Fiorella Mannoia
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Born | Rome, Italy | 4 April 1954
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Years active | 1968–present |
Labels | Carisch, It, RCA Italiana, Dischi Ricordi, CGD, Ariston, DDD, Sony |
Website | fiorellamannoia.it |
Fiorella Mannoia (Italian pronunciation: [fjoˈrɛlla manˈnɔːja]; born 4 April 1954) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and actress.
Biography
The Beginning
Fiorella Mannoia's father Luigi was an Italian film stuntman, and Fiorella, her brother Maurizio and sister Patrizia began work in this area as children. Fiorella Mannoia's first film role as a stuntwoman was at the age of 13 in the film
In the Spring of 1968, she participated in
In 1970 she got to know the singer and guitarist Memmo Foresi, who had put out some 45s as a solo act and with whom she formed a relationship. After signing a contract with the label It founded by Vincenzo Micocci, in 1971 she cut a 45 of a song written by Enzo Perrotti and a Foresi track on the B-side; this too went unnoticed.
The next year, the collaboration with Memmo Foresi led to the release of the album Mannoia Foresi & co. for RCA Italiana. The track Ma quale sentimento ("But What Feeling") was retitled Prologo ("Prologue") for release as a single. In 1974, her new single Ninna nanna (with Rose on the B-side) was censored (and so withdrawn from sale) because of the lyrics by Marco Luberti, which were considered too raw. Fiorella Mannoia then decided to leave RCA and go to the label Ricordi, with whom she released three 45s, Piccolo ("Little", lyrics by Sergio Bardotti and Ruggero Cini), Tu amore mio ("You Love of Mine") and Scaldami ("Warm Me Up").
In the early 70s, she had minor roles in the
Sanremo Music Festival
On leaving the label Ricordi, Mannoia signed with CGD. Her first recording for the new label was not for a record of her own but for an album by Pierangelo Bertoli, entitled Certi momenti ("Certain Moments"). She sang a duet with Bertoli on Pescatore ("Fisherman") and the great success of this single, and of the album, also helped to make her name known.
In 1981, she performed at the Sanremo Music Festival with Caffè nero bollente ("Boiling Black Coffee"), (written by Mimmo Cavallo and arranged by Antonio Coggio) which made her widely known in Italy. That year she also had a moderate hit with E muoviti un po' ("And Move a Little"), written by the Torinese singer-songwriter Valerio Liboni, with whom she took part in Festivalbar. She continued recording albums and 45s produced by Mario Lavezzi. She again changed record companies, moving to Ariston.
She entered the Sanremo Music Festival once more in 1984 with Come si cambia ("As One Changes"), written by Renato Pareti, which had a certain amount of sales success. She won the final of the television miniseries La Premiatissima '84 with the song Margherita by Riccardo Cocciante. In 1985, L'aiuola ("The Flowerbed") was a big hit for her and the album Premiatissima '84, which included Margherita, was released.
Success
Great success came when she changed labels to DDD and subsequently won the Critic's Prize at the Sanremo Music Festival for two years in a row. In 1987, she won with Quello che le donne non-dicono ("What Women Don’t Say"), her first number-one hit, written specifically for her by Enrico Ruggeri and Luigi Schiavone. She won again in 1988 with Le notti di maggio ("The Nights of May"), written by Ivano Fossati. In 1988, the album Canzoni per parlare was released, which included these and other songs by leading Italian songwriters, including Ron and Riccardo Cocciante. This was also her first record produced by the musical director and guitarist Piero Fabrizi, who has played an important role in all of her subsequent work.
The album
In 1992, Fiorella Mannoia released the pivotal album I treni a vapore, which, as well as the title track by Ivano Fossati, also contains the popular tracks Il cielo d'Irlanda ("The Sky of Ireland") by Massimo Bubola, Tutti cercano qualcosa ("Everybody Is Looking for Something") by Francesco De Gregori and Inevitabilmente (Lettera dal carcere) ("Inevitably (Letter from Jail)") by Enrico Ruggeri and Luigi Schiavone, which was used on the soundtrack of the film Caro diario by Nanni Moretti.
Her next album
On Belle speranze (1997) she collaborated with younger songwriters including Daniele Silvestri and Gianmaria Testa. This album also contained the ironic Non sono un cantautore ("I Am Not a Singer-Songwriter") written by Piero Fabrizi. Certe piccole voci (1999), the first live album of her career, contained the Vasco Rossi song Sally, one of her most popular numbers. This double CD was a huge hit in Italy, reaching number one a couple of months after release, and, ultimately, double platinum status.
2000s
In 2000, Fiorella Mannoia was invited to the 50th
During the early to mid-2000s, she did a lot of touring, initially with
In 2004, the solo live album
During her career, Fiorella Mannoia has won the prestigious Targa Tenco (Tenco Prize) for Italian singers five times. She is the only performer to have won the Targa Tenco in this category more than once.
On 2 June 2005 the President of Italy,
In 2006 she released the single Cravo e canela (“Clove and Cinnamon”), written by
Mannoia competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with "Che sia benedetta", ultimately coming second. She competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with "Mariposa".[3][4]
Other ventures
Fiorella Mannoia has also devoted herself to social issues, lending her attention to subjects such as abortion and divorce, and has also expressed her solidarity with the aid association
During her career, Fiorella Mannoia has sung in a number of languages including French, Spanish,
Discography
45 rpm
- Ho saputo che partivi/Le ciliegie (Carisch, VCA 26201) (1968)
- Gente qua gente là/Occhi negli occhi (Carisch, VCA 26205) (1969)
- Mi piace quel ragazzo lì/Occhi negli occhi (Carisch, VCA 26208) (1969)
- Ore sei/Mi gira la testa (It) (1971)
- Ma quale sentimento/Che cos'è (RCA Italiana) (1972)
- Ninna nanna/Rose (RCA Italiana) (1974)
- Piccolo/Che sete ho (Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10.818) (1976)
- Tu amore mio/Viva (Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10.842) (1977)
- Scaldami/Cover girl (Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10.881) (1978)
- Caffè nero bollente/Meno male che il temporale sta passando (CGD) (1981)
- E muoviti un pò/Vigliacca notte nera (CGD) (1981)
- Il posto delle viole /Torneranno gli angeli (CGD) (1983)
- Come si cambia/Fai piano (Ariston) (1984)
- Ogni volta che vedo il mare/Chiara (Ariston) (1984)
- L'aiuola/Canto e vivo (Ariston) (1985)
- Quello che le donne non-dicono/Ti ruberò (DDD) (1987)
- Le notti di maggio/Fino a fermarmi (DDD) (1988)
- Il tempo non-torna più/Le notti di maggio (DDD) (1988)
- La giostra della memoria/Lunaspina (Epic) (1990)
- Cuore di cane/Oh che sarà (Epic) (1990)
CD singles
- Le notti di maggio ("The Nights of May") (DDD) (1988)
- Polydor) (1992)
- I venti del cuore ("The Winds of the Heart") (Epic) (1992)
- Il cielo d'Irlanda ("The Sky of Ireland") (Epic) (1992)
- L'altra madre ("The Other Mother") (Sony) (1992)
- Crazy boy (Sony) (1994)
- Belle speranze ("Beautiful Hopes") (Sony) (1997)
- Non sono un cantautore ("I Am Not a Singer-Songwriter") (Sony) (1997)
- Il fiume e la nebbia ("The River and the Fog") (Sony) (1997)
- Sally (Sony) (1998)
- L'amore si odia duet with Noemi (Sony) (2009)
LPs and CDs
- Mannoia Foresi & co (RCA Italiana) (1972)
- Fiorella Mannoia (CGD)(1982, reissued in 1983 with the addition of Caffè nero bollente ("Steaming Black Coffee") and E muoviti un po' ("And Get Moving a Little"))
- Momento delicato ("Delicate Moment") (Ariston) (1985, reissued in 1990 under the title Canto e vivo ("I Sing and I Live") with the addition of the song Come si cambia ("As One Changes"))
- Premiatissima '84 (Ariston) (1985)
- Fiorella Mannoia (Ariston) (1986)
- Canzoni per parlare ("Songs for Talk") (DDD) (1988)
- Di terra e di vento ("Of Earth and Wind") (Epic) (1989)
- I treni a vapore ("The Steam Trains") (Sony) (1992)
- Gente comune ("Common People") (Sony) (1994)
- Belle speranze ("Beautiful Hopes") (Sony) (1997)
- Certe piccole voci ("Certain Little Voices") (Sony) (1999)
- Fragile ("Fragile") (Sony) (2001)
- In tour ("On Tour") (Sony) (2002)
- Concerti ("Concerts") (Sony) (2004)
- Onda tropicale ("Tropical Wave") (Sony) (2006)
- Canzoni nel tempo (Sony) (2007) – (2 x Platinum 170,000+ copies)
- Il movimento del dare (Sony) (2008) – (Platinum – 105,000+ copies)
- Ho imparato a sognare (Sony) (2009) – (Platinum – 100,000+ copies)
Compilation CDs
- Tre anni di successi ("Three Years of Hits") (Durium) (1987)
- Canto e vivo ("I Sing and I Live") (Dischi Ricordi) (1989)
- Basta innamorarsi ("It’s Enough to Fall in Love") (Dischi Ricordi) (1989)
- Così cantiamo l’amore ("We Sing of Love This Way") (Dischi Ricordi) (1991)
- Come si cambia '77-'87 ("As One Changes '77–'87") (Dischi Ricordi) (1992)
- Le canzoni ("The Songs") (Sony) (1993)
- Le origini ("The Origins") (Dischi Ricordi) (1996)
- Il meglio ("The Best") (Dischi Ricordi) (1997)
- I primi passi ("The First Steps") (On Sale Music) (1998)
- I grandi successi originali ("The Original Big Hits") (Sony) (2001)
DVDs
- Due anni di concerti ("Two Years of Concerts") (Sony) (2004)
- Live in Roma 2005 (2006) (BUR/Sony) (package includes the book Biografia di una voce ("Biography of a Voice") by Fiorella Mannoia)
- Ho imparato a sognare ("I learned to dream") (Sony BMG Europe) (2009)
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role |
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1972 | Il magnifico west | Mary |
La chiamavano Verità | Waitress | |
Una colt in mano al diavolo | Grace Scott | |
1973 | E il terzo giorno arrivò il corvo | Sally Kennedy |
Sei bounty killers per una strage | Rossella | |
2003 | Kiss Me First | Irene |
2016 | 7 Minutes | Ornella |
Prizes
- 1987 – Sanremo Music Festival: Critic's Prize for Quello che le donne non-dicono
- 1988 – Sanremo Music Festival: Critic's Prize for Le notti di maggio
- 1988 – Targa Tenco: best singer for Canzoni per parlare
- 1990 – Targa Tenco: best singer for Di terra e di vento
- 1995 – Targa Tenco: best singer for Gente comune
- 1999 – Targa Tenco: best singer for Certe piccole voci
- 2004 – Concerti
- 2006 – Oscar Capitolino
References
- ^ "Primo singolo dal nuovo album del cantautore romano, rivendicazione di dignità per il suo mestiere". la Repubblica XL (in Italian). December 2002. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=161339&iddecorato=160832 Website of the President of the Republic of Italy
- ^ "Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Sanremo 2024: i cantanti e le canzoni, gli ospiti e i conduttori. Tutto sul Festival" [Sanremo 2024: the singers and the songs, the guests and the hosts. Everything about the Festival]. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- Fiorella Mannoia at IMDb
- Fiorella Mannoia entry in it.wikipedia.org (Italian)
- Biography at RAI International online
- Biography at www.lacanzoneitaliana.it (Italian)
- Targa Tenco entry in it.wikipedia.org (Italian)
- Biography at www.musicalstage.it (Italian)
- Biography at www. hitparadeitalia.it (Italian)
External links
- Fiorella Mannoia's Official Website (Italian)
- Fiorella Mannoia on line (fan site) (Italian)