Peppino di Capri

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Peppino di Capri (2008)

Peppino di Capri (* 27. July 1939 in Capri , Naples Province , as Giuseppe Faiella ) is an Italian singer .

He is musically active since the late 1950s, and was very successful, especially in the 60s and 70s in Italy, with a repertoire from rock 'n' roll and Neapolitan folk music . He introduced the twist in Italy and was also known as the "Italian Buddy Holly ". He took part in the Sanremo Festival 15 times, winning it twice.

Career

Giuseppe Faiella, called Peppino, was born in Capri into a musical family. Together with his friend Ettore Falconieri, he began to perform as Duo Caprese in the bars of the island at a young age . Finally, he expanded the duo to form The Rockers , with Falconieri on drums, Pino Amenta on bass, Mario Cenci on guitar and Gabriele Varano on saxophone. In 1957 the band had an appearance on the television program Primo applauso by Enzo Tortora , which helped her to a record deal with the Milanese label Carisch . After first singles like Nun è peccato and Malatia , the group released the debut album Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers . In the following years, other successful titles and regular albums appeared in quick succession; The single Nessuno al mondo , included on the album of the same name, was particularly successful in 1960 . The repertoire included own songs, cover versions of international hits and traditional Neapolitan music .

After hits like I 'te vurria vasa' , Per un attimo and Parlamenti d'amore Mariù , the singer achieved his first number one hit in Italy at the end of 1961 with a version of Chubby Checkers Let's Twist Again . In 1962, St. Tropez Twist just missed the top of the chart; Released under the label Italia in Germany, the song became a hit there too. Another number one hit in Italy that year was Addio mondo crudele . During the 1960s, di Capri also appeared in a number of smaller film roles. Due to the great popularity of di Capris and his group, they were able to appear as the opening act for the Beatles at their Italian concerts in 1965 . As a result, they also recorded some Beatles covers. When it was already beginning to get quieter around him, the singer took part with Dedicato all'amore (together with Dionne Warwick ) at the Sanremo Festival in 1967 , but missed the final.

At the end of the 1960s, di Capri suffered professional and private setbacks, but in 1970 he reported back with the establishment of his own record label Splash . With the song Me chiamme ammore he won the Festival di Napoli that same year . After another relatively unsuccessful participation in Sanremo in 1971 with L'ultimo romantico (together with Pino Donaggio ) the success of the single Amare di meno gave di Capri's career a boost the following year and at the Sanremo Festival in 1973 he was able to perform with Un grande amore più to reach first place. The song also became a number one hit. A few minor single successes followed until the singer returned to Sanremo in 1976 and won a second time with Non lo faccio più .

In the following years, the singer released new singles and albums unabated, but could no longer build on previous successes. From 1980 he regularly took part in the Sanremo Festival again - with mixed success: 1980 with Tu cioè… , 1985 with E mo 'e mo' , 1987 with Il sognatore , 1988 with Nun chiagnere , 1989 with Il mio pianoforte and in 1990 with Evviva Maria . For the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 , which took place in Rome , di Capri was selected internally as the representative of the host country; with the Neapolitan song Comme è ddoce 'o mare he reached seventh place there. This was followed by Sanremo participations in 1992 (Favola blues) , 1993 (La voce delle stelle) , 1995 ( Ma che ne sai se non hai fatto il pianobar , as a trio Melody with Gigi Proietti and Stefano Palatresi ), 2001 (Pioverà [Habibi ené] ) and 2005 (La panchina) .

In 2005 Peppino di Capri was honored with the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Commander) by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi . In the comedy Natale col boss in 2015, the singer appeared again in a film role; for the soundtrack of the film he recorded the song Fiumi di champagne together with the rapper Guè Pequeno .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1971 Napoli ieri - Napoli oggi Vol. I IT20 (1 week)
IT
Splash
1972 Hits Vol. II IT23 (3 weeks)
IT
Splash
1973 1 + 1 IT23 (1 week)
IT
Splash
double album from Hits Vol. I and Hits Vol. II
1982 Juke box IT24 (1 week)
IT
Panarecord

Other albums:

  • 1958 - Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers
  • 1960 - Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers
  • 1960 - Nessuno al mondo
  • 1961 - Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers
  • 1962 - Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers
  • 1962 - Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers
  • 1963 - Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers
  • 1964 - Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers
  • 1964 - Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers
  • 1966 - Girl
  • 1971 - Napoli ieri - Napoli oggi - Vol. II
  • 1972 Hits Vol. I.
  • 1973 - Peppino di Capri ei New Rockers
  • 1973 - Napoli ieri - Napoli oggi - Vol. III
  • 1974 - Il giocatore
  • 1975 - Napoli ieri - Napoli oggi - Vol. IV
  • 1976 - ... e cominciò so
  • 1976 - Non lo faccio più
  • 1977 - Aiere
  • 1978 - Verdemela
  • 1979 - Viaggi
  • 1980 - Con in testa strane idea
  • 1981 - Bona furtuna
  • 1983 - Torno subito!
  • 1985 - Zitto zitto
  • 1987 - Il sognatore
  • 1988 - Peppino di Capri in concerto
  • 1990 - I ragazzi di ieri
  • 1991 - Comme è ddoce 'o mare - Napoli oggi Napoli ieri
  • 1992 - … e cerchi il mare
  • 1995 - Ma che ne sai… (… se non hai fatto il piano-bar) (as Trio Melody with Gigi Proietti and Stefano Palatresi )
  • 1995 - Di Capri… di più
  • 1996 - Due ragazzi so - live '96 (with Fred Bongusto )
  • 2001 - phase 3
  • 2003 - In tour
  • 2005 - Amore.it
  • 2007 - Ad occhi chiusi… Napoli
  • 2011 - Magnifique
  • 2014 - L'acchiappasogni
  • 2019 - Mister ... Peppino Di Capri

Italian singles (selection)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1960 Nessuno al mondo
Nessuno al mondo 		IT2 (36 weeks)
IT
B-side: Well songh'io
Voce 'e notte
Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers (1960) 		IT7 (7 weeks)
IT
Freva
Nessuno al mondo 		IT13 (4 weeks)
IT
B-side: 'A pianta' e stelle
I 'te vurria vasa'
Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers (1961) 		IT3 (7 weeks)
IT
A-side: Notte di luna calante
1961 Per un attimo
Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers (1961) 		IT4 (7 weeks)
IT
B-side: Te voglio stasera
Aprile a Napoli
Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers (1961) 		IT16 (3 weeks)
IT
B-side: Now m'aspettà chesta sera
Parliami d'amore Mariù
Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers (1961) 		IT2 (15 weeks)
IT
B-side: Pensiero
Ciento strade
Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers (1961) 		IT19 (1 week)
IT
A-side: No, now dì ca me vuò bbene
Piscatore 'e Pusilleco
Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers (1961) 		IT8 (5 weeks)
IT
B-side: Non siamo più insieme
Quando
Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers (1961) 		IT7 (5 weeks)
IT
A-side: Cinque minuti ancora
Let's twist again
 IT1 (14 weeks)
IT
B-side: Non siamo più insieme
1962 The Jet
 IT4 (5 weeks)
IT
B-side: Everybody Dance
Scetate
 IT11 (2 weeks)
IT
B-side: Le stelle d'oro
St. Tropez twist
 IT2 (14 weeks)
IT
B-side: Daniela
Daniela
 IT2 (8 weeks)
IT
A-side: St. Tropez twist
Torna piccina mia
 IT9 (6 weeks)
IT
B-side: Verso te
Sogno d'amore twist
 IT8 (8 weeks)
IT
B-side: Nell'immenso del cielo
Addio mondo crudele
 IT1 (13 weeks)
IT
B-side: Don't Play That Song
1963 Speedy Gonzales
 IT3 (4 weeks)
IT
B-side: Madison Time
Don't play that song
 IT4 (3 weeks)
IT
A-side: Addio mondo crudele
Roberta
 IT5 (11 weeks)
IT
B-side: Nustalgia
Vita difficile
 IT5 (5 weeks)
IT
B-side: Per te morirò
Non ti credo
 IT8 (6 weeks)
IT
B-side: Poof
T'hanno vista domenica sera
 IT7 (10 weeks)
IT
A-side: Yes
infant
 IT4 (9 weeks)
IT
B-sides: I marziani / … e voi ridete
1964 Piccatura
 IT10 (6 weeks)
IT
B-side: Chi accende le stelle?
Solo due righe
 IT5 (10 weeks)
IT
B-side: Boom! Boom! Surf
Se ti senti sola
 IT11 (2 weeks)
IT
A-sides: Topless / Didi da didi du
1970 Me chiamme ammore
Napoli ieri - Napoli oggi 		IT19 (3 weeks)
IT
B-side: Torna
1972 Amare di meno
hits - Vol. I. 		IT16 (6 weeks)
IT
B-side: Un anno fa
1973 Magari
Peppino di Capri ei New Rockers 		IT24 (2 weeks)
IT
B-side: Munasterio è Santa Chiara
Un grande amore e niente più
Peppino di Capri ei New Rockers 		IT1 (13 weeks)
IT
B-side: Per favore non gridare
Piano piano, dolce dolce
Peppino di Capri ei New Rockers 		IT17 (5 weeks)
IT
A-side: Scusa ...
1974 Champagne
Il giocatore 		IT16 (9 weeks)
IT
B-side: La prima sigaretta
1976 Non lo faccio più
Non lo faccio più 		IT14 (12 weeks)
IT
B-side: Vorrei, vorrei, vorrei
1987 Il sognatore
Il sognatore 		IT21 (3 weeks)
IT
B-side: Te sento luntana

German singles (selection)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE
1962 St. Tropez twist DE3 (14 weeks)
DE
B-side: Le stelle d'oro
1963 Slop in Capri DE26 (6 weeks)
DE
A-side: Signorina with the blond hair
1965 melancholy DE10 (20 weeks)
DE
B-side: Happy Valentino

Filmography

literature

  • Geo Nocchetti: Peppino di Capri. Il sognatore. Rai / Eri, 2004, ISBN 8839713212 .
  • Gianmarco Cilento: Peppino di Capri ei suoi Rockers. Graus Editore, Naples 2018, ISBN 978-8883466502 .

Web links

Commons : Peppino di Capri  - collection of images

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Craig Harris: Peppino di Capri, Biography & History. In: Allmusic . Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Giuseppe Faiella. In: Albo d'oro della canzone italiana. Musica e dischi , accessed on May 24, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Onorificenze Faiella Sig. Giuseppe in arte Peppino di Capri. In: Quirinale.it. Presidenza della Repubblica, accessed May 24, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Guido Racca: M&D Borsa Album 1964-2019 . Self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-1-09-470500-2 , pp. 157 .
  5. ↑ Guido Racca: M&D Borsa Singoli 1960-2019 . Self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-1-09-326490-6 , pp. 186 .
  6. ^ Peppino di Capri. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Di Capri, Peppino
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Faiella, Giuseppe (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Capri (Campania) , Province of Naples