Nicola
Di Bari, born Michele Scommegna on 29 September 1940, is an Italian
singer-songwriter and actor. He is considered one of the "sacred monsters"
of Italian pop music.
Hailing from Manfredonia, a city in the Central Italian
province of Foggia, in Apulia, Di Bari was born the youngest of ten children to
an impoverished family. In an attempt to prevent him from inheriting their
peasant life, his parents sent him to the study at the Archepiscopal Institute
Scared Heart of Manfredonia.
Although he possessed a natural talent as a
singer, Di Bari did not sing until succumbing to friends' urging and making his
debut at a festival for the patron saint, Zapponeta. Receiving such a warm
response, he continued to sing at regional competitions and festivals. Moving
to Milan in 1958, Di Bari was enchanted by the city's thriving music scene,
spending countless hours at galleries listening to a diverse range of
musicians.
Straight away Michele took part in a competition for new
voices where the jury, impressed by his strangely different voice, gave him
first prize. One of the jury members was maestro Leoni of the SAAR record
company who offered him the opportunity of taking singing lessons and shortly
afterwards a contract with the company. With SAAR he recorded a series of
fortunate singles like “Piano, pianino”, “Amor non farmi pianger più”, “Perché
te ne vai”, “Amici miei” and in the meantime he took part in the Cantagiro song
contest.
Then came THE test, i.e the Festival of Sanremo the next
year, 1965, when the SAAR took him to the contest with “Amici miei” in a duo
with Gene Pitney and they arrived second. In 1970 Di Bari obtained a great
commercial and critical success with the song "La prima cosa bella",
which ranked second at the Sanremo Music Festival and first on the Italian hit
parade.
In 1971 he won the Sanremo Music Festival and
Canzonissima, with the songs "Il cuore è uno zingaro" and
"Chitarra suona più piano". In 1972, he won again the Sanremo
Festival and represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song
"I giorni dell'arcobaleno" ("The Days of the Rainbow"). In
the following years Di Bari grew his international popularity, especially in
Latin America, where he recorded several albums in Spanish and where he
gradually focused his career.
Di Bari spent much of the '80s in South America, building
as strong a following there as in his native land. His many hits include
"La Prima Casa Belle," "Il Cuore e Uno Zingaro,"
"Chitarra Suona Piu Piano," "I Giorni Dell'Arcobaleno," and
"Il Mondo e Grigio Il Mondo e Blu."
Singing in his native Italian or in Spanish (which he
considers his second language), Nicola Di Bari has been melting hearts with his
romantic balladry for more than four decades. He has maintained a constant
presence on Italy's pop charts.
(Info edited from Wikipedia & Craig Harris @All Music
& last fm bio))
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For “NICOLA DI BARI - Colección 5 estrellas Vol 1” go here ;
http://www21.zippyshare.com/v/4Af5xXqe/file.html
1. Amore ritorna a casa
2. Amici miei
3. Una cosa de nessuna importanza
4. Lei me aspetta
5. Un amore vero
6. Non farmi piangere piu
7. Piano.. Pianino
8. Sto tornando da te
9. Senza motivo
10. Ti chiedo in nome dell'amore
11. La scommessa
12. Judy
A big thank you to Ludovico @ Entre Musica Blog for above link
For “Nicola Di Bari - 21 Grandes Exitos (1995)” go here:
http://www106.zippyshare.com/v/VyGbrOUf/file.html
1. Los Días Del Arco Iris
2.El Corazón Es Un Gitano
3.Ojos Claros
4.Trotamundo
5.Guitarra Suena Más Bajo
6.Lisa de Los Ojos Azules
7.Lejos, Lejos
8.Por Ejemplo
9.El Último Romantico
10.La Primera Cosa Bella
11.Si quieres dejarme
12.Un Gran Amor Y Nada Más
13.Como Violetas
14.Mi Pueblo
15.Permite Señora
16.Zíngara
17.Amiga Mía
18.Hierba de Mi Casa
19.Quien No Trabaja No Tiene Amor
20.Juro
21.Tiempo
A big thank you to "La Zorra De Orca" blog for original link
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