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Gigliola Cinquetti‌

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Gigliola Cinquetti

Verona, Veneto, Italy

Gigliola Cinquetti

Verona, Veneto, Italy

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1947-12-20

Popularity

star1.6

Biography

Gigliola Cinquetti (born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and took piano lessons, taking exams in music theory. She loves painting and art. Her career as a professional singer began when she was 16. At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"), with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. Her win enabled her to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the same song, where she claimed her country's first ever victory in the event. Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest, aged 16 years and 92 days. Only one younger artist has triumphed since: Sandra Kim in 1986. The song became an international success, even spending 17 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and ending the year as the 88th best-selling single in the U.K. in 1964, something highly unusual for Italian-language material. It sold over three million copies, and was awarded a platinum disc in August 1964. In 1966, she recorded "Dio, come ti amo" ("God, How I Love You"), which became another international hit. One of her other songs, "Alle porte del sole" (released in 1973), was re-recorded in both English (as "To the Door of the Sun") and Italian by Al Martino, two years after its initial release; "To the Door of the Sun" reached No. 17 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the United States. Cinquetti's own English version of the song was released as a single by CBS Records in August 1974, with her original 1973 Italian version on the B-side. Cinquetti returned in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, held in Brighton, where she again represented Italy. Performing the song "Sì" ("Yes"), the music and lyrics of which were written by Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat and Carrado Conti, she came second with 18 points after "Waterloo", sung by Sweden's ABBA, who won with 24 points. The live telecast of her song was banned in her home country by the Italian national broadcaster RAI, as the event partially coincided with the campaigning for the 1974 Italian divorce referendum which was to be held a month later in May. RAI censored the song because of concerns that the name and lyrics of the song (which constantly repeated the word 'Sì') could be accused of being a subliminal message and a form of propaganda to influence the Italian voting public to vote 'Yes' in the referendum. The song remained censored on most Italian state TV and radio stations for over a month. Cinquetti later recorded versions of the song in English ("Go (Before You Break My Heart)"), French ("Lui"), German ("Ja") and Spanish ("Si"). The English-language version reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1974. She graduated from the art school of Salerno, also obtaining the qualification to teach. She married Luciano Teodori in 1979, and they have two children together — Giovanni and Costantino. She has a sister named Rosabianca. Her parents are Luigi and Sara. ... Source: Article "Gigliola Cinquetti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Knights of the Quest

Knights of the Quest‌
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calendar 2001

Testadirapa

Testadirapa‌
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calendar 1966

L'età giusta

L'età giusta‌
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calendar 2023

How Do I Love You?

How Do I Love You?‌
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calendar 1966

The A-Z of Eurovision

The A-Z of Eurovision‌
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calendar 2020

Canzoni, bulli e pupe

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calendar 1964

Il professor Matusa e i suoi hippies

Il professor Matusa e i suoi hippies‌
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calendar 1968

Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani

Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani‌
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calendar 1965

Tv Credits

Domenica In

Domenica In‌
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calendar 1976

The Sanremo Case

The Sanremo Case‌
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calendar 1990

Eurovision Song Contest

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calendar 1956

Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?‌
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calendar 1972

Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente

Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente‌
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calendar 1976

Die Rudi Carrell Show

Die Rudi Carrell Show‌
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calendar 1965

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten‌
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calendar 1969

Musik aus Studio B

Musik aus Studio B‌
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calendar 1961

Starparade

Starparade‌
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calendar 1968

Meraviglie. La penisola dei tesori

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calendar 2018

Sanremo Music Festival

Sanremo Music Festival‌
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calendar 1951

Die ZDF-Hitparade

Die ZDF-Hitparade‌
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calendar 1969

Samedi soir

Samedi soir‌
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calendar 1971

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
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calendar 1975

Système 2

Système 2‌
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calendar 1975

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
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calendar 1982

La Chance aux chansons

La Chance aux chansons‌
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calendar 1984

Aktuelle Schaubude

Aktuelle Schaubude‌
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calendar 1957

Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe‌
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calendar 1964

Discorama

Discorama‌
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calendar 1959

Spotlight

Spotlight‌
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calendar 1968

Midi trente

Midi trente‌
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calendar 1972

Musikauktion

Musikauktion‌
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calendar 1964