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Nada Malanima (born 17 November 1953), known mononymously as Nada, is an Italian singer-songwriter and actress. She was nicknamed Il pulcino del Gabbro ("The little chick of Gabbro "). Career
"Zum zum zum" is a song written by Bruno Canfora and Antonio Amurri as an opening theme for the 1968 television program Canzonissima, when all the participants performed it in chorus. [ 2 ] The song was originally recorded by Italian singer Mina , who was the host of the show.
"Ora o mai più" (English: "Now or Never") is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina in 1965. Its authors were Gianni Ferrio and Antonio Amurri.The song also became the final theme of the television program La prova del nove [], in two episodes of which Mina took part in the same year.
Canzonissima (Italian: [kantsoˈnissima]; transl. [The] Utmost Song) was an Italian musical variety show broadcast by Rai 1 from 1958 to 1975, aired on Saturday evenings except for the last two editions, which were aired on Sunday afternoon. The program has been referred to as "the synthesis and paradigm of Italian television variety". [1]
The album features songs previously published on 45rpm records (except for "E sono ancora qui"), all of which were performed during the TV show Canzonissima of the 1968 season, where Mina was also the host. [6] The tracks "Zum zum zum" and "Vorrei che fosse amore" were the show's theme songs. [7]
The song won the eighth edition of Canzonissima, beating Gianni Morandi's "Capriccio" and establishing Ranieri as the new favorite of the Italian younger audience. [ 1 ] The song also got an immediate commercial success, with the single ranking #1 on the Italian hit parade.
[1] [2] The song was later included on her album Canzonissima '68, and was also released as a single, [3] reaching number 9 on the Italian chart. [4] According to Cash Box magazine, it was ranked 77th on the list of the best-selling singles in Italy between July 1968 and July 1969.
Nicola Di Bari (born 29 September 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. He is considered one of the "sacred monsters" of Italian pop music. He is considered one of the "sacred monsters" of Italian pop music.