Gino Latilla

Gino Latilla
Latilla and guitarist Pino Rucher
Background information
Birth nameGennaro Latilla
Born(1924-11-07)7 November 1924
Bari, Italy
Died11 September 2011(2011-09-11) (aged 86)
Florence, Italy
GenresPopular music
OccupationSinger
Years active1947–2008
LabelsCetra, Mia Records

Gennaro "Gino" Latilla (7 November 1924 – 11 September 2011) was an Italian singer. In 1954, he won the Sanremo Music Festival in partnership with Giorgio Consolini, with the song "Tutte le mamme".[1]

References

  1. ^ Paolo Gallori. "1/La storia del Festival: Gli anni Cinquanta e Sessanta" (in Italian). La Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2015-04-24.

Further reading

  • Gino Castaldo (editor), Dizionario della canzone italiana, Milano, Curcio, 1990, article Latilla, Gino
  • Eddy Anselmi, Festival di Sanremo. Almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana, edizioni Panini, Modena, article Gino Latilla
Preceded by Winner of the Sanremo Music Festival
Giorgio Consolini / Gino Latilla
1954 		Succeeded by