Mammola Sandon, known by the stage name of Flo Sandon's (29
June 1924 – 17 November 2006), was an Italian singer who was popular in the
post-World War II years. She won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1953 with the
song "Viale d'autunno".
Sandon was born in Vicenza, in the Veneto. Her musical
career began in 1944 when she debuted in a Red Cross charity show. Her stage
name Sandon's came by chance - it was an oversight by the illustrator who
prepared her first record cover. Her first big break as a professional vocalist
came in 1947, when she sang in The Hot Club of France with two jazz legends:
guitarist Django Reinhardt, and violinist Stéphane Grappelli.
Celebrity came in 1952 thanks to the movie Anna directed by
Alberto Lattuada and starring Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman and Raf
Vallone. Flo Sandon's did not appear in the movie itself, but she performed two
songs on the movie soundtrack, "T'ho voluto ben" and "El Negro
Zumbón". Both were great hits. Nat King Cole liked "T'ho voluto
ben" so much that a few years later he recorded it with the new title
"Non Dimenticar".
Here's "Viale d'autunno" from above compilation album.
In 1953 Flo Sandon's took part in the Sanremo Music Festival
for the first time, and won. The song was "Viale d'autunno" and it
was also performed by another singer, Carla Boni. Both winners were at their
first appearance at the popular song contest, and succeeded ahead of the great favourite
Nilla Pizzi. The press speculated about a possible plot against Pizzi:
allegedly she had been originally chosen to perform "Viale d'autunno"
but was then dismissed, possibly out of spite or jealousy, and the song offered
to Sandon's and Boni.
In 1955 Flo Sandon's married Natalino Otto, also an Italian
singer. They toured together in Italy and abroad for several years.
They are credited with the discovery of one of Italy's
greatest singers of all times - Mina. In the night of 24 September 1958, the
Happy Boys, a band of teen-age students was playing in the Rivarolo del Re
dance hall, Cremona. Otto and his wife were present, and were greatly impressed
by the singer of that group. They went to meet her at the end of the concert
and proposed her a trial recording session. One month later, Mina's first
single was out.
Flo Sandon's competed five more times at the Sanremo Music
Festival, but never won again. She however won another song contest, the
Festival of Naples in 1960 with "Serenata a Mergellina".Other hits from her repertoire include "Vorrei volare", "Kiss Me", "I Love Paris", "Passa il tempo", "Concerto d'autunno", "Verde luna", "Domani", "Que sera sera" and "Bevi con me".
Flo Sandon's died in Rome at the age of 82. (Info Wikipedia)
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For Flo Sandon’s Collection go here:
http://www87.zippyshare.com/v/gPwSx9ub/file.html
1. Anna - El Negro Zumbon
2. Prima del paradiso
3. Passion Flower
4. Ancora ci credo
5. Verde luna
6. Guarda che luna
7. Qualcuno cammina
8. Kiss me
9. Estasi
10. Viale d'autunno
11. Vorrei fermare il tempo
12. Angeli senza cielo
13. Addormentarmi così
14. T'ho voluto bene - Non dimenticar
15. Arrivederci
16. Nessuno al mondo
17. Parole d'amore sulla sabbia
18. Malasierra
19. Tipitipitipso
20. Malinconico autunno
21. Tani
22. Tom Dooley
23. Ave Maria No Morro
24. O Cangaceiro
25. Johnny Guitar
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