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Luciano Tajoli (17 April 1920 – 3 August 1996) was an Italian singer and actor.
Luciano Tajoli | |
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 Tajoli in 1958 | |
| Born | 17 April 1920 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 3 August 1996 (aged 76) Merate, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and actor |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Music festival
editLuciano Tajoli participated several times (1961, 1962, 1963, and 1970) in the Sanremo Music Festival, winning in 1961 with the song Al di là.[1] It is estimated that he sold over 45 million records.
Personal life
editTajoli was born in Milan, came from a poor family and was a self-taught singer. He trained as an apprentice in tailor, barber and cobbler's shops. Due to polio in his childhood, Luciano always leaned during his performances, e.g., against a chair or piano. His limping was accommodated into the screenplays of his film appearances. He died, aged 76, in Merate.
Selected filmography
edit- The Taming of the Shrew (1942)
- Songs in the Streets (1950)
- Trieste mia! (1951)
- The Two Sergeants (1951)
- Don Lorenzo (1952)
- Il romanzo della mia vita (1952)
- La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi (1953)
- Napoli piange e ride (1954)
- The Two Rivals (1960)
- Song of Naples (1957)
References
edit- ^ Marcello Giannotti, "L'enciclopedia di Sanremo: 55 anni di storia del festival dalla A alla Z", Gremese Editore, 2005, page 203 (Google books).
External links
edit- (in Italian) Official Internet site