Johnny Dorelli
Johnny Dorelli (* 20th February 1937 in Meda , Lombardy as Giorgio Guidi ) is an Italian actor , television presenter and singer-songwriter of easy listening , jazz , swing and pop .
Life
Johnny Dorelli was born in Meda, not far from Milan , in 1937 to the tenor Nino D'Aurelio and his wife Teresa. He grew up in the United States . He studied double bass and piano at the High School of Music and Art in New York City . At this time he put on his pseudonym Johnny Dorelli.
He made his debut in 1951, from 1955 he was under contract with CGD . He took part in the Sanremo Festival nine times ( 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1962 , 1963 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 and 2007 ); he reached the final eight times. In 1958 he won the music festival together with Domenico Modugno with the song Nel blu dipinto di blu , in 1959 also with Modugno with Piove (Ciao ciao bambina) . At the Sanremo Festival in 1990 he took over the moderation together with Gabriella Carlucci .
Dorelli appeared as an actor in The Funny Vagabonds in 1963 and in Bread and Chocolate in 1974 . In 1983 he played the lead role in Heaven and Hell . He also worked as a television presenter for RAI and Canale 5 .
Private
Dorelli was married to Catherine Spaak from 1972 to 1979, and they had one child. Son Gianluca Guidi , who also works as an actor, comes from a relationship with Lauretta Masiero . In 1991 Dorelli married the actress Gloria Guida . They met in 1981 while filming Hey, Ghosts! know. They have a daughter together.
Chart placements
Singles
Note: The Italian single charts didn't start until 1960!
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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1960 | Love in Portofino |
IT15 (2 weeks) IT |
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Notte mia |
IT15 (1 week) IT |
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Lettera a Pinocchio |
IT20 (1 week) IT |
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1962 | Montecarlo |
IT5 (4 weeks) IT |
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1963 | Non costa niente |
IT9 (5 weeks) IT |
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Le rose sono rosse |
IT11 (4 weeks) IT |
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1967 | L'immensità |
IT2 (21 weeks) IT |
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1971 | Love story |
IT23 (2 weeks) IT |
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1972 | Per chi |
IT22 (3 weeks) IT |
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Il padrino |
IT13 (14 weeks) IT |
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1973 | Una serata insieme a te |
IT6 (20 weeks) IT |
(with Catherine Spaak )
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Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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2004 | Swingin ' |
IT31 (13 weeks) IT |
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2007 | Swingin 'parte seconda |
IT58 (2 weeks) IT |
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: Totò and Peppino (Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche)
- 1959: Petticoats and paratroopers (Guardatele, ma non toccatele)
- 1963: The merry vagabonds
- 1974: Bread and Chocolate (Pane e cioccolata)
- 1976: Lollipops and hot panties (Spogliamoci così senza pudor)
- 1977: In the service of a monster (Il mostro)
- 1978: How to lose your wife and win a girlfriend (Come perdere una moglie e trovare un'amante)
- 1980: Double for Maurice (Il capotto di Astrakan)
- 1981: Hey ghosts! (Bollenti spiriti)
- 1981: Cast off - we're drinking (Mi faccio la barca)
- 1981: The melee troops (Ciao nemico)
- 1983: Heaven and Hell (State buoni se potete)
- 1984: A man sees clearly (Vediamoci chiaro)
- 1985: Like you to me, so I to you (A tu per tu)
Awards
On June 2, 1975 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Commander).
Web links
- Johnny Dorelli on MusicBrainz (English)
- Johnny Dorelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Johnny Dorelli at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi, article "Gloria Guida", in: Enrico Lancia / Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le attrici . Gremese 2003, p. 180
- ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi, accessed on April 28, 2017 (Italian, paid subscription access).
- ↑ Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 102 .
- ^ Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana . Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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SURNAME | Dorelli, Johnny |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guidi, Giorgio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor, television presenter and cantautore of easy listening, jazz, swing and pop |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Meda , Lombardy |