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Gigliola Cinquetti
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Gigliola Cinquetti
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-12-20,Verona, Veneto, Italy
Gender
Female
Biography
Gigliola Cinquetti (born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and took piano lessons, taking exams in music theory. She loves painting and art. Her career as a professional singer began when she was 16. At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"), with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. Her win enabled her to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the same song, where she claimed her country's first ever victory in the event. Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest, aged 16 years and 92 days. Only one younger artist has triumphed since: Sandra Kim in 1986. The song became an international success, even spending 17 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and ending the year as the 88th best-selling single in the U.K. in 1964, something highly unusual for Italian-language material. It sold over three million copies, and was awarded a platinum disc in August 1964. In 1966, she recorded "Dio, come ti amo" ("God, How I Love You"), which became another international hit. One of her other songs, "Alle porte del sole" (released in 1973), was re-recorded in both English (as "To the Door of the Sun") and Italian by Al Martino, two years after its initial release; "To the Door of the Sun" reached No. 17 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the United States. Cinquetti's own English version of the song was released as a single by CBS Records in August 1974, with her original 1973 Italian version on the B-side. Cinquetti returned in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, held in Brighton, where she again represented Italy. Performing the song "Sì" ("Yes"), the music and lyrics of which were written by Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat and Carrado Conti, she came second with 18 points after "Waterloo", sung by Sweden's ABBA, who won with 24 points. The live telecast of her song was banned in her home country by the Italian national broadcaster RAI, as the event partially coincided with the campaigning for the 1974 Italian divorce referendum which was to be held a month later in May. RAI censored the song because of concerns that the name and lyrics of the song (which constantly repeated the word 'Sì') could be accused of being a subliminal message and a form of propaganda to influence the Italian voting public to vote 'Yes' in the referendum. The song remained censored on most Italian state TV and radio stations for over a month. Cinquetti later recorded versions of the song in English ("Go (Before You Break My Heart)"), French ("Lui"), German ("Ja") and Spanish ("Si"). The English-language version reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1974. She graduated from the art school of Salerno, also obtaining the qualification to teach. She married Luciano Teodori in 1979, and they have two children together — Giovanni and Costantino. She has a sister named Rosabianca. Her parents are Luigi and Sara. ... Source: Article "Gigliola Cinquetti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Knights of the Quest

4.5

Knights of the Quest
2001-04-06

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Testadirapa
1966-01-01

6.6

L'età giusta
2023-12-24

How Do I Love You?

6.1

How Do I Love You?
1966-04-01

The A-Z of Eurovision

0

The A-Z of Eurovision
2020-05-16

Canzoni, bulli e pupe

5.7

Canzoni, bulli e pupe
1964-05-29

Il professor Matusa e i suoi hippies

0

Il professor Matusa e i suoi hippies
1968-06-11

Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani

0

Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani
1965-01-01

0

Domenica In
1976-10-03

The Sanremo Case

0

The Sanremo Case
1990-01-27

Eurovision Song Contest

6.9

Eurovision Song Contest
1956-05-24

Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

0

Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
1972-06-01

Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente

0

Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente
1976-01-09

Die Rudi Carrell Show

7.5

Die Rudi Carrell Show
1965-10-25

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

0

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969-03-09

Musik aus Studio B

0

Musik aus Studio B
1961-10-22

0

Starparade
1968-03-14

Meraviglie. La penisola dei tesori

9.5

Meraviglie. La penisola dei tesori
2018-01-04

Sanremo Music Festival

7.7

Sanremo Music Festival
1951-01-29

Die ZDF-Hitparade

0

Die ZDF-Hitparade
1969-01-18

6

Samedi soir
1971-01-09

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

0

Système 2
1975-01-19

6.2

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

La Chance aux chansons

4

La Chance aux chansons
1984-03-26

Aktuelle Schaubude

6

Aktuelle Schaubude
1957-12-07

Die Drehscheibe

6

Die Drehscheibe
1964-04-01

0

Discorama
1959-02-04

0

Spotlight
1968-12-31

6

Midi trente
1972-03-06

0

Musikauktion
1964-05-01