Jimmy Fontana
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) is famous Italian
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actor
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, composer
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and singer. One of his most famous songs is Che Sarà, performed also by José Feliciano
José Feliciano
José Feliciano is a Puerto Rican singer, virtuoso guitarist and composer known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single "Feliz Navidad".-Childhood:...
and Ricchi e Poveri
Ricchi e Poveri
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. His other hits include Non te ne andare (1963) and Il mondo (1965). La mia serenata won Disco per l'estate (disc of summer) in 1967. In Cantagiro
Cantagiro
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1969 he performed cover of Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
hit Delilah, titled La nostra favola.