Gabriella Ferri (18 September 1942 – 3 April 2004) was an Italian pop-folk singer and actor. Her career was one of the richest and most varied of Italian music, although many remember only the great interpreter of dialect songs.
Gabriella was born Maria Gabriella Ferri in the Roman
quarter
Testaccio. Her father, Vittorio, was a merchant for sweets and a lover of traditional Roman folk songs. One day Gabriella met Luisa De Santis and the two girls became close friends. They both enjoyed singing and formed a duo Luisa & Gabriella, singers of Roman folk songs.
Testaccio. Her father, Vittorio, was a merchant for sweets and a lover of traditional Roman folk songs. One day Gabriella met Luisa De Santis and the two girls became close friends. They both enjoyed singing and formed a duo Luisa & Gabriella, singers of Roman folk songs.
In 1963 during a performance in the Intra’s Derby Club in
Milan, they were noted by Walter Guertler, who gave them a recoding deal and
helped them release their first single “Joly.” After a tv appearance in Mike
Boingiomo’s Show, the single sold over 500.000 copies. It was followed by other
singles with minor success. After which the duo decided to quit.
Gabriella continued her career as a solo artist and
released her first album in 1966. She toured through Canada with other
folk artists. In 1968 she was signed by ABC and released an unsuccessful
single. However the b side “Ti regalo gli occhi miei” which was also recorded
in Spanish as “Le regalo mis ojos,”,
sold over one million copies in South America. During her career, she also
performed Neapolitan and Latin American pieces.
In 1969 she signed with RCA Italy and participated in the
San Remo festival together with Stevie Wonder. She sang “Se Tu ragazzo mio.” But
the song was eliminated in the first round. She never sang in the festival
again. However the song became a reasonable commercial success and was followed
by the album “Gabriella Ferri.” With this record she innovated traditional
Italian folk music into a modern style. One of her biggest hits was "Sempre" ("Always").
During the 1970s, she not only performed as a singer but
also starred in several popular TV shows. In 1981 she released the album “Gabriella”
containing mostly of songs written by Paolo Conte after which she moved to
America, but by 1987 she returned to Italy where she appeared in more TV shows.
She died in Corchiano, province of Viterbo, after falling from a third-floor balcony in an apparent suicide. Family members dispute this, saying she may have fallen ill after taking anti-depression medication and lost her balance.
(Edited from Wikipedia and Europopmusic)
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For “Gabriella Ferri - I Grandi Successi Originali “ go here:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/yn9rfodzu3ouwxo/Gabriella_Ferri_-_Hits.rar/file
CD1
01. Gabriella Ferri - Se Tu Ragazzo Mio (3:58)
02. Gabriella Ferri - Ti Regalo Gli Occhi Miei (3:15)
03. Gabriella Ferri - È Scesa Ormai La Sera (3:08)
04. Gabriella Ferri - Affaccete Nunziata (2:50)
05. Gabriella Ferri - Tanto Pe' Cantá (2:48)
06. Gabriella Ferri - Alla Renella (3:55)
07. Gabriella Ferri - Chitarra Romana (3:05)
08. Gabriella Ferri - Ciccio Formaggio (3:04)
09. Gabriella Ferri - La Società Dei Magnaccioni (3:01)
10. Gabriella Ferri - Quanto Sei Bella Roma (2:53)
11. Gabriella Ferri - Sora Menica (2:13)
12. Gabriella Ferri - Barcarolo Romano (5:07)
CD2
01. Gabriella Ferri - Dove Sta Zazà (4:30)
02. Gabriella Ferri - Reginella (3:47)
03. Gabriella Ferri - Tammuriata Nera (2:56)
04. Gabriella Ferri - Gita A Li Castelli (3:48)
05. Gabriella Ferri - La Pansé (2:57)
06. Gabriella Ferri - Il Valzer Della Toppa (2:55)
07. Gabriella Ferri - Roma Forastiera (3:25)
08. Gabriella Ferri - Sempre (2:53)
09. Gabriella Ferri - Sette Par De' Scarpe - Tutti Al Mare (3:50)
10. Gabriella Ferri - Remedios (2:36)
11. Gabriella Ferri - Semo In Centoventitré (3:40)
12. Gabriella Ferri - Malafemmena (4:44)
A big thank you to Ludovico @ Entre Musica for original post.
Va bene, gracie!
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