Fausto Leali

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Fausto Leali

Fausto Leali (born October 29, 1944 in Nuvolento , Province of Brescia ) is an Italian singer .

Life

Leali's family had financial problems, which is why the young Fausto initially worked in a sausage shop. At the age of twelve he took part in a music competition and joined a local group. In 1961 he released his first single. His first recordings included many cover versions , such as Please Please Me and She Loves You by the Beatles . With the band Novelty he performed regularly in dance halls.

Leali had his first success in 1967 with A chi , a cover by Hurt ( Timi Yuro ); he then made his debut with Deborah at the Sanremo Festival in 1968 . He took part in the festival several more times in quick succession ( 1969 , 1970 , 1972 and 1973 ), but without attracting much attention. It wasn't until 1986 that a duet with Mina , Via di qua , which was the theme song for a television show, brought him back into the limelight. At the Sanremo Festival in 1987 he was able to achieve fourth place with Io amo , fifth in 1988 with Mi manchi and finally first in 1989 with Ti lascerò in a duet with Anna Oxa . In the same year Leali and Oxa represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with Avrei voluto and came in 9th.

In the 90s Leali went to an intensive concert activity and also took part in the Sanremo Festival again in 1992 and 1997 . In 2002 he was able to get fourth place there with Ora che ho bisogno di te in a duet with Luisa Corna , further participations followed in 2003 and 2009 .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1976 Io camminerò IT21 (7 weeks)
IT
CBS
1988 Not c'è neanche il coro IT21 (3 weeks)
IT
CBS
1989 Leali IT20 (3 weeks)
IT
CBS
1996 Non solo blues IT18 (2 weeks)
IT
RTI
2016 Non solo Leali IT22 (5 weeks)
IT
  • Fausto Leali (Jolly LPJ 5038; 1964)
  • Fausto Leali ei suoi Novelty (Ri-Fi; 1966)
  • Il negro bianco (Ri-Fi; 1968)
  • “In” (Ri-Fi RFL ST 14040; 1970)
  • Run ... Fausto, run ... (Philips 6323 009; 1971)
  • Amore dolce, amore amaro, amore mio (CBS; 1975)
  • Leapoli (CGD; 1977)
  • Un attimo di blu (Itaca; 1981)
  • Saremo promossi (Ricordi; 1992)
  • Anima nuda (Ricordi; 1994)
  • Non solo blues 2 (RTI; 1997)
  • LealiLive (RTI; 1999)
  • Secondo me ... io ti amo (Universo; 2002)
  • Profumo e Kerosene (Universo; 2006)
  • Una piccola parte di te (Halidon / Steamroller; 2009)
  • Fausto Leali - Concerto dal vivo (2010)

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1987 Io amo e altri successi IT8 (25 weeks)
IT
CBS
2009 The best of Fausto Leali IT66 (3 weeks)
IT
Noble
  • Anthology (Ri-Fi; 1970)
  • I grandi successi (Universo; 2003)
  • Il meglio di Fausto Leali (NAR International; 2013)

Singles (selection)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1963 Please Please Me
Fausto Leali 		IT14 (1 week)
IT
Jolly, J 20209
B-side: 5 giorni
original from the Beatles
1967 A chi
Fausto Leali ei suoi Novelty 		IT1 (27 weeks)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16167
B-side: Se qualcuno cercasse di te
Original Hurt by Timi Yuro
Senza luce
Il negro bianco 		IT13 (2 weeks)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16225
B-side: Per un momento ho perso te
Original A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
1968 Angeli negri
Il negro bianco 		IT3 (24 weeks)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16256
B-side: Potrai fidarti di me
1969 Chiudo gli occhi e conto a sei IT19 (1 week)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16319
A-side: È colpa sua
Un'ora fa
"In" 		IT6 (13 weeks)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16328
B-side: Non l'hai capito
Portami con te
"In" 		IT20 (1 week)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16365
B-side: Sei stata troppo tempo in copertina
Original: Fly Me to the Moon
1970 Hippy
"In" 		IT21 (4 weeks)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16386
B-side: Una voce amica
1971 America
Run ... Fausto, run ... 		IT18 (3 weeks)
IT
Philips, 6025 028
A-side: Si chiama Maria
1973 La bandiera di sole IT23 (3 weeks)
IT
Philips, 6025 085
B-side: Il vento lo racconterà
1975 Amore dolce, amore amaro, amore mio
Amore dolce, amore amaro, amore mio 		IT19 (3 weeks)
IT
CBS, 3656
B-side: Dum dum la la
1976 Io camminerò
Io camminerò 		IT9 (15 weeks)
IT
CBS, 4392
B-side: L'ultima volta
1977 Vierno
Leapoli 		IT23 (1 week)
IT
CBS, 5271
B-side: Di sera
1981 Malafemmena
Un attimo di blu 		IT23 (2 weeks)
IT
Ciao Records, 521
B-side: Il tuo posto
1986 Via di qua
Sì, buana (Mina) 		IT8 (14 weeks)
IT
with Mina
PDU, PA 1153
B-side: Cosa manca (only Mina)
1987 Io amo
Io amo e gli altri successi 		IT2 (15 weeks)
IT
CBS, 650376 7
B-side: Notte d'amore ; with Loredana Bertè
1988 Mi manchi
Non c'è neanche il coro 		IT12 (7 weeks)
IT
CBS, 651413 7
B-side: Col tempo
1989 Ti lascerò
Leali 		IT4th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)IT
with Anna Oxa
CBS, 654 698 7; Sales: + 25,000
2002 Ora che ho bisogno di te
Secondo me… io ti amo 		IT34 (2 weeks)
IT

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources (albums):
  2. ↑ Chart sources (singles):
    • M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi, accessed on November 21, 2017 (Italian, paid subscription access).
    • Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 111 .
  3. ↑ Awards archive . FIMI , accessed July 4, 2019 (Italian).
personal data
SURNAME Leali, Fausto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuvolento , Italy