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Modugno was an actor in 44 movies (such as Appuntamento a Ischia), and was a film producer of two (Tutto è musica of 1963 was his own biographical production). [1] In 1970, 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. [1]
In 1959, at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards, Modugno's recording became the first ever Grammy winner for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. [3] The combined sales of all the versions of the song exceed 18 million copies worldwide, making it one of the all-time most popular songs to come out of Sanremo and Eurovision.
Pages in category "Songs written by Domenico Modugno" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
On the night of the final Modugno performed first in the running order, preceding the Netherlands. However, a technical problem meant that the performance had not been seen in all countries, so Modugno was required to perform the song again after all the other entries had been sung – it remained the only time in Eurovision history that a song has had to be performed twice in its entirety ...
The winner of the festival was "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)", performed by Domenico Modugno (who was also the composer of the song) and Johnny Dorelli. The couple had already won the previous edition of the festival with "Nel blu, dipinto di blu". [1] [3] Modugno went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959.
The winner of the festival was "Nel blu, dipinto di blu", performed by Domenico Modugno (who was also the composer of the song) and Johnny Dorelli. [1] Modugno went on to perform the song for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 .
"Addio, addio" ("Farewell, Farewell") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, performed in Italian by Claudio Villa. With music by Domenico Modugno and lyrics by Franco Migliacci (the same duo had collaborated on Modugno's previous entry "Nel blu dipinto di blu"), the song is a ballad, in which Villa attempts to deal with the end of a relationship.
That same year, the song was also recorded by Domenico Modugno, Nicola Arigliano and Armando Trovajoli's orchestra with singer Miranda Martino. The following year , the song was a hit for Dalida under the same song title, but with lyrics sung in French .