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Biography
Infobox musical artist| image =Peppino Di Capri a Torino, dopo il concerto al Teatro Alfieri del 20 ottobre 2008.jpg| image_size = 150 | | name = Peppino di Capri| background = solo_singer| alias =| origin = Italy | genre = Rock'n'Roll , Pop music|Pop , Italian popular music , Adult Contemporary | years_active = 1958& ndash;present| label = Carisch , Splash , Baby Records , Casa Ricordi|Ricordi , Polygram , Lucky Planets | associated_acts =| website = http://www.peppinodicapri.net| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Piano Peppino di Capri (born Giuseppe Faiella in Naples , Italy on July 27, 1939) is an Italy|Italian Italian popular music|popular music singer , songwriter and pianist . His international hits are: "St. Tropez Twist", "Daniela", "Torna piccina", "Roberta", "Melancolía", "Freva", "L'ultimo romantico", "Un grande amore e niente piú", "Nun è peccato" and "Champagne".
Biography
Peppino began singing and playing the piano at age 4, entertaining the United States|American United States Army|army troops stationed on the Capri|island of Capri with a repertoire of American Jazz standard|standards . After 6 years of European classical music|classical studies and playing at nightclubs around Capri, Peppino and his group The Rockers released their first single (music)|single , with the songs Malattia (Illness) and Nun è Peccato (It's not a sin), sung in Napoletano-Calabrese language|Napoletano in 1958.
The single was an instant hit record|hit , and Peppino spent most of the following year touring. A string of hit singles soon followed, usually alternating between Italian versions of American rock'n'roll and Twist (dance)|twist songs (with some verses sung in English language|English ), and originals in Italian and Napoletano, and Peppino became one of the top acts in the country.
After performing as the opening act for The Beatles in their 1965 tour of Italy, Peppino and his group attempted, with moderate success, to break out of the Italian market. Their work was very well received, particularly in Brazil , thanks to the large Italian immigrant community in the country.
The 1970s saw Peppino veer toward a more adult contemporary style of music, with a new band, the New Rockers . He won the prestigious Festival della canzone italiana ( Festival of the Italian song ) in 1973, with the song Un grande amore e niente più (A great love and nothing more).
The same year, he released the song that would accompany him through the rest of his career: Champagne was a big hit in Italy, Germany , Spain and Brazil .
He won the Festival della canzone italiana (San Remo Festival) again in 1976, with the song Non lo faccio più (I won't do it anymore). In 1991, he represented Italy at the Eurovision song contest , coming in 7th place with the song '' Comme È Ddoce 'O Mare (How sweet is the sea), sung in Napoletano.
As of 2006, Peppino di Capri is the performer with the most appearances (15) at the Festival della canzone italiana , his last appearance being in 2005, singing La Panchina (The little park bench).
San Remo Festival
Peppino di Capri won two times the San Remo Festival (in 1973 and 1976) and participated 15 times:
1967 ''Dedicato all'amore
1971 ''L'ultimo romantico
1973 Un grande amore e niente più (Winner)
1976 Non lo faccio più (Winner)
1980 Tu cioè...
1985 E mo’ e mo’
1987 Il sognatore
1988 Nun chiagnere
1989 Il mio pianoforte
1990 Evviva Maria
1992 Favola blues
1993 La voce delle stelle
1995 Ma che ne sai (Se non hai fatto il pianobar)
2001 Pioverà (Habibi ené)
2005 La panchina
Literary Reference
One scene of Orhan Pamuk 's novel " Snow (novel)|Snow ", taking place at the Turkish provincial town of Kars , includes the following:
"Through the open door of a shop which sold women's stockings, bolts of cotton, coloured pencils, batteries and cassettes, he heard once again the strains of Peppino di Capri's "Roberta". He recalled hearing it on the radio when he was a child and his uncle had taken him out for a drive to the Bosphorus" ("Snow", Ch. 12).
Bibliography
'Cinquant'anni 1958-2008 ' - A collection of his worldwide discography, filmography etc... (IN ITALIAN) - by Vincenzo Faiella and Sergio Vellino. Nicola Longobardi Editore 2008. All the covers of the records, pictures, filmography, sheet music, film posters and all the other information were taken from the private collection of Francesco and Antonio Mastroianni .
External links
http://www.peppinodicapri.net Official website of Peppino di Capri
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