Gigliola Cinquetti

Gigliola Cinquetti

Gigliola Cinquetti (born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and took piano lessons, taking exams in music theory. She loves painting and art. Her career as a professional singer began when she was 16. At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"), with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. Her win enabled her to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the same song, where she claimed her country's first ever victory in the event. Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest, aged 16 years and 92 days. Only one younger artist has triumphed since: Sandra Kim in 1986. The song became an international success, even spending 17 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and ending the year as the 88th best-selling single in the U.K. in 1964, something highly unusual for Italian-language material. It sold over three million copies, and was awarded a platinum disc in August 1964. In 1966, she recorded "Dio, come ti amo" ("God, How I Love You"), which became another international hit. One of her other songs, "Alle porte del sole" (released in 1973), was re-recorded in both English (as "To the Door of the Sun") and Italian by Al Martino, two years after its initial release; "To the Door of the Sun" reached No. 17 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the United States. Cinquetti's own English version of the song was released as a single by CBS Records in August 1974, with her original 1973 Italian version on the B-side. Cinquetti returned in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, held in Brighton, where she again represented Italy. Performing the song "Sì" ("Yes"), the music and lyrics of which were written by Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat and Carrado Conti, she came second with 18 points after "Waterloo", sung by Sweden's ABBA, who won with 24 points. The live telecast of her song was banned in her home country by the Italian national broadcaster RAI, as the event partially coincided with the campaigning for the 1974 Italian divorce referendum which was to be held a month later in May. RAI censored the song because of concerns that the name and lyrics of the song (which constantly repeated the word 'Sì') could be accused of being a subliminal message and a form of propaganda to influence the Italian voting public to vote 'Yes' in the referendum. The song remained censored on most Italian state TV and radio stations for over a month. Cinquetti later recorded versions of the song in English ("Go (Before You Break My Heart)"), French ("Lui"), German ("Ja") and Spanish ("Si"). The English-language version reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1974. She graduated from the art school of Salerno, also obtaining the qualification to teach. She married Luciano Teodori in 1979, and they have two children together — Giovanni and Costantino. She has a sister named Rosabianca. Her parents are Luigi and Sara. ... Source: Article "Gigliola Cinquetti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title : Gigliola Cinquetti
  • Popularity : 3.552
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1947-12-20
  • Place of Birth : Verona, Veneto, Italy
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Gigliola Cinquetti Movies

  • 2001
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    Knights of the Quest

    Knights of the Quest

    4.5 2001 HD

    In 1271, five young knights journey to Thebes in Greece to recover the Sacred Shroud and deliver it back to France and into the hands of the royal...

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  • 1966
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    Testadirapa

    Testadirapa

    1 1966 HD

    The 19th century tale of Testadirapa and his young son Gosto who live an idyllic life until authorities jail for the father for keeping the boy from...

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  • 2023
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    L'età giusta

    L'età giusta

    6.6 2023 HD

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  • 1966
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    How Do I Love You?

    How Do I Love You?

    6.1 1966 HD

    Gigliola is a young and humble Neapolitan swimmer who will compete in a competition in Spain and finds herself falling for the fiance of her best...

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  • 2020
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    The A-Z of Eurovision

    The A-Z of Eurovision

    1 2020 HD

    Rylan Clark-Neal narrates a guide to all things Eurovision and takes a sideways look at the greatest singing contest on the planet. The A-Z of...

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  • 1964
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    Canzoni, bulli e pupe

    Canzoni, bulli e pupe

    5.7 1964 HD

    In order to promote a plumcake an adman associates with a mad scientist who has found a way to interfere with TV broadcasts.

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  • 1968
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    Il professor Matusa e i suoi hippies

    Il professor Matusa e i suoi hippies

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani

    Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani

    1 1965 HD

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  • 2021
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    La jeunesse refuse de dormir

    La jeunesse refuse de dormir

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1976
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    Domenica In

    Domenica In

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Sanremo Case

    The Sanremo Case

    1 1990 HD

    An ironic and comic trial, in five episodes, of the history of the Sanremo Festival, demystifying the most solemn musical event on Italian...

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  • 1956
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    Eurovision Song Contest

    Eurovision Song Contest

    6.9 1956 HD

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring...

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  • 1972
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    Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

    Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1976
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    Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente

    Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1965
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    Die Rudi Carrell Show

    Die Rudi Carrell Show

    7.5 1965 HD

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  • 1969
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    Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

    Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1961
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    Musik aus Studio B

    Musik aus Studio B

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1968
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    Starparade

    Starparade

    1 1968 HD

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  • 2018
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    Meraviglie. La penisola dei tesori

    Meraviglie. La penisola dei tesori

    9.5 2018 HD

    The beautiful Italy

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  • 1951
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    Sanremo Music Festival

    Sanremo Music Festival

    7.6 1951 HD

    The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting...

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  • 1969
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    Die ZDF-Hitparade

    Die ZDF-Hitparade

    1 1969 HD

    The ZDF-Hitparade, or Hitparade for short was one of the most popular and most well-known music television series presenting mostly German Schlager.

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1975
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    Système 2

    Système 2

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1984
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    La Chance aux chansons

    La Chance aux chansons

    4 1984 HD

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  • 1957
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    Aktuelle Schaubude

    Aktuelle Schaubude

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1964
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    Die Drehscheibe

    Die Drehscheibe

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1968
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    Spotlight

    Spotlight

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1964
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    Musikauktion

    Musikauktion

    1 1964 HD

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