Franco Bolignari

Franco Bolignari (26 October 1928 – 4 December 2020) was an Italian singer.

Biography

In 1954 he won the Messina Festival, with the song Lu sceccu lagnosu, also recorded by Domenico Modugno. In 1955 he was a finalist at the Florence Festival and at the Vibo Valentia Festival. In 1959 he was a finalist at the Velletri Festival.

In 1961 he was chosen by

Disney to dub the song Cruella De Mon in the animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians

. Later Disney confirmed him to dub the soundtrack of "Summer Magic" and will also sing in the non-Disney style The Sound of Music. In this last film, winner of 5 Oscars in 1966, he plays the song "Fifteen years, almost sixteen".^[1]

He also performed the motifs of various Italian films such as L'ultimo amante. He performed for two years in Rome with Carlo Capobianchi's Bixilander Swing Orchestra.

He died on 4 December 2020, at the age of 91.^[2]

References

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[1] Franco Bolignari, cantante Disney ne “La carica dei 101”, in concerto a Roma – Rimandato

[2] Morto Franco Bolignari, artista jazz e voce della canzone Crudelia De Mon ne La carica dei 101 (in Italian)

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