Gianni Morandi

Gianni Morandi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni moˈrandi]; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer.

Gianni Morandi
Morandi in 2016
Morandi in 2016
Background information
Birth nameGian Luigi Morandi
Born (1944-12-11) 11 December 1944
Monghidoro, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actor
  • television personality
  • showman
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1962–present
Labels
Websitemorandimania.it

Early life

Gian Luigi Morandi was born in a little village called Monghidoro on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. His father Renato was active within the Italian Communist Party and Gianni used to help him sell the party newspapers. At an early age Morandi worked as a shoe-shiner, cobbler and as a vendor of sweets in the village's only cinema. His vocal abilities led him to a number of small gigs, some of which were during the Communist Party's activities.

Career
Morandi during Eurovision Song Contest 1970

He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the Canzonissima festival in 1969. In 1962 he was signed by RCA Italiana and achieved national stardom with the song "Fatti mandare dalla mamma", and remained Italy's darling throughout that decade.

In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Occhi di ragazza". His career went into a decline in the 1970s but underwent a revival in the 1980s. He won the Festival of Sanremo in 1987 with "Si può dare di più" together with Enrico Ruggeri and Umberto Tozzi, placed second in 1995 and third in 2000 and 2022.

It is estimated that Morandi has sold 50 million recordings.[2]

He has written a number of autobiographical books and appeared in 18 films. In TV he played Claude Jade's husband Davide in the 1984 TV series Voglia di volare. He also played as actor in several TV series, as well as the host in popular Italian television shows.

In 1966 he married actress Laura Efrikian, with whom he played in several Musicarelli films together.[3] The couple divorced in 1979.[4]

Morandi was chosen to be the presenter of Sanremo Music Festival 2011, together with Belén Rodríguez and Elisabetta Canalis. They were joined by comedians Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu from Italia 1's satire show Le Iene.[5] In October 2011, he was confirmed as the presenter of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012.[6]

At the beginning of 2016, Gianni Morandi started a tour called "Capitani Coraggiosi Tour" with Claudio Baglioni. A double album will be published on 5 February.[7] In 2017 he sang with Fabio Rovazzi the song "Volare", a big hit.

In 2019 his 1964 song "In ginocchio da te" gained renewed popularity as it was featured in one of the main scenes of the South Korean movie Parasite, which won four Oscars the following year, including Best Picture.

Morandi participated at the 2022 Sanremo Festival, where his song "Apri tutte le porte" finished in 3rd place, in a competition of 25 other singers.

Discography
Morandi in 2005

Studio albums
  • Gianni Morandi (1963)
  • Ritratto di Gianni (1964)
  • Gianni 3 (1966)
  • Per amore... Per magia... (1967)
  • Gianni 4 – Un mondo d'amore (1967)
  • Gianni 5 (1968)
  • Gianni 6 (1970)
  • Gianni 7 (1970)
  • Un mondo di donne (1971)
  • Il mondo cambierà (1972)
  • Jacopone (1973)
  • Il mondo di frutta candita (1975)
  • Per poter vivere (1976)
  • Old Parade Morandi (1978)
  • Abbraciamoci (1979)
  • Cantare (1980)
  • Morandi (1982)
  • La mia nemica amatissima (1983)
  • Immagine italiana (1984)
  • Uno su mille (1985)
  • Le italiane sono belle (1987)
  • Dalla/Morandi (1988)
  • Varietà (1989)
  • Morandi Morandi (1992)
  • Morandi (1995)
  • Celeste azzurro e blu (1997)
  • Come fa bene l'amore (2000)
  • L'amore ci cambia la vita (2002)
  • A chi si ama veramente (2004)
  • Il tempo migliore (2006)
  • Canzoni da non perdere (2009)
  • Bisogna vivere (2013)
  • D'amore d'autore (2017)
  • Evviva! (2023)

Live albums
  • Cantare (1980)
  • Morandi in teatro (1986)
  • Live @RTSI Gianni Morandi (1999)
  • Grazie a tutti, il concerto (2009)
  • Capitani coraggiosi – Il live (2016)

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role(s) Notes
1963 Sexy Toto Himself Cameo appearance
1964 In ginocchio da te Gianni Traimonti
1965 Highest Pressure Himself Cameo appearance
Non son degno di te Gianni Traimonti
Se non avessi più te
1966 Mi vedrai tornare Gianni Aleardi
1967 Per amore... per magia... Aladdin
1968 Chimera Gianni Raimondi
1969 Faccia da schiaffi Nino
1970 A Pocketful of Chestnuts Luigi Vivarelli
1971 Il provinciale Giovanni DiGiacomo
1972 La cosa buffa Antonio
1973 Società a responsabilità molto limitata Enea Marano
1983 "FF.SS." – Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?" Himself Cameo appearance
1985 Azzurri Uncredited
1999 Dirty Linen Cameo appearance
2004 Natale a casa Deejay Runner #01
2007 Linee d'ombra Himself Documentary film
2009 Pietro Germi: Il bravo, il bello, il cattivo
2012 Padroni di casa Fausto Mieli
2016 The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare Himself Cameo appearance
2018 I'm Back
2022 Sulle nuvole

Television
Year Title Role(s) Notes
1967 TuttoTotò Himself Episode: "TotòCiak"
Dietro le quinte: Gianni Morandi e Patty Pravo Himself / Performer Special
1968 Senza Rete Himself / Guest host Variety show (season 1)
1969 Stasera Gianni Morandi Himself / Host Special
1970 Canzonissima Himself / Contestant Variety/musical program (season 8)
Eurovision Song Contest 1970 Annual music contest
1972 Sanremo Music Festival 1972 Performing "Vado a lavorare" (4th place)
1975 Alle nove della sera Himself / Host Variety/musical show
1976 Rete tre Himself / co-host Variety show
1978–1979 10 Hertz Himself / Host
1980 Sanremo Music Festival 1980 Himself / Contestant Performing "Marilù" (4th place)
1981 Un disco per l'estate 1981 Himself / Host Annual music festival
1982 Tutti insieme Variety show
1983 Sanremo Music Festival 1983 Himself / Contestant Performing "La mia nemica amatissima" (8° place)
1984 Voglia di volare Davide Gabrielli Lead role; 4 episodes
1985 Voglia di cantare Paolo Fontana Television film
1987 Sanremo Music Festival 1987 Himself / Contestant Performing "Si può dare di più" (Winner)
La voglia di vincere Marco 3 episodes
1988 Fantastico Himself / Performer Variety show (season 8)
1990 Gianni Morandi: Questa è la storia Himself / Host Special
1993 In fuga per la vita Michele Lead role; 3 episodes
1995 Sanremo Music Festival 1995 Himself / Contestant Performing "In amore" (2nd place)
La voce del cuore Daniele Montero Lead role; 4 episodes
1998 La forza dell'amore Fabrizio 2 episodes
1999 C'era un ragazzo Himself / Host Variety/musical show
2000 Sanremo Music Festival 2000 Himself / Contestant Performing "Innamorato" (3rd place)
Un disco per l'estate 2000 Himself / Regular guest Annual music festival
2002–2003 Uno di noi Himself / Host Variety show
2004 Stasera Gianni Morandi Variety/musical show
2006 La nostra storia - 25 anni con la Nazionale Italiana Cantanti Himself Special
2009 Grazie a tutti Himself / Host Variety show
2011 Sanremo Music Festival 2011 Annual music festival
2012 Sanremo Music Festival 2012
2013 The Voice of Italy Himself / Special coach Talent show (season 1)
Gianni Morandi - Live in Arena Himself / Headliner Concert event
2015 Capitani coraggiosi Himsef / Co-host Special
2016 Untraditional Himself Episode: "Un ricco spuntino"
2017–2019 L'isola di Pietro Dr. Pietro Sereni Lead role; 18 episodes
2018 Io e Lucio: Dalla-Morandi solo 30 anni fa Himself / co-host Special
2022 Sanremo Music Festival 2022 Himself / Contestant Performing "Apri tutte le porte" (3rd place)
Caro Battiato Himself Television movie
2023 Sanremo Music Festival 2023 Himself / co-host Annual music festival

Awards and honors

References
  1. Luca Beatrice (2016). Per i ladri e le puttane sono Gesù bambino. Vita e opere di Lucio Dalla. Baldini&Castoldi. ISBN 978-88-6865-789-5.
  2. "Gianni Morandi in numeri – Pop – News – Virgilio Musica". Musica.virgilio.it. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano – Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  4. Vivì Zizzo (1 February 2011). "Laura Efrikian torna a parlare. Intervista esclusiva alla prima moglie di Gianni Morandi". Oggi. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  5. Renato Franco (10 May 2010). "Festival di Sanremo, ok a Morandi. Ci saranno anche Belen ed Elisabetta". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. p. 41. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. "Il Morandi bis sul palco di Sanremo. Adesso è ufficiale: lo condurrò io". La Stampa (in Italian). 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  7. "Baglioni e Morandi, il gran ritorno: "Capitani coraggiosi" di nuovo in tour". Spettacoli – La Repubblica. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 179 & 264. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
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