Bruno Filippini

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Bruno Filippini (born March 3, 1945 in Rome ) is an Italian singer.

life and career

After his school education, Bruno Filippini became a member of the Papal Choir of the Sistine Chapel . In 1963 he won the Festival di Castrocaro music competition , which brought him first notoriety in Italy. He was a participant in the Sanremo Festival in 1964 (with Sabato sera , at the side of The Fraternity Brother ) and in 1965 (with L'amore ha i tuoi occhi , together with Yukari Itō ), both times he was able to reach the final of the competition to reach. The singer gained considerable popularity in the 1960s and both of his Sanremo contributions reached the top 10 of the Italian singles chart.

Filippini was also active as a film actor and composer. In 1968 he was seen in Franco Zeffirelli 's Shakespeare film Romeo and Juliet as the singer Leonardo , who sang the song Ai Giochi Addio (English: What is a Youth ) - while he can also be heard in the Italian version of the film, he was in dubbed the English and German versions of the film by Glen Weston . At the end of the 1960s, the most successful phase of his career was over. As a result, he appeared in various clubs and worked as a voice actor for cartoons. Even in his younger years Filippini occasionally appeared in Italy with his old successes.

Discography

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1964 Sabato sera IT5 (10 weeks)
IT
MRC A203
B-side: Bimba ricordati
1965 L'amore ha i tuoi tatting IT10 (3 weeks)
IT
MRC A212
B-side: Fortunatamente
  • 1963 - La ragazza nell'acqua / L'anno venturo (MRC A200)
  • 1964 - Non ho il coraggio / Ti voglio ancora bene (MRC A206)
  • 1964 - Ho paura dell'amore / Non ho bisogno di te (MRC A208)
  • 1964 - Ammore siente / Maria Carmela ela… ela (MRC A209)
  • 1965 - Quando il sole cadrà / È inutile piangere (MRC A222)
  • 1965 - Lasciatemi qui / Noi saremo insieme (MRC A226)
  • 1968 - La felicità / Un piccolo aiuto dagli amici (RCA Italiana PM 3450)
  • 1968 - Canzone d'amore / Hip, hip, hip, hurray! (RCA Italiana PM 3472)
  • 1971 - Pace e bene / Un collare d'argento (King NSP 56122)

album

  • 1999 - Il meglio (DV More Record)

Filmography

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c Enzo Giannelli: Bruno Filippini . In: Gino Castaldo (Ed.): Dizionario della canzone italiana . Curcio Editore, 1990, pp. 671-672.
  2. ^ A b Eddy Anselmi: Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana . Panini Comics, 2009, ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6 , Bruno Filippini.
  3. ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on December 16, 2018 (Italian, paid subscription access).
personal data
SURNAME Filippini, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome