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Roberta Corti, better known by her stage name Betty Curtis (21 March 1936 – 15 June 2006), was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004.[1]

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Betty Curtis
Background information
Birth name	Roberta Corti
Born	(1936-03-21)21 March 1936
Origin	Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died	15 June 2006(2006-06-15) (aged 70) Lecco
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1957–2004
Labels	CGD

Curtis grew up in the Zone 8 of Milan's borough Cagnola. She started singing in night clubs at an early age and was discovered by Teddy Reno in 1958. Her debut single was a rendition of With All My Heart performed with the Franco Pisano Orchestra.

Curtis' song "Al di là", performed together with Luciano Tajoli, won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961.[2] Betty Curtis represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with her San Remo winning song, which tied for fifth in Cannes.[3]

In 1965 she returned to Sanremo with "Invece no".

Curtis's version of "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him) was used in the soundtrack of Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas (1990).

Albums

• 1959 Lontano da te... lontano dal mare (CGD, FGS 5001)
• 1965 Betty (CGD, FGS 5015)
• 1970 A modo mio (CGD, FGS 5075)
• 1975 Folk(Alpharecord, AR 3017)
• 1975 Ricordiamole insieme (Alpharecord, AR 3018)
• 1976 Folk n.2 (Alpharecord)

Singles

• 1958 "Con tutto il cuore" (With All My Heart)
• 1958 "La pioggia cadrà"
• 1959 "Nessuno"
• 1959 "Una marcia in fa" (with Johnny Dorelli)
• 1959 "Buondì" (Alone)
• 1960 "Non sei felice"
• 1960 "Il mio uomo"
• 1961 "Al di là"
• 1961 "Pollo e champagne"
• 1961 "Aiutami a piangere"
• 1961 "Midi Midinette"
• 1961 "Ci vogliono i mariti"
• 1961 "Neve al chiaro di luna"
• 1962 "Buongiorno amore"
• 1962 "Stasera piove"
• 1962 "Soldi soldi soldi"
• 1962 "Tango del mare"
• 1962 "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him)
• 1963 "Wini, wini"
• 1964 "La casa più bella del mondo"
• 1964 "Scegli me o il resto del mondo"
• 1965 "Invece no"
• 1966 "Le porte dell`amore"
• 1967 "È più forte di me"
• 1967 "Guantanamera"
• 1967 "Povero Enrico"
• 1969 "Gelosia"
• 1970 "Donna"
• 1974 "Ma ci pensi tu (Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma)"
• 1976 "La grulla"
• 1976 "Innamorarsi No!"
• 1978 "Sarò la luce che ti guida" (Candle on the water)

References

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Betty Curtis (nacida como Roberta Corti; Milán, Italia; 21 de marzo de 1936-Lecco, Italia; 15 de junio de 2006) fue una cantante italiana activa desde 1957 hasta 2004.[1]

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