Emilio Pericoli (Cesenatico, 7 January 1928 – Savignano sul Rubicone, 9 April 2013) was an Italian pop singer, guitarist and pianist, popular in the early 1960's.
This sailor’s son was born in Cesenatico, a small
town in north-eastern Italy. After completing his studies in piano and guitar,
he began his professional career as a singer in the Maestro Enzo Ceragioli's
orchestra with whom he performed in Italy and all abroad for a few years.
In 1954, he participated in the radio contest "Dieci canzoni da lanciare". The following year, he appeared on
stage with Isa Barzizza's company in the love story "Valentina". He then made his debut as film actor in the film "Il motivo in maschera" by Stefano Canzio. The part was based on a radio game presented by Mike Bongiorno where Pericoli participated as a contestant,.but this did not lead to a full-time acting career.
In 1954, he participated in the radio contest "Dieci canzoni da lanciare". The following year, he appeared on
stage with Isa Barzizza's company in the love story "Valentina". He then made his debut as film actor in the film "Il motivo in maschera" by Stefano Canzio. The part was based on a radio game presented by Mike Bongiorno where Pericoli participated as a contestant,.but this did not lead to a full-time acting career.
1959, he signed a recording contract with Dischi
Ricordi's label and began his most successful period. He reinterpreted classic
Italian songs of the 30s and 40s. These songs were collected on two albums,
"Amori d'altri tempi" (1961) and "Amori dei nostri anni
ruggenti" which were released the following year with arrangements by
Iller Pattacini.
His biggest hit, however, turned out to be a cover version of the Betty Curtis/Luciano Tajoli number "Al Di La", 1961 winner at the San Remo Festival. "Al Di La" was subsequently used by Hollywood as the leitmotif for the Warner Brothers movie Rome Adventure (1962), starring Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue.
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In 1962, Pericoli entered the San Remo Festival in
collaboration with songwriter Tony Renis and achieved additional fame with his
rendition of "Quando, Quando, Quando," featured in the movie The Easy
Life. While they didn’t win, his recording went on to become one of his best
known. The song would go on to include a songwriting credit for Pat Boone for
the English version which was later recorded by Englebert Humperdinck and
Michael Buble.
In 1963, Pericoli returned to San Remo with Renis again,
with the song "Uno per tutte". He placed among the winners, and won a
spot in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, where he placed third, behind the
winners Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann and runner-up Esther Ofarim.
After recording for a few years with Dischi Ricordi's
label, he was put under contract by Warner Bros in the 1960s, where he recorded
several singles and albums. He had no further hits in English-speaking
territories but Pericoli was still able to rely on ‘Al Di La’ as leverage to
gain a New York cabaret season in 1965 as a brief tangent to a career as a
television actor. But he continued to record in Italy and appear on Italian TV
shows, then faded from the scene.
Pericoli, who lived in Gambettola 4, died of natural causes in a hospice at Savignano
sul Rubicone on April 9, 2013.
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1 Al di là 2:05
2 Come una coppa di champagne 4:10
3 Ciondolo d'oro 3:15
4 Tango della gelosia 2:51
5 Il tango delle capinere 3:06
6 Come pioveva 4:00
7 Signorinella 3:48
8 Capinera 2:27
9 Ti prego amore 2:20
10 Quando quando quando 3:56
11 Ultime foglie 2:58
12 Sull'acqua 3:53
13 Ninna nanna negra 2:46
14 Come una sigaretta 2:40
15 Return to me 3:01
16 Parlami d'amore Mariù 1:49
17 Valzer dell'organino 2:16
thanks for this Pericoli collection...was living in San Remo, 62 and 63, saluti...
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