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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.
"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.
"Vorrei che fosse amore" (English: "I wish it was love") is a song written by Antonio Amurri and Bruno Canfora. Italian singer Mina recorded it in 1968 as the final theme of the musical TV show Canzonissima.
Canzonissima was the national final format developed by Flemish broadcaster Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT) which determined the song that would represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967. This was the 2nd edition of Canzonissima, after previously being used to select BRT's 1963 entry. The competition consisted of nine semi ...
[3] [4] In 1971 he won the Sanremo Music Festival and Canzonissima, with the songs "Il cuore è uno zingaro" and "Chitarra suona più piano". [3] In 1972, he again won the Sanremo Festival and represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "I giorni dell'arcobaleno" ("The Days of the Rainbow"). [3]
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.
Canzonissima was the national final format developed by Flemish broadcaster Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT) which determined the song that would represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. The competition consisted of nine semi-finals held between October 1962 and February 1963, and a final on 16 February 1963.
In the early 1970s, Nazzaro married Nada Ovcina. They had two children, Junior (born 1973) and Giorgia (born 1976). Nazzaro and Ovcina eventually divorced, but after years of estrangement, they reestablished their relationship in 2016. Ovcina remarried Nazzaro just hours before his death in a Roman hospital from lung cancer, on 27 July 2021. [3 ...