Gino Paoli
Encyclopedia
Gino Paoli is an Italian
singer-songwriter
. He wrote four masterpieces of Italian popular music
: "Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale".
, a little town near Trieste
, but moved very early to Genoa
.
After several different jobs, he was called by Ricordi
with his friends Luigi Tenco
and Bruno Lauzi
. His first success was the single "La gatta," which has been used in world language Italian task disks in America for middle schools and high schools.
Another early song was "Il cielo in una stanza" composed in 1959. According to Paoli, the lyrics had come to him while lying on the bed of a brothel. Looking at the purple ceiling, he thought, "Love can grow at any moment at any place". Mina
's single release of the song topped the list of annual sales in Italy and reached Billboard Hot 100. Video performances of the song were included in the movies "Io bacio... tu baci" and "Appuntamento a Ischia". Later it was featured in the "Goodfellas
" movie. Carla Bruni Sarkozy covered the song (mixing French with her native Italian) in her debut album ("Quelqu'un m'a dit").
Gino Paoli’s debut album
– Gino Paoli was released in Italy on October 8, 1961 on Dischi Ricordi.
"Il cielo in una stanza" success was followed by "Sapore di sale" (1963), arranged by Ennio Morricone
and believed to be his most famous song. In the same year he attempted suicide by shooting himself in the heart (the bullet is still inside his chest).
In 1974 he returned with the LP I semafori rossi non sono Dio, followed by Il mio mestiere (1977). Both showed a more mature inspiration than his 1960s works. In the 1980s Paoli produced a series of successful albums, and in 1985 he toured Italy
together with Ornella Vanoni
.
In 1987 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
for the Italian Communist Party
. He abandoned politics in 1992 to pursue his music ambitions.
He had a long relationship with actress Stefania Sandrelli
. Their daughter, Amanda Sandrelli
, is also an actress.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. He wrote four masterpieces of Italian popular music
Italian popular music
The expression Italian Popular Music refers to the musical output which is not usually considered Academic or Classical Music but rather have its roots in the popular traditions, and it may be defined in two ways: it can either be defined in terms of the current geographical location of the Italian...
: "Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale".
Biography
Paoli was born in MonfalconeMonfalcone
Monfalcone is a town and comune of the province of Gorizia , located on the coast of the Gulf of Trieste. Monfalcone means "Mount of Falcon" in Italian....
, a little town near Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
, but moved very early to Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
.
After several different jobs, he was called by Ricordi
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
with his friends Luigi Tenco
Luigi Tenco
Luigi Tenco was an Italian singer, songwriter and actor.-Biography:Tenco was born in Cassine in 1938, the son of Teresa Zoccola and Giuseppe Tenco. He never knew his father, who died in unclear circumstances...
and Bruno Lauzi
Bruno Lauzi
Bruno Lauzi was an Italian singer-songwriter.-Biography:Lauzi was born in Asmara, then part of the Italian Eastern Africa...
. His first success was the single "La gatta," which has been used in world language Italian task disks in America for middle schools and high schools.
Another early song was "Il cielo in una stanza" composed in 1959. According to Paoli, the lyrics had come to him while lying on the bed of a brothel. Looking at the purple ceiling, he thought, "Love can grow at any moment at any place". Mina
Mina (singer)
Anna Maria Quaini, Grand Officer , known as Mina, is an Italian pop singer. She was a staple of Italian television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an...
's single release of the song topped the list of annual sales in Italy and reached Billboard Hot 100. Video performances of the song were included in the movies "Io bacio... tu baci" and "Appuntamento a Ischia". Later it was featured in the "Goodfellas
Goodfellas
Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese...
" movie. Carla Bruni Sarkozy covered the song (mixing French with her native Italian) in her debut album ("Quelqu'un m'a dit").
Gino Paoli’s debut album
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
– Gino Paoli was released in Italy on October 8, 1961 on Dischi Ricordi.
"Il cielo in una stanza" success was followed by "Sapore di sale" (1963), arranged by Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
and believed to be his most famous song. In the same year he attempted suicide by shooting himself in the heart (the bullet is still inside his chest).
In 1974 he returned with the LP I semafori rossi non sono Dio, followed by Il mio mestiere (1977). Both showed a more mature inspiration than his 1960s works. In the 1980s Paoli produced a series of successful albums, and in 1985 he toured Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
together with Ornella Vanoni
Ornella Vanoni
Ornella Vanoni, OMRI is one of the most credited pop singers of Italy. She is known for her sophisticated pop style.-Artistic career:...
.
In 1987 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
for the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
. He abandoned politics in 1992 to pursue his music ambitions.
Stefania Sandrelli
Stefania Sandrelli is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the commedia all'Italiana, starting from 1960s. She was 15 years old when she starred in Divorce, Italian Style, as Marcello Mastroianni's cousin, Angela.She was born in Viareggio, Tuscany. She had a long relationship with...
. Their daughter, Amanda Sandrelli
Amanda Sandrelli
Amanda Sandrelli is an Italian actress.Born in Lausanne, she is the daughter of singer Gino Paoli and actress Stefania Sandrelli. She debuted in L'Attenzione, from director Giovanni Soldati, in 1984....
, is also an actress.
Discography
- Gino Paoli (1961)
- Le cose dell'amore (1962)
- Basta chiudere gli occhi (1964)
- Gino Paoli allo Studio A (1965)
- Le canzoni per "Emmeti" (1966)
- Gino Paoli and The Casuals (1967)
- Le due facce dell'amore (1971)
- Rileggendo vecchie lettere d'amore (1971)
- Amare per vivere (1972)
- I semafori rossi non sono Dio (1974)
- Ciao, salutime un po' Zena (1975)
- Le canzoni di Gino Paoli' (1976, collection)
- Il mio mestiere (1977)
- La ragazza senza nome (1978)
- Il gioco della vita (1979)
- Ha tutte le carte in regola (1980)
- Averti addosso (1984)
- La luna e il Sig. Hyde (1984)
- Insieme (1985)
- Cosa farò da grande (1986)
- Sempre (1988)
- L'ufficio delle cose perdute (1988)
- Gino Paoli '89 dal vivo (1990, live)
- Matto come un gatto (1991)
- Senza contorno solo... per un'ora (1992)
- King Kong (1994)
- Amori dispari (1995)
- Appropriazione indebita (1996)
- Pomodori (1998)
- Per una storia (2000)
- Se (2002)
- Una lunga storia (2004)
- Ti ricordi? No non mi ricordo (2004)
- Gino Paoli & Arsen Dedic u Lisinskom (2005)