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Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received the first Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. He is considered the first Italian cantautore.
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entertainment · Italian singer, actor and politician (1928–1994) · singer · politician · human rights defender · screenwriter · stage actor · songwriter · singer-songwriter · film director · recording artist · actor · also Domenico Modugno, Mimmo Modugno, Modugno
Born 9 January 1928 · Died 6 August 1994 · Q201392
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2026· 2 entries
Rockol: Polignano a Mare: “Tra Domenico Modugno e la canzone d'autore”
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2025· 1 entry
Il Sussidiario: Domenico Modugno, chi era: 70 milioni di copie vendute!/ Come è morto: l’addio nel 1994
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2024· 7 entries
Oggi: Domenico Modugno, il ricordo di Enrica Bonaccorti in un documentario su Rai1: “Sono sempre stata pazza di lui”
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Gazzetta: Domenico Modugno, l'italiano che incantò il mondo: stasera il documentario su Rai 1
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Il Sussidiario: Domenico Modugno, malattia e com’è morto?/ L’infarto: le cause della scomparsa dell’interprete di Volare
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Gazzetta: Domenico Modugno, l'omaggio della Rai stasera: da Volare a Teche Rai con lo show del 1970
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Repubblica: Domenico Modugno, un ostinato amante della vita che si nutriva di pop e di poesia
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Leggo: Domenico Modugno, la vedova Franca Gandolfi: «Ho vissuto la sua malattia con tenerezza e gli ho perdonato tutti i tradimenti»
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Released album “Come in un sogno di mezza estate”.
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2019· 1 entry
Gqitalia.it: Domenico Modugno, non solo «Volare»
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2018· 1 entry
Released album “Canzoni D'Oro”.
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2016· 1 entry
Released album “Playlist”.
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “Ritratto”.
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Tutto in 3 CD”.
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2010· 1 entry
Released album “Canta Sus Mejores Canciones”.
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2008· 4 entries
Released album “Nel blu dipinto di blu”.
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Released album “Tutto Modugno: Mr. Volare 1956-1964”.
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Released album “Golden Hits”.
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Released album “Canzoni populari, Napoletane e Siciliane”.
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2004· 2 entries
Released album “The Golden Collection”.
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Released album “Io, Modugno”.
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “Mi Historia”.
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2001· 2 entries
Released album “I miti musica: Modugno”.
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Released album “Tutto Modugno Vol. 1”.
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2000· 3 entries
Released album “I grandi successi originali”.
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Released album “Meraviglioso”.
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Released album “Tre briganti e la donna riccia”.
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1999· 1 entry
Released album “Il meglio di Domenico Modugno”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Protagonisti: Domenico Modugno, Volume 2”.
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1997· 1 entry
Released album “Una carriera nella leggenda”.
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1994· 2 entries
Died 1994-08-06.
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Released album “La storia”.
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1991· 2 entries
Released album “I successi di Domenico Modugno”.
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Released album “L’amore e l’allegria”.
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1990· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (1990–1992).
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Released album “Volare!”.
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1989· 1 entry
Released album “I grandi successi”.
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1987· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (1987–1990).
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1984· 1 entry
Modugno suffered a severe stroke and remained partially paralyzed; this forced him to abandon his artistic career and devote himself to rehab
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1976· 1 entry
Released ep “4 Temas da Novela Pecado Capital”.
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1975· 1 entry
Released album “Piange... il telefono e le più belle canzoni di”.
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1974· 1 entry
Awarded Premio Tenco (1974).
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1972· 2 entries
Released ep “1972 Recording Session”.
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Released album “Tutto Modugno”.
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1971· 1 entry
Released album “Con l'affetto della memoria”.
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1970· 2 entries
Modugno focused on more classic music genres and profiles, as a singer and as a musician, adapting poetry, acting on television and in lead singing roles in modern operas
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Released album “Rarities”.
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1967· 1 entry
Released album “Modugno”.
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1966· 2 entries
Awarded Sanremo Music Festival for Dio, come ti amo (1966).
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Released ep “Dio, come ti amo”.
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1962· 3 entries
Awarded Sanremo Music Festival for Addio, addio (1962).
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Released album “Domenico Modugno”.
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Modugno won the Sanremo Music Festival a third time with "Addio
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1961· 1 entry
Released album “Rinaldo in campo”.
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1959· 5 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Record of the Year for Nel blu, dipinto di blu (1959).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Song of the Year for Nel blu, dipinto di blu (1959).
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Awarded Sanremo Music Festival for Piove (Ciao ciao bambina) (1959).
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Modugno won the Sanremo Music Festival for the second time in a row, with "Piove" (also known as "Ciao, ciao bambina"), and received second place in 1960 with "Libero"
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Released ep “Piove”.
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1958· 5 entries
Awarded Sanremo Music Festival for Nel blu dipinto di blu (1958).
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“Sopra i tetti azzurri del mio pazzo amore”
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Released album “Sings Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) And Other Italian Favorites”.
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Modugno took part in Antonio Aniante's comedy La Rosa di Zolfo at the Festival della Prosa in Venice
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Discovered the Italian comedy duo of Franco and Ciccio, became their manager and got them into a long-running film career
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1957· 1 entry
His song "Lazzarella", sung by Aurelio Fierro, came second in the Festival della Canzone Napoletana, bringing him his first taste of popularity
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1928· 1 entry
Born 1928-01-09.
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