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Nico Fidenco | |
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 Fidenco in 1961 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Domenico Colarossi |
| Born | 24 January 1933 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 18 November 2022 (aged 89) Rome, Italy |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 1960–1998 |
Nico Fidenco (artistic name Domenico Colarossi; 24 January 1933 – 18 November 2022)[1] was an Italian singer and film soundtrack composer who gained considerable popularity in 1960 with the release of the song "What a Sky" (Italian: "Su nel cielo"), taken from the film Silver Spoon Set by Francesco Maselli.
Self-taught in music, Fidenco did a few cover versions of film title songs for the Italian market. With the song "Legata a un granello di sabbia", he was the first Italian singer to sell one million copies of a single.[2] This interest in cinema led him to be a prolific soundtrack composer, including scores for westerns and many Joe D'Amato films.[3]
- ^ "Nico Fidenco, morto a Roma il compositore e cantautore: aveva 89 anni, sue sigle storiche dei cartoni". Il Messaggero. 19 November 2022.
- ^ Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. p.683.
- ^ http://www.runmovies.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=650:nico-fidenco&catid=35:interviews [dead link]