Bobby Solo

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Bobby Solo (born March 18, 1945 as Roberto Satti in Rome ) is an Italian rock 'n' roll musician and pop singer . He celebrated his greatest successes in the 1960s.

Career

The young Roberto Satti found his way to music under the influence of Elvis Presley . After moving to Milan with his family , he made the acquaintance of Franz Di Cioccio (later founding member of the Premiata Forneria Marconi ), with whom he appeared as a rock 'n' roll duo. In 1963 he got his first record deal with Dischi Ricordi and released his first singles under the pseudonym Bobby Solo. Finally, Gianni Ravera noticed him and invited him to participate in the Sanremo Festival in 1964 . There the musician presented Una lacrima sul viso together with Frankie Laine . Due to a sore throat he could the song in the final only in playback present, thus it could not be taken into account for the final score. Regardless, it was a huge hit and Bobby Solo's first number one hit. On this wave of success, the musician also began to release some German hits .

After further single successes and smaller film roles, Bobby Solo returned to Sanremo in 1965 and this time was able to secure first place with Se piangi, se ridi (together with the New Christy Minstrels ). This song also reached the top of the chart in Italy and was also successful in Germany as I see you cry . He also represented the host country Italy at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest in Naples , where it came in fifth. More successful singles followed in both Italy and Germany. His Sanremo participation in 1966 with Questa volta (together with the Yardbirds ) and 1967 (together with Connie Francis ) with Canta ragazzina both ended before the final. In 1967, however, he achieved two hits with Non c'è più niente da fare through the television series Tutto Totò (with Totò ) and the cover San Francisco .

Together with Iva Zanicchi , Bobby Solo entered the Sanremo Festival again in 1969 . With Zingara he achieved the second victory in five years. The song also became his third number one hit. But soon after this success it became quiet about the singer; the Sanremo appearances in 1970 ( Romantico Blues , together with Gigliola Cinquetti ) and 1972 ( Rimpianto ) went largely unnoticed, in 1970 Bobby Solo had his last smaller hit in Germany with Eine kleine Abschiedsträne . It wasn't until 1978 that the singer returned with a disco version of Una lacrima sul viso . With Gelosia he reached the final again at the 1980 Sanremo Festival . After three other relatively unsuccessful Sanremo participations ( 1981 with Non posso perderti , 1982 with Tu stai and 1984 with Ancora ti vorrei ) he founded the 60s revival group RoBoT together with Rosanna Fratello and Little Tony , which in 1985 and 1987 two Released cover albums.

After a long absence, Bobby Solo returned to Sanremo in 2003 , where he presented Non si cresce mai with Little Tony . The two then released an album of the same name. After that, Bobby Solo remained musically active, with regular appearances and publications.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1965 Il secondo LP di Bobby Solo IT3 (17 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, MRL 6045
2003 Non si cresce may IT23 (5 weeks)
IT
with Little Tony
StarPoint / Universal

Other albums:

  • 1964 - Bobby Solo (Dischi Ricordi, MRL 6040)
  • 1966 - La Vie en rose (Dischi Ricordi, MRL 6051)
  • 1966 - Le canzoni del West (Dischi Ricordi, MRL 6054)
  • 1967 - Tutti i successi di Bobby Solo (Dischi Ricordi, MRP 9027)
  • 1967 - San Francisco (Dischi Ricordi, MRP 9037)
  • 1968 - SuperBobby (Dischi Ricordi, SMRL 6059)
  • 1969 - Il meglio di Bobby Solo (Dischi Ricordi, SMRP 9064)
  • 1969 - Bobby folk (Dischi Ricordi, SMRL 6065)
  • 1972 - I successi di Bobby Solo (Family, SFR-RI 621)
  • 1975 - Love (CGD, 69132)
  • 1978 - Bobby Solo 68-78 (CLS, 001)
  • 1978 - Duty Free (EMI Italiana, 3C064-18315)
  • 1979 - Una lacrima sul viso (EMI Italiana, 3C064-18361)
  • 1979 - Rock'n'Roll (EMI Italiana, 3C064-18390)
  • 1981 - Solo ... Elvis (EMI Italiana, 3C064-18565)
  • 1982 - Bobby Solo (EMI Italiana, 3C064-18582)
  • 1983 - Special '83 (EMI Italiana, 64-1186011)
  • 1986 - Solo ... Elvis (Five Record, FM 13565)
  • 1991 - Rock around the rock (Pull, PL 12043)
  • 1991 - Rock around the rock (Pull Records, PCD 12043)
  • 1995 - Al roxy bar (Mercury, 528334-2)
  • 1996 - XV ° Round (Bobby Solo Records)
  • 2001 - That's Amore (Azzurra Music, TBP 11064)
  • 2003 - Let's Swing (Azzurra Music, TRI 1071)
  • 2004 - Homemade Johnny Cash (Azzurra Music)
  • 2005 - The Sons of John Lee Hooker (Azzurra Music)
  • 2006 - La canzone del Pelotto (Warner)
  • 2006 - La canzone dei fans del Pelotto (Warner)
  • 2006 - Canzoni romane (Azzurra Music)
  • 2006 - Christmas with Bobby Solo (Azzurra Music)
  • 2006 - Il meglio di Bobby Solo (SAAR CD7518)
  • 2009 - Easy Jazz Neapolitan Song (Sifare)
  • 2009 - On the Road (Ariel)
  • 2011 - Bobby Christmas (Sifare)
  • 2014 - Muchacha (Montefeltro)
  • 2015 - Meravigliosa vita (Clodio)

Italian singles (selection)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1964 Una lacrima sul viso
Bobby Solo 		IT1 (21 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10338
B-side: Non ne posso più
Credi a me
Bobby Solo 		IT8 (18 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10350
B-side: Le cose che non ho
Cristina
Il secondo LP di Bobby Solo 		IT2 (13 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10358
B-side: In vita mia
1965 Se piangi, se ridi
Il secondo LP di Bobby Solo 		IT1 (16 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10366
B-side: Sarò un illuso
Quello sbagliato
Il secondo LP di Bobby Solo 		IT3 (14 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10383
B-side: Lascio fare a te
La casa del Signore
La Vie en rose 		IT2 (12 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10400
B-side: Ringo dove vai?
Original by Elvis Presley
1966 Questa volta
Tutti i successi di Bobby Solo 		IT11 (3 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10413
B-side: In un mattino senza sole
Per far piangere un uomo
Tutti i successi di Bobby Solo 		IT11 (3 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10433
B-side: Luna del lunedì
1967 Not c'è più niente da fare
San Francisco 		IT6 (16 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10440
B-side: Serenella
San Francisco
San Francisco 		IT4 (11 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10467
B-side: Peek a boo
Original by Scott McKenzie
1968 Siesta
SuperBobby 		IT7 (11 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10487
B-side: A presto, ciao… ti amo
Una granita di limone
Il meglio di Bobby Solo 		IT16 (5 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10505
B-side: Vaya con Dios
Original: If You Can Put That in a Bottle by Peter Doyle
1969 Zingara
Il meglio di Bobby Solo 		IT1 (13 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10527
B-side: Piccola ragazza triste
Domenica d'agosto
Il meglio di Bobby Solo 		IT22 (2 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10545
B-side: Una donna che passò
1970 Romantico blues IT22 (3 weeks)
IT
Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10580
B-side: Cosa farei se andasse via
1980 Gelosia IT13 (18 weeks)
IT
B-side: Mia cara
1981 Not posso perderti IT9 (17 weeks)
IT
B-side: Attenti al cuore attenti a lei
2003 Non si cresce mai
Non si cresce mai 		IT29 (4 weeks)
IT
with Little Tony

German singles (selection)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE
1964 Adios Muchacho Good Bye
Buon Giorno, Signorina 		DE23 (4 weeks)
DE
CBS, 1474
B side: When the roses bloom in Roma
1965 I'm in love with you, Christina
Buon Giorno, Signorina 		DE19 (11 weeks)
DE
CBS, 1654
B-side: Come to me My Love
Italian version: Cristina
I see you cry
 DE20 (6 weeks)
DE
CBS, 1720
B-side: Buongiorno Signorina
Italian version: Se piangi, se ridi
Do not pass me
Buon Giorno, Signorina 		DE24 (8 weeks)
DE
1966 You have tears in your eyes
 DE16 (11 weeks)
DE
CBS, 2132
B-side: I know where the sun shines
Original: La casa del Signore
I find it so difficult
 DE31 (6 weeks)
DE
CBS, 2317
B-side: Why should I say goodbye
Maybe you can understand me now
 DE38 (2 weeks)
DE
CBS, 2290
B-side: When I look into your eyes
Original: Anything That's Part of You by Elvis Presley
1969 Bella Bella Marie
 DE30 (7 weeks)
DE
CBS, 3796
B-side: The starry night was blue
1970 A small farewell tear
 DE36 (2 weeks)
DE
CBS, 4486
B-side: I love you again and again

Filmography

Web links

Commons : Bobby Solo  - collection of images

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Chart sources (albums):
    • Guido Racca: M&D Borsa Album 1964-2019 . Self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-1-09-470500-2 , pp. 282 .
    • Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 169 .
  2. ↑ Chart sources (singles):
    • Guido Racca: M&D Borsa Singoli 1960-2019 . Self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-1-09-326490-6 , pp. 392 f .
    • Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 112 .
  3. ↑ Bobby Solo. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment, accessed on May 23, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Solo, Bobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Satti, Roberto (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian rock 'n' roll musician and pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome