Domenico Modugno

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Modugno at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

Domenico Modugno (born January 9, 1928 in Polignano a Mare , † August 6, 1994 in Lampedusa ) was an Italian Cantautore , actor and politician. In 1958 he achieved a world hit with Nel blu dipinto di blu . As a innovator of form, style and content, he has a prominent position in the history of Italian popular music . He won the Sanremo Festival four times and took part in the Eurovision Song Contest three times for Italy .

life and career

Modugno grew up in San Pietro Vernotico and learned to play the guitar and accordion at an early age . At the age of 19 he moved to Turin , where he worked as a tire repairer in a factory. After his military service he moved on to Rome and was accepted at the film school Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia . He soon got his first film and theater roles, for example in Anni facili by Luigi Zampa (1953). At the same time, Modugno turned back to music, first as a radio presenter, then as a songwriter. His first songs were in the Apulian, Sicilian and Napoletan dialects, including Lu pisce spada , La sveglietta , La donna riccia , Strada 'nfosa or Io, mammeta e tu . He first attracted attention with the song Lazzarella , which was interpreted by Modugno and Aurelio Fierro and won the Festival di Napoli .

Together with Johnny Dorelli , Modugno presented the song Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare) , which he had written with Franco Migliacci , at the 1958 Sanremo Festival . The song was an overwhelming success, won the competition and was later also entered in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 , where Modugno took third place. The song also became a number one hit in the USA and won both main categories, single of the year and song of the year , at the 1959 Grammy Awards .

On this wave of success, Modugno (again with Dorelli) took part in the Sanremo Festival in 1959 and won again with Piove (ciao, ciao, bambina) . As in the previous year, he presented the song at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1959 , where he finished sixth this time. Other popular songs Modugnos at this time were Vecchio frack , Notte lunga notte and Pasqualino marajà . In 1959 he also had a role in the film The Greatest Show of the Night by Alessandro Blasetti , in 1960 in Adua and her companions by Antonio Pietrangeli . With Libero , Modugno took second place at the Sanremo Festival in 1960 (only behind Claudio Villa ), and the single Notte di luna calante was also successful. In 1961 Modugno played a leading role in the musical theater Rinaldo in campo by Garinei and Giovannini , for which he had also written the music, a role in the film The Last Judgment Will Not Happen by Vittorio De Sica , and was successful with Giovane amore and La novia .

Now together with Claudio Villa, Modugno won the Sanremo Festival for the third time in 1962 with Addio… addio… . Other successes of the year were his singles Selene and Stasera pago io . In musical theater Tommaso d'Amalfi by Eduardo De Filippo , he took again a major role. The success of the year was the single Lettera di un soldato . In 1963 he directed the autobiographical film Tutto è musica . In 1964 he returned to the Sanremo Festival with Che me ne importa… a me and in the same year he also won the Festival di Napoli with the song Tu si '' na cosa grande . In 1965 he played the leading role in the television film Scaramouche by Daniele D'Anza and wrote the score for it.

Modugno achieved a fourth victory at the Sanremo Festival in 1966 with Dio, come ti amo , together with Gigliola Cinquetti . However, he had no luck with it at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1966 , where he finished last with zero points. Modugno also took part in Sanremo in the following years, 1967 with Sopra i tetti azzurri del mio pazzo amore , 1968 with Il posto mio , 1970 with La lontananza , 1971 with Come stai? and 1972 with Un calcio alla città . 1968 Modugno played in mood in Italian by Pier Paolo Pasolini with 1972 in diabolical game of Luigi Comencini . Between 1973 and 1975 he played in an Italian production of the Threepenny Opera by Giorgio Strehler Mackie Messer , in 1974 he entered the race for the last time in Sanremo with the song Questa è la mia vita . He was still successful in 1975 with Piange il telefono and in 1976 with Il maestro di violino ; in this year he also appeared as a guest again in Sanremo. He repeated this in 1977, he also appeared in the play Don Giovanni in Sicilia , and in 1978 in the musical comedy Cyrano .

In 1984 Modugno suffered a stroke . After that he was only able to perform to a limited extent; In 1986 he joined the Partito Radicale , became party leader and represented the party from 1987 to 1990 in the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. In 1991 his condition worsened again, in 1993 he recorded one last song with his son Massimo Modugno , Delfini . In 1994 he died on Lampedusa .

Discography

Note: Italian charts only start in 1960 (singles) and 1970 (albums).

Albums

Chart placements

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1970 Domenico Modugno IT9 (16 weeks)
IT
RCA, PSL 10468
1975 Piange… il telefono e le più belle canzoni di Domenico Modugno IT12 (10 weeks)
IT
Carosello, CLN 25057
2007 Domenico Modugno IT42 (3 weeks)
IT
Sony BMG
2008 Mr. Volare IT64 (2 weeks)
IT
Sony BMG
2010 New Artwork 2009 (Successi Flashback) IT88 (1 week)
IT
Sony
2013 I successi dell'uomo in tailcoat IT28 (10 weeks)
IT
Sony, published 2011
Ragazzo del sud IT32 (4 weeks)
IT
Sony
Volare IT54 (1 week)
IT
Tutto Modugno - Mr. Volare 1956–1964 IT72 (2 weeks)
IT
Warner
Un'ora con ... IT91 (1 week)
IT
Sony

all LPs

  • 1955 - I successi di Domenico Modugno I (RCA Italiana, A10V 0029)
  • 1955 - I successi di Domenico Modugno II (RCA Italiana, A10V 0030)
  • 1956 - Domenico Modugno e la sua chitarra - Un poeta un pittore un musicista (Fonit, LP 200)
  • 1956 - Domenico Modugno e la sua chitarra n ° 2 - Un poeta un pittore un musicista (Fonit, LP 201)
  • 1958 - La strada dei successi (Fonit, LP 260)
  • 1958 - Domenico Modugno (Fonit, LP 261)
  • 1958 - Domenico Modugno (Fonit, LP 278)
  • 1958 - Domenico è semper Domenico (RCA Italiana, PML 10019)
  • 1959 - Domenico Modugno (Fonit, LP 20003)
  • 1960 - Domenico Modugno (Fonit, LP 20011)
  • 1961 - Modugno (Fonit, LP 20015)
  • 1961 - Rinaldo in campo (Fonit, LP 20016)
  • 1962 - Domenico Modugno (Fonit, LP 20022)
  • 1963 - Tutto è musica (Fonit, LPR 20024)
  • 1963 - Modugno siciliano (Fonit, LPQ 09006)
  • 1964 - Modugno (Fonit, LPQ 09014)
  • 1966 - Dio, come ti amo (Curci, SPLP 901)
  • 1967 - Modugno (Curci, SPLP 902)
  • 1968 - Domenico Modugno (RCA Italiana, PSL 10433)
  • 1970 - Domenico Modugno (RCA Italiana, PSL 10468)
  • 1971 - Con l'affetto della memoria (RCA Italiana, PSL 10513)
  • 1972 - Tutto Modugno (RCA Italiana, PSL 10552; 6-LP-Edition)
  • 1973 - Il mio cavallo bianco (RCA Italiana, DPSL 10616)
  • 1975 - Piange… il telefono e le più belle canzoni di Domenico Modugno (Carosello, CLN 25057)
  • 1976 - L'anniversario (Carosello, CLN 25066)
  • 1977 - Dal vivo alla Bussoladomani (Carosello, CLN 25077)
  • 1978 - Cyrano (Carosello, CLN 25081)
  • 1984 - Pazzo amore (Panarecord, 33311)

Singles in the charts

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT DE DE UK UK US US
1958 Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
Domenico Modugno (1958) 		- - UK10 (12 weeks)
UK 		US1 (16 weeks)
US
Fonit, SP 30183
IT: 2013 place 55 (1 week) in the FIMI charts
1959 Piove (ciao ciao bambina)
Domenico Modugno (1959) 		- DE12 (3 weeks)
DE 		UK29 (1 week)
UK 		US97 (1 week)
US
Fonit, SP 30492
1960 Libero
Domenico Modugno (1960) 		IT2 (12 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 1
Più sola
Domenico Modugno (1960) 		IT16 (2 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 2; B-side of Libero
Nel bene e nel male
Domenico Modugno (1960) 		IT20 (1 week)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 3
Notte di luna calante
Modugno (1961) 		IT4 (20 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 7
1961 Giovane amore
Modugno (1961) 		IT3 (17 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 11
Micio nero
Modugno (1961) 		IT18 (2 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 12
Dalla mia finestra sul cortile
Modugno (1961) 		IT15 (1 week)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 12; B-side by Micio nero
La novia
Domenico Modugno (1962) 		IT2 (8 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 15
1962 Addio… addio…
Domenico Modugno (1962) 		IT1 (6 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 22
Selene
Domenico Modugno (1962) 		IT13 (2 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 21
Stasera pago io
Tutto è musica 		IT4 (11 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 27
1963 Io peccatore
Tutto è musica 		IT15 (1 week)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 29
Lettera di un soldato
Tutto è musica 		IT5 (9 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 28
1964 Che me ne importa… a me
Modugno (1964) 		IT8 (6 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Fonit, SPM 30
1966 Dio, come ti amo
Dio, come ti amo 		IT1 (11 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Curci, Sp 1014
1970 Come hai fatto
Domenico Modugno (1970) 		IT4 (9 weeks)
IT 		- - -
RCA Italiana, PM 3506
La lontananza
Domenico Modugno (1970) 		IT1 (23 weeks)
IT 		- - -
RCA Italiana, PM 3525
1971 Come stai
Tutto Modugno 1 		IT8 (6 weeks)
IT 		- - -
RCA Italiana, PM 3574
Tuta blu
Tutto Modugno 4 		IT15 (7 weeks)
IT 		- - -
RCA Italiana, PM 3594
1972 Dopo lei
Tutto Modugno 6 		IT17 (3 weeks)
IT 		- - -
RCA Italiana, PM 3633
Un calcio alla città
Tutto Modugno 3 		IT19 (7 weeks)
IT 		- - -
RCA Italiana, PM 3641
1973 Amara terra mia
Con l'affetto della memoria 		IT11 (7 weeks)
IT 		- - -
RCA Italiana, PM 3695
1974 Questa è la mia vita IT14 (5 weeks)
IT 		- - -
RCA Italiana, TPBO 1022
1975 Piange… il telefono
Piange… il telefono e le più belle canzoni di Domenico Modugno 		IT1 (23 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Carosello, CI 20390
Domenica
L'anniversario 		IT20 (3 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Carosello, CI 20404; B-side of Il maestro di violino
Il maestro di violino
L'anniversario 		IT3 (14 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Carosello, CI 20404
1976 L'anniversario
L'anniversario 		IT9 (9 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Carosello, CI 20429
1977 Il vecchietto IT23 (3 weeks)
IT 		- - -
Carosello, CI 20441
2013 Vecchio frack
Domenico Modugno e la sua chitarra nº 2 - Un poeta un pittore un musicista 		IT72 (1 week)
IT 		- - -
published 1955
Meraviglioso
Domenico Modugno (1968) 		IT80 (1 week)
IT 		- - -
published in 1968

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Filmography (selection)

  • 1952: Caravan of Sin (La carovana del peccato)
  • 1955: Adventure of the Four Musketeers (I cavalieri della regina)
  • 1955: Rebel for Freedom (Il mantello rosso)
  • 1957: Husbands in the city (Mariti in città)
  • 1958: girlfriends (Moglie pericolose)
  • 1959: Esterina (Esterina)
  • 1959: love as an alibi (Nel blu dipinto di blu)
  • 1959: Goodbye, goodbye, Bambina (Ciao, ciao, bambina)
  • 1960: Rendezvous in Ischia (Appuntamento ad Ischia)
  • 1963: Tutto è musica - also direction, screenplay, production
  • 1967: Three bite of the apple (Three Bites of the Apple)
  • 1972: Devilish Game (Lo scopone scientifico)

literature

  • Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi. Gremese 2002, p. 291.
  • Maurizio Ternavasio: La leggenda di mister Volare. Domenico Modugno. Giunti Editore, Milan 2004.
  • Marco G. Ranaldi: Domenico Modugno. L'uomo in frac - Guida all'ascolto. Armando Curcio, Rome 2008.
  • Maria Cristina Zoppa: Nel blu, dipinto di blu. Modugno, il 1958 e il Sogno Possibile. Donzelli, Rome 2008.
  • Riccardo D'Anna: MODUGNO, Domenico . In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani , Vol. 75, Treccani 2011 ( online ).

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Enrico Deregibus (Ed.): Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana . Giunti Editore, Milan 2006, ISBN 978-88-09-75625-0 , Domenico Modugno, p. 309-313 .
  2. ↑ Chart sources (albums):
  3. ↑ Chart sources (singles):
personal data
SURNAME Modugno, Domenico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian Cantautore, actor and politician, member of the Camera dei deputati
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Polignano a Mare
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 1994
Place of death Lampedusa