Marisa Del Frate
| Marisa Del Frate | |
|---|---|
 Photo of Del Frate from the magazine Radiocorriere (1957) | |
| Born |
11 March 1931 Rome, Italy |
| Died |
5 February 2015 (aged 83) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
Marisa Del Frate (11 March 1931 – 5 February 2015) was an Italian actress, singer and television personality.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Del Frate started her career as a model, and took part to several beauty contests.[1][2] In 1957 she successfully debuted as a singer winning the Napoli Music Festival with the song "Malinconico autunno".[1][2]
In 1958 Del Frate entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the songs "Quando il cuore" and "Ho disegnato un cuore".[1] Shortly later she was chosen by Erminio Macario as primadonna in the revue Chiamate Arturo 777; from then Del Frate started a successful career as soubrette, actress and television presenter.[1][2] In 1961 Del Frate obtained large popularity thanks to the RAI television variety L'amico del giaguaro.[1][2][3]
Marisa Del Frate died at age 83 in Rome in 2015.[4]
Discography
Album
- 1961 - Le canzoni de L'amico del giaguaro
Singles
- 1957: "Malinconico autunno" (Cetra SP 44)
- 1957: "Io e Ciccio cha cha cha" (Cetra, DC 6726)
- 1957: "Bene mio" (Cetra, DC 6771)
- 1957: "'O treno d'a fantasia" (Cetra, DC 6792)
- 1958: "Maistrale" (Cetra SP 243)
- 1958: "Maria Canaria" (Cetra, DC 6868)
- 1958: "Vita mia" (Cetra, DC 6871)
- 1958: "Un poco 'e sentimento" (Cetra, DC 6872)
- 1958: "È stato il vento" (Cetra, DC 6873)
- 1958: "Calypso melody" (Cetra, DC 6874)
- 1958: "Maistrale" (Cetra, DC 6930)
- 1958: "Sincerità" (Cetra, DC 6931)
- 1958: "'O calyppese napulitano" (Cetra, DC 6932)
- 1958: "Guardandoci" (Cetra, DC 6989)
- 1958: "Con te per l'eternità" (Cetra, DC 6991)
- 1958: "La donna di Marzo" (Cetra, DC 6992)
- 1958: "Per credere nel mondo" (Cetra, DC 6993)
- 1958: "Dominique / Autunno" (with Erminio Macario) (Cetra, DC 6988)
- 1958: "E' molto facile...dirsi addio" (Cetra, AC 3329)
- 1965: "I pensieri dell'amore" (CBS, 1611)
- 1965: "Anche se" (Derby, DB 5123)
- 1967: "Perché ci sei tu" (CBS, 2980)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ↑ Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996–2003. ISBN 881150466X.
- ↑ "Morta soubrette Marisa Del Frate". ANSA. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links
- Marisa Del Frate profile, Discogs.com; accessed 2 March 2015.
- Marisa Del Frate at the Internet Movie Database
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