Gianni Bella
Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella (born 14 March 1946) is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter.
Background
Born in Catania, Bella started his career as composer for his sister, singer Marcella Bella authoring several hits with lyricist Giancarlo Bigazzi.[1][2] In the seventies he debuted as a singer himself, scoring his first major success in 1974 with the song "Più ci penso", which ranked second in the Italian hit parade.[3] In 1976 he topped the hit parade[3] and won the Festivalbar contest with the song "Non si può morire dentro", originally planned to be sung by her sister.[4] In 1981 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Questo amore non si tocca"; he returned in Sanremo five more times between 1986 and 2007, three times in couple with her sister Marcella.[2] In 1983 Bella stopped the collaboration with Bigazzi and started a new phase alongside Mogol; between late 1990s and 2000s the couple signed some extraordinary sales successes for Adriano Celentano.[2] In January 2010 he suffered a stroke and subsequently he lost his speech and the use of a leg.[5]
Discography
Selected singles
| Year | Title | IT[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Più ci penso | 2 |
| 1976 | Non si può morire dentro | 1 |
| 1977 | Io canto e tu | 7 |
| 1978 | No | 7 |
| 1978 | Toc toc | 16 |
| 1980 | Dolce uragano | 7 |
| 1981 | Questo amore non si tocca | 14 |
| 1985 | L'ultima poesia | 6 |
| 1990 | Verso l'ignoto | 7 |
| 1991 | La fila degli oleandri | 38 |
| 2007 | Forever per sempre | 14 |
Studio albums
- 1974 - Guarda che ti amo (Derby)
- 1976 - Sogni di un robot (Derby)
- 1977 - Io canto e tu (Derby)
- 1978 - Toc toc (CGD)
- 1980 - Dolce uragano (CGD)
- 1981 - Questo amore... (CGD)
- 1983 - G.b.1 - Nuova gente (Avventura)
- 1984 - G.b.2 (Avventura)
- 1986 - Una luce (RCA Italiana)
- 1988 - Due cuori rossi di vergogna (Polydor)
- 1991 - La fila degli oleandri (Fonit Cetra)
- 1994 - Vocalist (Fonit Cetra)[note 1]
- 1998 - Finalmente insieme (with Marcella Bella) (Pull/Fuego)
- 2001 - Il profumo del mare (SDC/Sony Music)
- 2007 - Forever per sempre (with Marcella Bella) (Nuova Gente/Universal Music)
Live albums
- 1992 - Gianni Bella live (Fonit Cetra)
- 1996 - Grandi successi - live (Duck Record)
Notes
- ↑ The album was republished in 1995 with the title Belladonna by Pull Music/CGD East West.
References
- ↑ Felice Liperi. Storia della canzone italiana. RAI-ERI, 1999. ISBN 8839715053.
- 1 2 3 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
- 1 2 3 Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- ↑ Massimo Emanuelli. 50 anni: storia della televisione attraverso la stampa settimanale. GRECO & GRECO Editori, 2004. ISBN 8879803468.
- ↑ Sergio Buonadonna (3 June 2012). "Marcella Bella Le mie montagne verdi? Sono quelle di Ficarazzi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
External links
- Gianni Bella at AllMusic
- Gianni Bella discography at Discogs
- Gianni Bella at the Internet Movie Database
- Gianni Bella on Facebook