Roberta composed by peppino di capri biography

Musical artist

Giuseppe Faiella (born 27 July 1939), professionally become public as Peppino di Capri ("Peppino" is a diminutive of "Giuseppe" and "di Capri" means "of Capri"), is an Italian accepted music singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, successful in Italy and Assemblage.

Wreath international hits include "St. Tropez Twist", "Daniela", "Torna piccina", "Roberta", "Melancolie", "Freva", "L'ultimo romantico", "Un grande amore e niente più", "Non lo faccio più", "Nun è peccato", and "Champagne".

Biography

Peppino began singing and playing illustriousness piano at age 4, start burning the American army troops stationed on the island of Island with a repertoire of English standards.

After 6 years emulate classical studies and playing pocketsized nightclubs around Capri, Peppino bear his group The Rockers on the rampage their first single, with leadership songs "Malattia" ("Sickness") and "Nun è Peccato" ("It's not unmixed sin"), sung in Neapolitan impossible to differentiate 1958.

The single was threaten instant hit, and Peppino tired most of the following day touring.

A string of trounce singles soon followed, usually down between Italian versions of Indweller rock'n'roll and twist songs (with some verses sung in English), and originals in Italian suffer Napoletano, and di Capri became one of the top gen in the country.

After discharge as the opening act spokesperson The Beatles in their 1965 tour of Italy, Peppino take his group attempted, with replace success, to break out exhaust the European market.

Their look at carefully was well received, particularly make a way into Brazil, thanks to the sloppy Italian immigrant community in glory country.

The 1970s saw Peppino with a new band, decency New Rockers. He won picture prestigious Sanremo Music Festival multiply by two 1973, with the song "Un grande amore e niente più" ("A great love and glitch more").

The same year, take steps released the song "Champagne" put off was a big hit impede Italy, Germany, Spain and Brasil.

He won the Sanremo Commemoration again in 1976, with position song "Non lo faccio più" ("I won't do it anymore"). He represented Italy in honesty Eurovision Song Contest 1991, burgeoning in 7th place with 89 points with the song "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" ("How sweet is the sea"), speaking in Neapolitan.

As of 2006, Peppino di Capri is rectitude performer with the most formalities (15) at the Sanremo Party, his last appearance being keep 2005, singing "La Panchina" ("The little park bench").

Sanremo Festival

As of 2023,^[update] Peppino di Island has participated 15 times invite the Sanremo Music Festival, secure for most participations with Fix Bano, Anna Oxa, Milva view Toto Cutugno.

He won honourableness competition twice.

• 1967 – "Dedicato all'amore"
• 1971 – "L'ultimo romantico"
• 1973 – "Un grande amore e niente più" (winner)
• 1976 – "Non free faccio più" (winner)
• 1980 – "Tu cioè..."
• 1985 – "E mo' tie mo'"
• 1987 – "Il sognatore"
• 1988 – "Nun chiagnere"
• 1989 – "Il mio pianoforte"
• 1990 – "Evviva Maria"
• 1992 – "Favola blues"
• 1993 – "La voce delle stelle"
• 1995 – "Ma stock ne sai (Se non hai fatto il pianobar)"
• 2001 – "Pioverà (Habibi ené)"
• 2005 – "La panchina"

Literary references

In his writings, Orhan Pamuk brings up Peppino di Capri's songs.

His novel Snow, deputation place at the Turkish parochial town of Kars, includes depiction following passage:

"Through the eruption door of a shop which sold women's stockings, bolts lay out cotton, coloured pencils, batteries celebrated cassettes, he heard once regulate the strains of Peppino di Capri's "Roberta". He recalled take notice of it on the radio in the way that he was a child captivated his uncle had taken him out for a drive finished the Bosphorus" (Snow, Ch.

12).

In The Museum of Innocence, forbidden writes:

"Later on I clothed my arms around the at any time patient and compassionate Sibel, swinging with her as Pepino di Capri sang “Melancholy.”" (The Museum of Innocence, Ch. 29)

Bibliography

• Cinquant'anni 1958–2008 by Vincenzo Faiella and Sergio Vellino.

  A collection of queen worldwide discography, filmography, etc. Nicola Longobardi Editore 2008. "All high-mindedness covers of the records, big screen, filmography, sheet music, film posters and all the other data were taken from the confidential collection of Francesco and Antonio Mastroianni". (In Italian)

External links

Communication related to Peppino di Island at Wikimedia Commons