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Gianni Morandi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni moˈrandi]; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer.

Gianni Morandi
Morandi in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Gian Luigi Morandi
Born	(1944-12-11) 11 December 1944 (age 77) Monghidoro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Genres	Pop, musica leggera[1]
Occupation(s)	Singer actor television personality showman
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1962–present
Labels	RCA, Epic
Website	morandimania.it

Early life

Gian Luigi Morandi was born in a little village called Monghidoro on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. His father Renato was active within the Italian Communist Party and Gianni used to help him sell the party newspapers. At an early age Morandi worked as a shoe-shiner, cobbler and as a vendor of sweets in the village's only cinema. His vocal abilities led him to a number of small gigs, some of which were during the Communist Party's activities.^{[citation needed]}

Career

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He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the Canzonissima festival in 1969. In 1962 he was signed by RCA Italiana and achieved national stardom with the song "Fatti mandare dalla mamma", and remained Italy's darling throughout that decade.

In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Occhi di ragazza". His career went into a decline in the 1970s but underwent a revival in the 1980s. He won the Festival of Sanremo in 1987 with "Si può dare di più" together with Enrico Ruggeri and Umberto Tozzi, placed second in 1995 and third in 2000 and 2022.

It is estimated that Morandi has sold 50 million recordings.[2]

He has written a number of autobiographical books and appeared in 18 films. In TV he played Claude Jade's husband Davide in the 1984 TV series Voglia di volare. He also played as actor in several TV series, as well as the host in popular Italian television shows.

In 1966 he married actress Laura Efrikian, with whom he played in several Musicarelli films together.[3] The couple divorced in 1979.[4]

Morandi was chosen to be the presenter of Sanremo Music Festival 2011, together with Belén Rodriguez and Elisabetta Canalis. They were joined by comedians Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu from Italia 1's satire show Le Iene.[5] In October 2011, he was confirmed as the presenter of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012.[6]

At the beginning of 2016, Gianni Morandi started a tour called "Capitani Coraggiosi Tour" with Claudio Baglioni. A double album will be published on 5 February.[7] In 2017 he sang with Fabio Rovazzi the song "Volare", a big hit.

In 2019 his 1964 song "In ginocchio da te" gained renewed popularity as it was featured in one of the main scenes of the South Korean movie Parasite, which won four Oscars the following year, including Best Picture.

Morandi participated at the 2022 Sanremo Festival, where his song "Apri Tutte le Porte" finished in 3rd place, in a competition of 25 other singers.

Discography

Studio albums

• Gianni Morandi (1963)
• Ritratto di Gianni (1964)
• Gianni 3 (1966)
• Per amore... Per magia... (1967)
• Gianni 4 – Un mondo d'amore (1967)
• Gianni 5 (1968)
• Gianni 6 (1970)
• Gianni 7 (1970)
• Un mondo di donne (1971)
• Il mondo cambierà (1972)
• Jacopone (1973)
• Il mondo di frutta candita (1975)
• Per poter vivere (1976)
• Old Parade Morandi (1978)
• Abbraciamoci (1979)
• Cantare (1980)
• Morandi (1982)
• La mia nemica amatissima (1983)
• Immagine italiana (1984)
• Uno su mille (1985)
• Le italiane sono belle (1987)
• Dalla/Morandi (1988)
• Varietà (1989)
• Morandi Morandi (1992)
• Morandi (1995)
• Celeste azzurro e blu (1997)
• Come fa bene l'amore (2000)
• L'amore ci cambia la vita (2002)
• A chi si ama veramente (2004)
• Il tempo migliore (2006)
• Canzoni da non perdere (2009)
• Bisogna vivere (2013)
• D'amore d'autore (2017)

Live albums

• Cantare (1980)
• Morandi in teatro (1986)
• Live @RTSI Gianni Morandi (1999)
• Grazie a tutti, il concerto (2009)
• Capitani coraggiosi – Il live (2016)

Filmography

Film roles

Title	Year	Role	Notes
In ginocchio da te	1964	Gianni Traimonti
Highest Pressure	1965	Himself	Cameo appearance
Se non avessi più te		Gianni Traimonti
Non son degno di te
Mi vedrai tornare	1966	Gianni Aleardi
Per amore... per magia...	1967	Aladdin
Chimera	1968	Gianni Raimondi
A Pocketful of Chestnuts	1970	Luigi Vivarelli
Il provinciale	1971	Giovanni
La cosa buffa	1972	Antonio
Società e responsabilità molto limitata	1973	Enea Marano
Natale a casa Deejay	2004	Himself	Cameo appearance
Padroni di casa	2012	Fausto Mieli
The Pills – Sempre meglio che lavorare	2016	Himself	Cameo appearance

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	TuttoTotò	Himself	Italian TV Series; episode: "Totò Ciak"
	Dietro le quinte – Gianni Morandi & Patti Pravo	Himself	Co-host, alongside Patti Pravo
1969	Stasera Gianni Morandi	Himself	Host
1970	Canzonissima	Himself	Musical performer & winner
1975	Alle nove della sera	Himself	Host
1978–1979	10 Hertz	Himself	Co-host alongside Carla Carbone
1982	Tutti insieme	Himself	Host
	Movie Movie	Himself	Host
1984	Voglia di Volare	Davide	Italian TV Miniseries; 4 episodes
1985	Voglia di Cantare	Paolo Fontana	Italian TV Miniseries; 4 episodes
1987	La voglia di vincere	Marco	Italian TV Miniseries: 3 episodes
1990	Gianni Morandi: Questa è la storia	Himself	Host
1992	Svalutation	Himself	Regular guest
1993	In fuga per la vita	Michele	Italian TV Miniseries; 3 episodes
1995	La voce del cuore	Daniele Montero	Italian TV Miniseries; 4 episodes
1998	La forza dell'amore	Fabrizio	Italian TV Miniseries; 3 episodes
1999	C'era un ragazzo	Himself/ Various	Musical show, host
2000–2003	Un disco per l'estate	Himself	Regular guest
2004	Stasera Gianni Morandi	Himself	Host
2006	Non facciamoci prendere dal panico	Himself	Variety show
2011	Sanremo Music Festival	Himself	Annual music festival
2012		Himself	Annual music festival
2013	Gianni Morandi – Live in Arena	Himself	Live concert
2014	Zelig	Himself	Variety show; 4th episode
2015	Capitani coraggiosi	Himself	Co-host alongside Claudio Baglioni
2016	Untraditional	Himself	Italian TV Series; episode: "Un ricco spuntino"
2017–2019	L'isola di Pietro	Dr. Pietro Sereni	Italian TV Series; 18 episodes, Lead actor
2018	Io e Lucio	Himself	TV Special; co-host

Awards and honors

• Gianni Morandi has been honorary president of Bologna Football Club 1909 since 2010.
• His songs "In ginocchio da te", "Non son degno di te" and "Scende la pioggia" were certified as having each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs.[8]
• Asteroid 248970 Giannimorandi, discovered by Italian amateur astronomer Vincenzo Casulli in 2007, was named in his honor.[9] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 November 2015 (M.P.C. 96938).[10]

References

External links

• MorandiMania – Official site
• Archivio di Rai Uno – Biography at raiuno.rai.it
• Gianni Morandi at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Iva Zanicchi with Due grosse lacrime bianche	Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970	Succeeded by Massimo Ranieri with L'amore è un attimo
Preceded by Eros Ramazzotti with "Adesso tu"	Sanremo Music Festival Winner 1987	Succeeded by Massimo Ranieri with "Perdere l'amore"

На других языках

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[de] Gianni Morandi

Gian Luigi „Gianni“ Morandi (* 11. Dezember 1944 in Monghidoro, Metropolitanstadt Bologna) ist ein italienischer Sänger und Schauspieler. Im Lauf seiner Karriere hat er über 30 Millionen Tonträger verkauft und ist in 18 Filmen sowie einer Vielzahl von Fernsehsendungen aufgetreten.[1] Für seine Verdienste wurde er 2005 mit dem Verdienstorden der Italienischen Republik (Komtur) geehrt.[2]

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- [en] Gianni Morandi

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[es] Gianni Morandi

Gianni Morandi (Monghidoro, 11 de diciembre de 1944) es un cantante, actor y presentador de televisión italiano.

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[ru] Моранди, Джанни

Джа́нни Мора́нди (итал. Gianni Morandi, полное имя — Джан Луиджи Моранди, итал. Gian Luigi Morandi, род. 11 декабря 1944, Монгидоро, Италия) — итальянский певец и музыкант, победитель фестиваля в Сан-Ремо в 1987 году. Командор ордена «За заслуги перед Итальянской Республикой» (2005).

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