of Federico Vacalebre
Queen San Remo had greeted his audience two festivals ago. Carmen Consoli was introduced on stage Nilla Pizzi rereading with grace Mediterranean "Thanks for the flowers," in 1951 first song queen of the event, then broadcasted.
The stroke that had struck her had left a sign in speech than in song, sing 'Fly dove, "in spite of the dress with a train Molaro five meters long, for she was almost natural, normal. It was 1952 when he made an encore, again in Sanremo, with that piece. "I learned a lot from his voice, and is fair to admit, finally, "he wrote on Mina La Stampa, to close the circle so Adionilla (Sant'Agata Bolognese, 4/16/1919) from Mrs. undisputed song of the war had become a symbol of the singing, the most reactionary, totem / scapegoat to be killed.
Nilla, who died yesterday at age 91, it is noted in early contests in 18 years, 20 married Guido Pizzi (only the same name) to see him leave at the outbreak of World War II and only reappear when she is now famous and he will have another woman at his side. Debut microphones IEE with "Cabin among the roses' flowers will mark a triumphant career thanks to his voice fresh and safe, very musical, far from the baroque melodrama of his land. Adopted (not only artistically) from the master Cynic Angelini, start paying dues with little memorable recordings, including, to remain in flower field, "Nosebleed" and "Golden Tulip". But EIAR remove the ether, and then by cutting salt: the fascist regime his throat is too modern, almost subversive, especially when combined with its forms.
engages with the English and Neapolitan ("Where is Zaza," "Window Marechiaro" 'Watercolor Naples), launches Carosone (' Cocorico '). After so many pseudonyms and duets, now popular in 1950 to record his name, often with the Duo Fasano Luciano and welcome you.
In 1951 he founded the Festival of Sanremo, "and also I am born," she repeated, smiling, with the protagonist Achilles Togliani, the Fasano and Angelini, has nine songs, won with "Thanks for the flowers' . Panzeri, Testoni and Seracini sign a beguine rhythm changes and with echoes of a swing to upper-class love story tinged with disappointment. This place also in second place with "The moon wears silver ', paired with Togliani, which also carves "The echo of the fir trees."
Crowned "lady of song", the ancient melodies alternates to harp tunes: "Dreams are wishes," "Anema and things," "Desire," "Bitter Song", "Core 'ngrato "," El navy. " Aristocratic but never snobbish, Nilla slips languidly on the notes deepest dark tones are the natural, does not try the effect, is a master of phrasing, slurs, smorzature, light and shade, coloring and joyful sdrammatizzanti.
Returned to Sanremo in '52 with 7 songs, and is the first ('Fly dove, "patriotic rhetoric of Bixio, Cherubini and Concannon), second (" Poppies and ducks, "protodemenziale tune but somehow also" political "Rastelli, Panzeri and Mascheroni) and third ("A woman prays): The record will remain unsurpassed, the Festival is not the event that stops in Italy, it will come thanks to her.
now is the queen of the track: in '52 he also won the Festival of Naples' Desire 'and sun' and is a close third with "Margellina. Steal songs of Edith Piaf ("Padam padam), holds a relationship of love and art with Gino Latilla, made his film debut with "We are in the gallery" Bolognini. Latilla attempts suicide for her, then steal the man Carla Boni and scepter, the magazines will not write anything else.
At the Festival of Sanremo in '54 is "the great absentee," but she goes back to the side of the guitar by Mario Gangi ("Statte near me"), the complex and Franco Riva Armando Trovajoli orchestra, attending a very good and the Neapolitan repertoire ("I know '' mbriacato 'and sun', '' fourth Nu 'and Moon, "" Luna Caprese "that leads to the triumph piedigrottesco with eight requests for an encore). The fans love it and exchange "cartoNille.
When does the tour in America magazines publish his life as a serial, when he sings in Africa gives her an elephant. Leads to success "Maruzzella ',' Suspa mon amour 'and especially' The Ivy ', bolero beguine-twisted on a melody at sunset comes second, behind" In the blue painted blue "in Sanremo '58. A turning point, a change of delivery, the song writing (pre-) retirement Italian bel canto, the old boots and boats returning sun.
Still Naples, between the San Remo Festival '59 ("Always with you" by Muro, who shares with Fausto Cigliano ') and one in Naples (where the third with "Vieneme' nzuonno 'and Sergio Bruni).
In the last 60 Sanremo, with "Guilty": the times are changing, the song as well, she chooses the golden exile in Acapulco where he runs a night club for millionaires. But he never stops singing. Even after the '68, when it became the symbol of "bourgeois song" to be killed, hundreds of gigs a year ago.
In '72 recorded a good album on the songs of emigration, has Sanremo '81 alongside Cecchetto and smutandata Vallone, in '94 is competing with Team Ariston Italy, in 2001, is the testimonial of the Gay Pride in Torre del Lago (Lucca), at the end of his career as an impresario touches Lele Mora.
"Nobody gave me anything, all I have taken something," he says.
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