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Nada joined a special project band consisting of Marina Rei, Paola Turci and Carmen Consoli on stage for the final song of the first part, singing a rousing rendition of her classic Ma che freddo fa. In 2011, she released her new studio album Vamp. In 2016, her single "Senza un perché" was featured on the HBO series The Young Pope.
"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.
Nada's version was a massive success, selling about one million copies, mainly in the Italian and Spanish markets. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song was later covered by numerous artists, including Mina , Giusy Ferreri , Renzo Arbore , Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel , and, with the title "Et pourtant j'ai froid", Dalida .
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 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.
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]
"Arrivederci" (Goodbye!) is a 1959 Italian song composed by Umberto Bindi (music) and Giorgio Calabrese (lyrics). "Arrivederci" marked the record debut of Bindi, who recorded two versions of the song, but it was eventually led to success by Don Marino Barreto Jr., whose version topped the Italian hit parade.
The song was launched from the victory at the 1964 Festival delle rose , and a few months later it won the tenth edition of Canzonissima. [2] [3] Dalida covered the song in French as "Tu n'as pas mérité", with lyrics by Pierre Saka . [4] The song was also covered in Portuguese by Agnaldo Rayol as "Não Mereço Você". [5]