Carlo Buti was an Italian

Italy

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 interpreter of popular and folk music. He was known as "the Golden Voice of Italy", and was possibly the first superstar of Italian music in the twentieth century. He recorded 1574 songs during his career.

Biography

Buti was born in Florence. As a boy, he mastered the Tuscan

Tuscany

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 folk song technique known as stornello. He was soon being paid by other men to serenade

Serenade

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 their girlfriends. He received limited vocal training from Raoul Frazzi and Gino Bechi

Gino Bechi

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. He was featured on Italian radio. His first recording contract (1930) was with Edison Records

Edison Records

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. In 1934 he signed with Columbia Records

Columbia Records

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.

Buti has been called the Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....

 and the "Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

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 of Italy", because of his preference for the popular songs of the day over the more opera

Opera

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tic-type songs. He retired in 1956 after having recorded 1574 songs. At the time, his was the most-recorded voice in Italian music history. His unique warm and melodic "tenorino" style of high quasi-falsetto

Falsetto

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 phrasing sung in the "mezzo voce" made him an international success. He also starred in several Italian movies. He died at his home in Montelupo Fiorentino, in Tuscany, Italy at the age of 61.

One of his songs "Vivere" appears on the score to the 2000 film "Titus

Titus (soundtrack)

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" by Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot Goldenthal

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.

Among his most memorable songs:

• Faccetta Nera
  Faccetta Nera
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• Dove Sta Zazà
• Il Primo Amore non si Scorda mai
• Fiorin Fiorello l'amore è bello
• Signorinella Pallida