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Enrico Simonetti
Enrico Simonetti
Born	29 January 1924; Alassio
Died	28 May 1978 (aged 54); Rome

Enrico Simonetti (29 January 1924 – 28 May 1978) was an Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and television and radio presenter.

Life and career

Born in Alassio, a Province of Savona, Simonetti studied piano at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome.^[1]^[2] A lover of jazz, in the early 1950s he founded a jazz band with Piero Piccioni and Bruno Martino, with whom he performed in the most important nightclubs of the time.^[1]^[2] In 1953 he moved, with his family, to Brazil, where he found immediate success as musician, composer and entertainer, hosting a long running television program, Simonetti Show, which lasted for 147 episodes;^[1]^[2] thanks to his popularity he was made an honorary citizen of Brazil and was introduced into the "Candido Randon da Silva" order.^[2] In 1964 he came back to Italy, where he joined RAI television, making his debut in the show Chitarra, amore mio.^[1]^[2] He was active as a television and radio host (often paired with Isabella Biagini), as a film composer, and even an occasional actor. Simonetti died at age 54 from complications following a major surgical operation to remove a tumor in his throat.^[2]

His film scores include Macumba Love (1960), Special Killers (1973), Il magnate (1973) and Per amore di Cesarina (1976).

He was the father of composer and musician Claudio Simonetti.^[2]

Selected filmography

Lights Out (1953)
A Flea on the Scales (1953)
Leonora of the Seven Seas (1955)
Macumba Love (1960)
I Kiss the Hand (1973)
Special Killers (1973)
Il magnate (1973)
Lover Boy (1975)
Per amore di Cesarina (1976)
Scandalo in famiglia (1976)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, 1996–2003. ISBN 881150466X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Marco Tosatti (29 May 1978). "Simonetti è morto: un tumore alla laringe ?". No. 121. La Stampa. pp. 1–2.