Carlo Donida

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Carlo Donida Labati (born October 30, 1920 in Milan , † April 22, 1998 in Porto Valtravaglia ) was an Italian songwriter and pianist.

Career

Donida attended the Conservatory in Milan and graduated in piano . When he got a position as arranger for the newly established pop music department at the music publisher Ricordi , he began his career as a songwriter. Together with Gian Carlo Testoni he made his debut at the Sanremo Festival in 1951 with two songs interpreted by the Duo Fasano . He then worked with Calibi and Pinchi ; Donida's collaboration with Mogol , with whom he was responsible for about 126 songs, can be rated as the most important . In 1961 , the song Al di là by Donida-Mogol, interpreted by Betty Curtis and Luciano Tajoli, won the Sanremo Festival. The songs Uno dei tanti and Gli occhi miei were also international successes in the English versions I (Who Have Nothing) and Help Yourself . Donida was represented as a songwriter in twelve editions of the Sanremo Festival until 1971. Apart from Sanremo, Luigi Tenco and Lucio Battisti also sang songs composed by Donida.

List of songs

year title Lyricist Composers Performers
1951 Sotto il mandorlo Gian Carlo Testoni , Mario Panzeri Carlo Donida Duo Fasano
1952 Cantate e sorridete Gian Carlo Testoni Carlo Donida, Fabio Borgazzi Oscar Carboni
1953 Vecchio scarpone Calibi Carlo Donida Gino Latilla , Doppio Quintetto Vocale , Giorgio Consolini
1954 Canzone da due soldi Pinchi Carlo Donida Katyna Ranieri , Achille Togliani
1958 L'autunno non è dreary Umberto Bertini , Nisa Carlo Donida Peppino di Capri
1959 Be-be bella signorina Nisa Carlo Donida Brunetta
1960 Semper la stessa storia Giorgio Calabrese Carlo Donida Luigi Tenco
1960 Goodbye Maria Nisa Carlo Donida Fausto Cigliano
1960 Briciole di baci Mogol Carlo Donida Lia Scutari
1961 Al di là Mogol Carlo Donida Luciano Tajoli , Betty Curtis
1961 Testa rossa Mogol Carlo Donida Emy Orlando , Monna Lisa
1962 Tobia Mogol, Alberto Testa Carlo Donida Cocky Mazzetti , Joe Sentieri
1963 Ricorda Mogol Carlo Donida Milva , Luciano Tajoli
1963 Ecatombe Giorgio Calabrese, Franco Franchi Carlo Donida Riz Samaritano
1965 Abbracciami forte Mogol Carlo Donida Ornella Vanoni , Udo Juergens
1965 Le colline sono in fiore Mogol, Calibi Carlo Donida, Renato Angiolini Wilma Goich , New Christy Minstrels
1966 In un fiore Mogol Carlo Donida Wilma Goich, Les Surfs
1966 Gold snake Silvana Simoni Carlo Donida Iva Zanicchi
1967 Canta ragazzina Prog Carlo Donida, Iller Pattacini Bobby Solo , Connie Francis
1967 Per vedere quanto è grande il mondo Mogol Carlo Donida Wilma Goich, The Bachelors
1968 Gli occhi miei Mogol Carlo Donida Wilma Goich, Dino
1968 Prigioniero del mondo Mogol Carlo Donida Lucio Battisti
1969 La compagnia Mogol Carlo Donida Marisa Sannia
1970 La spada nel cuore Mogol Carlo Donida Patty Pravo , Little Tony
1971 La folle corsa Mogol Carlo Donida Formula 3 , Little Tony, Lucio Battisti

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ^ Carlo Donida, biografia. In: Albo d'Oro. Musica e dischi , accessed on September 22, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access).
personal data
SURNAME Donida, Carlo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Donida Labati, Carlo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 1998
Place of death Porto Valtravaglia