Emilio Pericoli

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Emilio Pericoli (b. Jan. 7, 1928, Cesenatico) was an Italian singer.

Pericoli's success was closely tied to the San Remo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song "Al di la", by festival winner Betty Curtis. The song was an international success, hitting the charts in the U.S. (#3 AC, #6 Pop)^[1] and #30 in Britain.

In 1962, Pericoli entered the festival himself. Together with composer Tony Renis, he sang the ballad "Quando Quando Quando", which initially failed to chart but which later became one of the best-known Italian hits.

A year later, Pericoli returned to San Remo with Renis again, with the song "Uno per tutte". He placed among the winners, and won a spot in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, where he placed third, behind the winners Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann and runner-up Esther Ofarim.