Tino Rossi

Tino Rossi

Constantin "Tino" Rossi (29 April 1907 – 26 September 1983) was a French singer and film actor of Corsican origin. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Rossi was gifted with a voice well suited for opera. He became a tenor in the French cabaret style. Later, he appeared in various movies. During his career it is reported he recorded over 2000 songs and he appeared in more than 25 films, the most notable of which was the 1954 production, Si Versailles m'était conté... directed by Sacha Guitry. His romantic ballads had especially women swooning and his art songs by Jules Massenet (1842–1912), Reynaldo Hahn (1875–1947), and other composers, sold out theaters wherever he performed. Among his most famous hits, Petit Papa Noel sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Over the course of his 50-year singing career, Tino Rossi recorded over 2000 songs and sold over 200 million albums making him one of the best selling (and mostly forgotten) artists of all time. As a young man, Rossi played guitar and sang in many places of his hometown of Ajaccio, but later he went to perform in Marseille and at resort clubs along the French Riviera. In the early 1930s he went to Paris and within a few years achieved enormous success, joining a Columbia Records roster that included the biggest stars of that time such as Lucienne Boyer, Damia, Pills et Tabet, Mireille, and Jean Sablon. Rossi's success was greatly aided by songwriter Vincent Scotto (1876–1952), who wrote his first hits and collaborated with him for many years, composing and arranging many of Rossi's songs. Prior to World War II, Rossi was a major box office attraction in the French-speaking world, and expanded his audience in 1938 to the U.S. and Canada during a first visit there. Rossi began his film career with a role in Les Nuits Moscovites (1934); his first real success came with Marinella (1936). During the Occupation of France by Nazi Germany Rossi's film career reached its peak, notably with Fièvres (1942), Le Soleil a toujours raison (1943), Mon amour est près de toi (1943) and L'Île d'amour (1944). Like many celebrities, Tino Rossi was arrested on 7 October 1944 by several police officers in search of information on his close Corsican friend, Etienne Leandri, suspected of active collaborationism. Following three months' detention in the prison of Fresnes, near Paris, during which he stubbornly refused the assistance of a lawyer, he was freed from further detention by a judge, who deemed the charge leveled against him void of substance. Tino Rossi who, in October 1943, had loaned his personal car to a resistance network to transport weapons and enable several escapes (including that of a general), accepted—an extremely rare action at the time—exceptional official apologies. In 1946 he recorded his song Petit Papa Noël for a movie. The song remained classic for the family and sold several million copies after being released on CD in 1992. He is the recipient of the prestigious musical award Grand Prix du Disque. Rossi died of pancreatic cancer in 1983 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His body was transported to Ajaccio for burial in the family grave. His wife died in 2003 aged 79. ... Source: Article "Tino Rossi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title : Tino Rossi
  • Popularity : 3.615
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1907-04-29
  • Place of Birth : Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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  • Also Known As : Тино Росси
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Tino Rossi Movies

  • 1948
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    The Pretty Miller Girl

    The Pretty Miller Girl

    5.8 1948 HD

    Franz Schubert retired from Vienna in country for musical writing. He draws his inspiration from a romance with the watermiller's daughter. An...

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  • 1943
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    Le Chant de l'exilé

    Le Chant de l'exilé

    1 1943 HD

    In the French Basque Country, Ramon, the son of a farmer and fruit and vegetable merchant with a beautiful voice, has the good life. He is engaged to...

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  • 1934
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    Moscow Nights

    Moscow Nights

    4 1934 HD

    During the First World War, the Russian officer Captain Ivan Ignatoff falls in love with his nurse, Natasha Kovrin. But she is subject to an upcoming...

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  • 1935
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    L'affaire Coquelet

    L'affaire Coquelet

    1 1935 HD

    There are collectors and collectors. As far as he is concerned, Monsieur Coquelet has brought together a collection of historical... garters! So...

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  • 1949
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    Marlène

    Marlène

    1 1949 HD

    Returning from South America, a singer is hired by an old pal who runs a detective agency to use a perch as a night club performer to be an...

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  • 1951
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    Paris Still Sings!

    Paris Still Sings!

    1 1951 HD

    A famous comedian decrees that his fortune will go to whoever collects as many pop star autographs as quickly as possible. When he dies, two cousins...

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  • 1951
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    In the Land of the Sun

    In the Land of the Sun

    5 1951 HD

    A band of Marseilles, lazy and happy to live, are involved in trafficking; Titin, put in prison for a while, is finally released and can marry Miette.

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  • 1963
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    Till the End of the World

    Till the End of the World

    3 1963 HD

    This brave, lonely man who arrives in Corsica, in a poor village, has no idea that he will have to take in this 9-year-old child whose mother has...

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  • 1936
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    Marinella

    Marinella

    4 1936 HD

    Tino is a painter and occasionally a singer. When he has an opportunity to replace an absent singer, he becomes a sucess as a masqued singer, "Le...

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  • 1944
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    The Island of Love

    The Island of Love

    6 1944 HD

    A Corsican fisherman is the victim of a vendetta, when he was wrong to date the niece of a businessman proposing to create a seaside resort, much to...

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  • 1937
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    Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

    Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

    3.875 1937 HD

    Mario Esposito, who sings in a Neapolitan restaurant, is in love with Assunta, the niece of Teresa, the owner of the place. He shares his apartment...

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  • 1946
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    Song of the Clouds

    Song of the Clouds

    1 1946 HD

    Sylvio, a successful singer, has found a way to take a peaceful vacation, safe from his female adulators: to travel incognito. He puts up at an old...

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  • 1935
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    Justin de Marseille

    Justin de Marseille

    6.2 1935 HD

    A respected gangster, Justin, finds himself in a deadly feud with his rival, the unscrupulous Esposito. The latter plans to steal a cargo of opium...

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  • 2022
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    Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

    Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

    7.5 2022 HD

    The portrait of a woman who remembers. Sheila tells the story of Sheila, without concessions or evasions. Her childhood, her parents, her beginnings,...

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  • 1950
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    Sending of Flowers

    Sending of Flowers

    5 1950 HD

    Envoi de Fleurs is based on incidents in the life of French composer Paul Delmet. Played by popular French singing star Tino Rossi, Delmet is...

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  • 1954
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    Royal Affairs in Versailles

    Royal Affairs in Versailles

    6.8 1954 HD

    Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV, whose personal affairs and amours,...

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  • 1942
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    Fièvres

    Fièvres

    5 1942 HD

    Despite a perfect marriage and a superb career as a singer, Jean Dupray cheats on his wife. She dies while listening to the song he dedicated to her,...

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  • 1946
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    Destiny

    Destiny

    1 1946 HD

    This is the story of two brothers: the good one, the virtuous gent, an acclaimed singer, and the bad one who leads a wild life.

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  • 1943
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    My Love is Near You

    My Love is Near You

    1 1943 HD

    An opera singer is stricken with amnesia and, on the evening of a premiere (in his stage costume which is that of a tramp), he goes to wander with...

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  • 1952
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    Her Last Christmas

    Her Last Christmas

    1 1952 HD

    A very ill little girl having expressed the wish to live until Christmas, the whole neighborhood agrees to anticipate the celebration.

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  • 1954
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    Tourments

    Tourments

    7.5 1954 HD

    Little Jean-Claude was adopted by former singer Jacques Duffot and his wife Anne-Marie. The child's mother, Simone, is determined to take him back,...

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  • 1936
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    To the Sound of Guitars

    To the Sound of Guitars

    4 1936 HD

    A woman visiting Corsica falls for a singer with a velvet-smooth voice.

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  • 1946
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    Le gardian

    Le gardian

    1 1946 HD

    The guardian is engaged to a girl from a good family, but the intervention of a gypsy will make his heart lean. This one comes in fact to take...

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  • 1938
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    Lights of Paris

    Lights of Paris

    4.7 1938 HD

    A celebrated singer in Paris meets a young woman and courts her by pretending to be a driving instructor.

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  • 1943
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    Le soleil a toujours raison

    Le soleil a toujours raison

    6 1943 HD

    Tonio, pretty Micheline's fiance, meets Georgia ,a gypsy who makes advances to him.

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  • 1935
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    Moscow Nights

    Moscow Nights

    5.2 1935 HD

    During the First World War, Russian officer Ignatoff, wounded, falls in love with his nurse, Natasha. But she is subject to an upcoming marriage of...

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  • 1971
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    The Donkey of Zigliara

    The Donkey of Zigliara

    6 1971 HD

    Maddalena finds that her donkey has reappeared after being missing for months. However, on the same day, a donkey disappears in a neighboring...

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  • 1947
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    The Unknown Singer

    The Unknown Singer

    3 1947 HD

    Julien Mortal, a singer from Portugal suffering from amnesia, made a career in France under the name of Paolo. One day, he discovers the truth about...

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  • 1949
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    Two Loves

    Two Loves

    5 1949 HD

    Sylvain is the town clerk of the small Provençal village of Coursoul. He is the darling of all the girls in the country. His brother,...

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  • 1935
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    Adémaï au Moyen Âge

    Adémaï au Moyen Âge

    1 1935 HD

    Joan Of Arc has just released Orléans (1429)but the English are still here to stay . The fortress of Châteauneuf is hold by Lord...

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  • 2019
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    Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

    Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

    8 2019 HD

    The works of Marcel Pagnol are a veritable monument of French cultural heritage. Based on previously unseen archive material, film extracts, novels,...

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  • 1967
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    Diptych

    Diptych

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Cadet Rousselle

    Cadet Rousselle

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 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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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

    A French variety show.

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

    A French variety show.

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  • 1975
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    Système 2

    Système 2

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    10 1975 HD

    Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975...

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1977
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    Fan School

    Fan School

    6.5 1977 HD

    Host Jacques Martin invites different talented children from various backgrounds to showcase their beautiful voices. The participants entertain and...

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1976
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    30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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