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Salvatore Adamo (born November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citizenship.

Salvatoré Adamo
Born (1943-11-01) 1 November 1943 (age 79)
Comiso, Sicily, Italy
Occupation
  • Musician
  • singer
Years active1963–present
Parents
  • Antonio Adamo (father)
  • Concetta Adamo (mother)

Since 2001 Adamo holds the Belgian noble title of Ridder, similar to the English title of "Knight".[1]

He first gained popularity throughout Europe and later in the Middle East, Latin America, Japan, and the United States. He has sold more than 80 million albums and 20 million singles making him one of the most commercially successful musicians in the world.[2] He mainly performs in French but has also sung in Italian, Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Turkish. "Tombe la neige", "La nuit", and "Inch'Allah" remain his best known songs. He is currently the best selling Belgian musician of all time.


Early life


The father of Adamo, Antonio, emigrated to Belgium in February 1947 to work as a colliery worker in the mines of Marcinelle. Four months later his wife, Concetta, and their son, Salvatore, joined him in the town of Ghlin, (Mons) before moving to Jemappes, (Mons).

In 1950, Salvatore was bedridden for a year with meningitis.[citation needed]

Salvatore's parents did not want their son to become a miner, so he went to a Catholic school run by the Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes. By 1960, the family of Antonio and Concetta Adamo had seven children overall. Salvatore grew up in Jemappes (Mons), where he was a dedicated student at school and distinguished himself in music and the arts.


Career


Salvatore Adamo, 1964
Salvatore Adamo, 1964

Adamo's early influences were the poetry of Victor Hugo and Jacques Prévert, the music of French singer-songwriters like Georges Brassens, and the Italian canzonette. He started singing and composing his own songs from an early age. His debut was in a Radio Luxembourg competition, where he participated as singer and composer of the song "Si j'osais" ("If I dared"), winning the competition's final held in Paris on 14 February 1960.[citation needed]

Adamo's first hit was "Sans toi, ma mie", in 1963, from his debut album 63/64. He followed this with a series of hits, the most famous being "Tombe la neige" ("The snow falls") in 1963, "La nuit" ("The Night") in 1964, and "Inch'Allah". The self-penned "Petit bonheur" ("Little Happiness") sold over one million copies by April 1970, and was awarded a gold disc.[3]

Adamo has sold over 100 million copies of recordings worldwide. He has recorded in many languages and, besides France and Belgium, had hits in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and also in Japan, where he toured repeatedly. He has had hits and toured also in Latin America and throughout the Middle East.

In Chile, the audience awarded him an appreciation prize known as the "Antorcha" (Gold and Silver Torch) at the "Festival de Viña del Mar" held yearly in the "Quinta Vergara", at the seaside resort of Viña del Mar, where he once had to sing in three different, sold-out venues in the same night. In the 1980s, Adamo's career faltered, as the style of his music was no longer fashionable. Since the 1990s, however, and on the crest of a nostalgia wave, he has successfully resumed composing, issuing records and touring, starting with a full season at the Casino de Paris venue in April 1990.[4]



Adamo was the cast in the film Les Arnaud (1967), which starred Bourvil. Amália Rodrigues recorded "Inch'Allah" in French. The song "Tombe la neige", one of his many international hits, has been covered in Bulgarian, Turkish ("Her Yerde Kar Var"), Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Chinese (Cantopop).


Honours


In 2001, Adamo was raised into the Belgian nobility (with motto Humblement mais dignement) by King Albert II and given for life the Belgian noble title Ridder.[5] He was appointed an Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown in 2002.[6] In 2014, Adamo was honoured at Victoires de la Musique in France.


Personal life


In 1984, Adamo had heart problems which necessitated a heart bypass operation and a temporary though total withdrawal from work. Since 1993, he has been an honorary UNICEF ambassador from Belgium and, in this capacity, has visited countries such as Vietnam, Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan and others. In 2004, health problems forced him to cancel a scheduled tour but, since 2007, he is touring again. In December 2011, he performed in Espinho, Portugal and Bucharest, Romania.[citation needed]

At the end of the 1960s, Adamo married Nicole. Their children were Anthony (born in 1969), Benjamin, and then Amélie. At the height of his stardom, his own father died by drowning on 7 August 1966.[citation needed] His younger sister Délizia was also a recording artist. He wrote a number of songs for his sister, including her debut hit "Prends le chien" in 1974. She also joined him in his tour in 1975.[citation needed]


Discography



Studio albums



Albums (other languages)


In German
Spanish

Compilation albums


In Italian

Live albums



Singles


(Selective)


Singles (other languages)


In German
In Italian
In Spanish

DVDs



Publications



Bibliography



References


  1. "Moniteur Belge – Belgisch Staatsblad". Ejustice.just.fgov.be. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. "iTunes Music – Salvatore Adamo". iTunes Store. 1 November 1943. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London, UK: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 252. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. "ADAMO – BIOGRAPHY". 11 February 2005. Archived from the original on 11 February 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Moniteur Belge – Belgisch Staatsblad". Ejustice.just.fgov.be. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. "En 1998–2002 – Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles". 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  7. "Salvatore Adamo. " L'amour n'a jamais tort "". Letelegramme.fr. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. "Joyce Jonathan, Elton John et Salvatore Adamo dans les sorties d'album". Rtl.fr. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. "Salvatore Adamo : Son nouvel album en 2018 – evous". Evous.fr. Retrieved 28 October 2017.


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На других языках

- [en] Salvatore Adamo

[es] Salvatore Adamo

Salvatore Adamo (Comiso, 1 de noviembre de 1943) es un cantautor italo-belga. Tuvo gran éxito comercial durante los años 1960 y 1970, principalmente en Europa y América Latina.

[it] Salvatore Adamo

Salvatore Adamo (Comiso, 1º novembre 1943) è un musicista, cantautore e compositore belga di origine italiana.

[ru] Адамо, Сальваторе

Сальваторе Адамо (итал. Salvatore Adamo; 1 ноября 1943, Комизо, Сицилия, Италия) — бельгийский шансонье, итальянец по происхождению.


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