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"L'Italiano" (pronounced [litaˈljaːno]; Italian for "The Italian") is an Italian pop song by Toto Cutugno released in 1983. It was his biggest international hit and is his best-known composition. The song was forgotten during the 1990s and was re-discovered when Toto Cutugno performed it live at a charity concert in Rome commemorating Italy's victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, creating a new wave of popularity for this song.[1]

"L'Italiano"
Single by Toto Cutugno
from the album L'italiano
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop
Songwriter(s)	Toto Cutugno

Recordings

This song was originally intended for Adriano Celentano, who turned it down. This song was copied by Indian music duo Sanjeev-Darshan for the movie "Mann".[2]

In 1983, a Finnish singer, Kari Tapio, recorded a cover titled "Olen suomalainen" ("I am a Finn") and it became a huge hit in Finland.

Also in 1983, a Dutch version titled "Als ik maar bij jou ben" ("As long as I'm with you") was a moderate hit for palingsound group Canyon from Volendam.

In 1984, Doron Mazar, an Israeli singer and Gassan Abbas,an Israeli-Arabian actor recorded a cover to this song, titled "Ani Hozer HaBayta" ("I am returning home").[3]

in 1998, the Hungarian band "Happy Gang" made a cover titled "Sokáig voltam távol" ("I've been away for long") on their album "Te+én" ("You+me")

In 2011, the song was released on the famous party band The Gypsy Queens eponymous album The Gypsy Queens. The song became a successful cover for the band when they released a video clip of the song (produced by Didier Casnati) featuring Italian actress Caterina Murino, and reached several million views on YouTube in only a couple of weeks.

Brazilian singer José Augusto recorded the song in Portuguese as Faz de Conta.

French singer Hervé Vilard recorded the song in French as "Méditerranéenne".

Austrian-Italian singer Patrizio Buanne recorded his version in album "The Italian" in 2005.

Vietnamese Singer Đàm Vĩnh Hưng recorded his version in Vietnamese as "Say Tình" in 2001

The Sicilians recorded a cover mixed by Dj Serg featuring Angelo Venuto and released on their album Un amore in 2004.[4] It was played on Top 40 Radio stations as well.

In 2021 the couple Jonathan Cilia Faro & Annalisa Minetti record a cover of the song for the compilation Pro Latino 146 (DMC, DMCPL146).

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	11
France (IFOP)[6]	1
Italy (FIMI)[7]	1
Portugal (AFP)[8]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	23

References

На других языках

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[de] L’italiano

L’italiano (italienisch für Der Italiener) ist ein Lied des italienischen Sängers Toto Cutugno aus dem Jahr 1983. Cutugno schrieb es zusammen mit Cristiano Minellono und erreichte damit beim Sanremo-Festival 1983 den fünften Platz.

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- [en] L'Italiano

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[ru] L’italiano

«L’italiano» (с итал. — «Итальянец») — известная во всём мире[1][2][3][4][5] итальянская песня, в 1983 году записанная Тото Кутуньо и представленная им на 33-м Фестивале итальянской песни в Сан-Ремо. Официально песня заняла 5-е место, однако по результатам «народного» голосования «Totip» L’italiano выиграла конкурс.

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