Umberto Balsamo

Umberto Balsamo
Born 10 May 1942
Catania
Occupation singer-songwriter

Rosario Umberto Balsamo, best known as Umberto Balsamo (born 10 May 1942) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Background

Born in Catania, Balsamo was the youngest of five brothers.[1] In 1964 he moved to Milan, where he started working together with the lyricist Luciano Beretta, composing songs for, among others, Iva Zanicchi and Orietta Berti.[1] In 1968 he made his debut as a singer with the song " Il mio cuore riposa", released under the pseudonym Bob Nero.[1] Balsamo obtained his first success in 1972 with the song "Se fossi diversa", which ranked nineteen in the Italian hit parade.[2] The following year he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Amore mio".[3] In 1977 he topped the hit parade with the song "L'angelo azzurro", selling over a million of copies[1][2][3] In 1979 he had one another major success with the song "Balla", a mixture of tarantella and disco music.[1][2][3] In eighties Balsamo focused on composing, achieving a significant success with the 1988 song "Italia", sung by Mino Reitano at the Sanremo Music Festival.[1][3]

Discography

Singles

Year Title IT[2]
1971 Piangerei -
1972 Se fossi diversa 19
1973 Amore mio 28
1974 Bugiardi noi 3
1974 O prima o adesso o poi 23
1975 Natali 34
1976 Se 16
1977 L'angelo azzurro 1
1978 Crepuscolo -
1979 Balla 4
1980 Il giorno -
1982 Mai più -
1984 Io vivrò -
1985 Favole -

Studio albums

Compilation albums

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Alessandro Dell'Orto (September 16, 2011). ""Per "Angelo azzurro" ho litigato con Mina"". Libero. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.

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