Massimo Ranieri

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Massimo Ranieri in 2007

Massimo Ranieri (* 3. May 1951 in Naples as Giovanni Calone ) is an Italian singer and actor. He had his musical breakthrough in the early 1970s; in the meantime increasingly active as a theater actor and singer of traditional Neapolitan songs, he also won the Sanremo Festival in 1988 .

Life

Ranieri grew up in modest circumstances as the fourth of eight children. As a child and adolescent he already appeared in fine restaurants and on other occasions under the pseudonym Gianni Rock , until he was finally discovered by the songwriter Giovanni Polito . As early as 1966 he entered the race for the first time in the Canzonissima competition . The following year he was successful at Cantagiro with the song Pietà per chi ti ama . Together with the group I Giganti he appeared at the Sanremo Festival in 1968 with Da bambino , together with Orietta Berti in 1969 with Quando l'amore diventa poesia . Still in 1969 he finally won the Cantagiro with Rose Rosse, which was Ranieri's breakthrough.

The singer now also appeared as an actor in appearance, for his role in the film Metello by Mauro Bolognini (1970) he won a David di Donatello . At Canzonissima, Ranieri achieved second place in 1970 with Se bruciasse la città . That year he also released his debut album Massimo Ranieri . In 1971 he won with Vent'anni Canzonissima and reached the top of the chart for the first time. He then represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin in 1971 with L'amore è un attimo and came in fifth there. The 1972 album O surdato 'nnammurato included live recordings of traditional Neapolitan songs. Despite military service, Ranieri was able to take part in Canzonissima again this year and repeat last year's victory with Erba di casa mia . At the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg he went into the race again with Chi sarà con te , but only achieved 13th place. In 1974 the live album Napolammore followed .

After further roles as an actor, he sang songs for the soundtrack of the musical comedy Dal primo momento che ti ho visto in 1976 , together with Loretta Goggi . In Napoli chi resta e chi parte by Raffaele Viviani , Ranieri made his debut as a stage actor, directed by Peppino Patroni Griffi , and also played in In memoria di una signora amica . Meanwhile, he presented the show Macchie e culore on television, which resulted in a live album. After two more film roles, Ranieri then concentrated on the theater and played in classics by Shakespeare , Molière and Brecht . He also went on a European tour with The Good Man of Sezuan , directed by Giorgio Strehler . In the 80s he performed the theater show Varietà under the direction of Maurizio Scaparro until he returned to the cinema, for example with Casta e pura or La patata bollente . He also gave concerts, with a special focus on Neapolitan songs. The concept album La faccia del mare from 1978 dealt with the Odyssey and formed the basis for the television special Massimo Ranieri quasi un autoritratto . With Passa lu tiempo e lo munno s'avota , he again published a compilation of Neapolitan classics in 1981.

It wasn't until 1988 that Ranieri returned to the Sanremo Festival with Perdere l'amore , where he won with overwhelming success. The song also became his second number one hit. From 1988 to 1991 Ranieri was seen in the television series Il ricatto . In 1989 he took on the main role originally played by Domenico Modugno in the play Rinaldo in campo and released the album Un giorno bellissimo . In addition to a number of theater roles, Ranieri returned to Sanremo in 1992 and presented the song Ti penso , also in 1995 with La vestaglia and in 1997 with Ti parlerò d'amore . In 1999 he discovered the musical and performed in Hollywood, ritratto di un divo , directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and with music by Gianni Togni . In 2001 the musical Il grande campione followed, about the love between Marcel Cerdan and Édith Piaf . In the same year he hosted the television show Citofonare Calone and recorded a new album of Neapolitan songs, Oggi o dimane , with Mauro Pagani and Mauro Di Domenico . Two years later, the album Nun è acqua followed in the same team , in 2005 as the conclusion of the Accussì grande trilogy .

Appearance in Taormina in 2009

At the same time, Ranieri appeared frequently in television roles. In 2007 the compilation Canto perché non so nuotare… da 40 anni was released , which was also followed by a play of the same name. In 2009 he received the “ Vittorio de Sica ” award from the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano for his theater work. Further roles in television films followed in the 2010s, and he also hosted his own music show Sogno e sonso on Rai 1 in 2014 and 2016 .

Discography

Albums (selection)

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1970 Massimo Ranieri IT17 (1 week)
IT
CGD, FGS 5061
1971 Vent'anni ... IT4 (13 weeks)
IT
CGD, FGS 5079
1972 Via del Conservatorio IT10 (8 weeks)
IT
CGD, FGL 5093
O surdato 'nnammurato IT5 (16 weeks)
IT
CGD, FGL 5103
live album
1973 Erba di casa mia IT10 (12 weeks)
IT
CGD, 65411
Album di famiglia IT24 (2 weeks)
IT
CGD, 69034
1988 Perdere l'amore IT24 (2 weeks)
IT
WEA, 24 2312-1
2001 Oggi o dimane IT18 (17 weeks)
IT
Sony, 501998 2
2003 Well it acqua IT33 (8 weeks)
IT
Sony, 510539 2
2005 Accussì grande IT12 (9 weeks)
IT
Sony, 520161 2
2009 Napoli… viaggio in Italia IT94 (3 weeks)
IT
2010 Dallo Stadio Olimpico live IT60 (4 weeks)
IT
Live album
2014 Senza 'na ragione IT54 (1 week)
IT
Universal
cover album
2015 Malia - Napoli 1950-1960 IT12 (10 weeks)
IT
Canzone napoletana - Piccola enciclopedia IT30 (5 weeks)
IT
  • Per una donna (1975; CGD, 69107)
  • Meditazione (1976; CGD, 69228)
  • La faccia del mare (1978; CGD, 20084)
  • Passa lu tempo e lo munno s'avota (1981; CGD, 20205)
  • ... vanità (1983; CGD, 20449)
  • Un giorno bellissimo (1989; WEA, 22924 64222-1)
  • Ti penso (1992; WEA, 9031 77097-1)
  • Ranieri (1995)
  • Canzoni in corso (1997)
  • Hollywood, ritratto di un divo (1999)
  • Chi nun tene coraggio nun se cocca ch'e femmene belle (2011)
  • Sogno e son more (2013)
  • Viviani Varietà (2013)
  • Sogno e son the 3 (2016)

Compilations (selection)

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
2005 25 anni di successi IT41 (25 weeks)
IT
2006 Canto perché non so nuotare… since 40 years IT19 (12 weeks)
IT
Ra.Ma 2000 / Edel, 0177822 ERE
2008 Gold Edition IT50 (8 weeks)
IT
2010 Le più belle canzoni di Massimo Ranieri IT83 (2 weeks)
IT
2011 Collection: Massimo Ranieri IT89 (1 week)
IT

Singles (selection)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1969 Rose rosse
Massimo Ranieri 		IT2 (27 weeks)
IT
Se bruciasse la città
Massimo Ranieri 		IT2 (13 weeks)
IT
1970 Be l'amore mio
Vent'anni ... 		IT21 (2 weeks)
IT
Le braccia dell'amore
Vent'anni ... 		IT17 (7 weeks)
IT
Sogno d'amore
Vent'anni ... 		IT2 (18 weeks)
IT
Vent'anni
Vent'anni ... 		IT1 (14 weeks)
IT
1971 L'amore è un attimo
Via del Conservatorio 		IT7 (16 weeks)
IT
Io e te
Via del Conservatorio 		IT4 (17 weeks)
IT
1972 Via del Conservatorio
Via del Conservatorio 		IT3 (11 weeks)
IT
Ti ruberei
Erba di casa mia 		IT9 (13 weeks)
IT
1973 Erba di casa mia
Erba di casa mia 		IT2 (16 weeks)
IT
Chi sarà IT21 (3 weeks)
IT
1975 Per una donna
Per una donna 		IT20 (3 weeks)
IT
1988 Perdere l'amore
Perdere l'amore 		IT1 (15 weeks)
IT
1992 Ti penso
Ti penso 		IT21 (2 weeks)
IT

Filmography (selection)

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Il Presidente Napolitano ha ricevuto i vincitori dei Premi "Vittorio De Sica" e "ETI - Gli Olimpici del Teatro". In: Quirinale.it. Presidenza della Repubblica , November 9, 2009, accessed November 16, 2016 (Italian).
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources (albums):
    • M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1995).
    • Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 159 (IT 1995-2012).
    • Massimo Ranieri's albums. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed on November 16, 2016 (IT since 2000).
  3. ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi, accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access).
personal data
SURNAME Ranieri, Massimo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian singer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples