Emilio Pericoli

Emilio Pericoli
Background information
Born(1928-01-07)7 January 1928
Cesenatico, Romagna, Italy
Died9 April 2013(2013-04-09) (aged 85)
Savignano sul Rubicone, Romagna, Italy
OccupationSinger

Emilio Pericoli (7 January 1928 – 9 April 2013)[1][2] was an Italian singer. He was born in Cesenatico, Romagna, Italy.[3]

Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song, "Al di là", by festival winner Betty Curtis.[3] The song was an international success, hitting the charts in the U.S. (No. 3 AC, No. 6 Pop) and No. 30 in UK.[4] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[5]

In 1962, Pericoli entered the festival himself. Together with composer Tony Renis he sang the ballad "Quando, quando, quando", featured in the movie The Easy Life, which initially failed to chart, but 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 came third, behind the winners Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann and runner-up Esther Ofarim.

He died in Savignano sul Rubicone, aged 85.

Partial filmography

  • Motivo in maschera (1955)
  • Amaramente (1956) – Marco
  • La canzone più bella (1957) – Paolo Ostuni
  • Rome Adventure (1962) – Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
  • The Shortest Day (1962) – Soldato (uncredited)
  • La gitana y el charro (1964) – Pericoli

References

  1. ^ "E' morto Emilio Pericoli, leggendaria voce degli anni Sessanta" [Emilio Pericoli, legendary voice of the sixties, has died]. Romagna Noi. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Quando Quando Quando Singer Emilio Pericoli Dies At 85 | Australia's Music News Authority". Noise11.com. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  3. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1936. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 423. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.