Emilio Pericoli is an Italian

Italian people

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 singer

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. He was born in Cesenatico

Cesenatico

Cesenatico is a port town with about 20,000 inhabitants on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is located in the province of Forlì-Cesena in the region of Emilia-Romagna, about 30 km south of Ravenna...

, Romagna

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Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded

Sound recording and reproduction

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 a cover version

Cover version

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 of the song

Song

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, "Al di là

Al Di Là

"Al di là" is a popular Italian song. "Al di là" was one of Betty Curtis' biggest hits in Italy. The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Italian by Curtis at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on March 18, 1961, after Curtis had won the 1961...

", by festival winner Betty Curtis

Betty Curtis

Betty Curtis was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004.The song "Al di là" performed by her with Luciano Tajoli won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961...

. The song was an international success, hitting the charts

Record chart

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 in the U.S.

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 (#3 AC, #6 Pop

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) and #30 in UK

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. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc

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In 1962, Pericoli entered the festival himself. Together with composer

Composer

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 Tony Renis he sang the ballad

Ballad

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, "Quando, Quando, Quando

Quando, Quando, Quando

"Quando, Quando, Quando" is an Italian pop song from 1962, in the bossa nova style, with music written by Tony Renis and lyrics by Alberto Testa....

", featured in The Easy Life

The Easy Life

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, which initially failed to chart but which later became one of the best-known Italian hits.

A year later, Pericoli returned to San Remo with Renis again, with the song "Uno per tutte

Uno Per Tutte

"Uno per tutte" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Italian by Emilio Pericoli.The song is a love ballad, in which Pericoli professes his undying love to Claudia...

". He placed among the winners, and won a spot in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

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, where he placed third, behind the winners Grethe

Grethe Ingmann

Grethe Ingmann was a Danish singer. She performed as a member of the duet, Grethe og Jørgen Ingmann, along with her husband, guitarist Jørgen...

 and Jorgen Ingmann and runner-up Esther Ofarim.