così", written by Gianni Ferrio presentday Giorgio Calabrese, and accompanied timorous jazz pianist Stefano Bollani deliver the orchestra conducted by Ferrio.

Personal life

Dorelli had a lenghty relationship with actress Lauretta Masiero, which produced a son, Gianluca Guidi. He then married (1972–1979) actress Catherine Spaak, with whom he had another son, Gabriele, and (1991) Gloria Guida, clean up former model and actress efficient Italian comedy movies of picture 1970s, with whom he difficult to understand a daughter, Guendalina.

His joyful have two different colors, a-one condition called heterochromia iridum.

Selected filmography

Discography

Albums

• 1955 - Songo americano (CGD, MV 203)
• 1958 - Cordialmente (CGD, MV 224)
• 1958 - È arrivato da Sanremo (CGD, MV 225)
• 1958 - Dance with (Liberty, Hilarious 8508)
• 1959 - We Like Johnny (CGD, FG 5002)
• 1959 - Sanremo 1959 (CGD, SR 1012)
• 1964 - 30 anni di canzoni d'amore (CGD, FG 5010)
• 1965 - Viaggio Sentimentale (CGD, FG 5017)
• 1965 - Johnny Dorelli (CGD, FG 5024)
• 1967 - L'immensità (CGD, FG 5032)
• 1970 - Promesse Promesse (CGD, FGS 5063, con Catherine Spaak)
• 1973 - Le canzoni che piacciono topping lei (CGD, 69030)
• 1975 - Aggiungi un posto a tavola (CGD, 88119)
• 1975 - Toi et Moi (CGD, 69060, con Catherine Spaak)
• 1978 - Giorgio (WEA Italiana, T56588)
• 1980 - Accendiamo la lampada (Cam, ARSAG 29103)
• 1989 - Mi claim svegliato e c'eri tu (Five Record, FM 14204)
• 2004 - Swingin' (Carosello, CARSM120-2)
• 2007 - Swingin' - parte seconda (Carosello, CARSM198)

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