Toni Santagata
Toni Santagata | |
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![]() Santagata in 1983 | |
Born | Antonio Morese 9 December 1935 |
Died | 5 December 2021 Rome, Italy | (aged 85)
Occupation | Singer, comedian, actor |
Antonio Morese (9 December 1935 – 5 December 2021), known professionally as Toni Santagata, was an Italian folk singer, composer, comedian, and actor. He was sometimes credited as Tony Santagata or Alfonso Santagata.
Life and career
Born in Sant'Agata di Puglia, Foggia, Santagata debuted as a comedian at the Derby club in Milan, with the show Toni Santagata e il suo cabaret, later also released as an album.[1] In the following years he embraced folk music, both recording some classics of the Apulian tradition and composing songs.[1] In 1973 Santagata won the folk section of Canzonissima with "Lu maritiello"; the song was also his major hit, peaking at the sixth place on the Italian hit parade.[1][2]
Santagata died on 5 December 2021, at the age of 85.[3]
Discography
- Album
- 1968 - La vita di Padre Pio
- 1969 - Ciccillo Provolone
- 1970 - Toni Santagata, le sue canzoni, il suo cabaret
- 1975 - Lu maritiello ed altre canzoni
- 1975 - Vino Vino
- 1976 - Festa grande
- 1977 - Lu maritiello ed altri successi
- 1982 - Squadra Grande
- 1982 - Quant'è bello lu primm'ammore
- 1983 - Unicus
- 1984 - Ti mando un fax
- 1994 - Storie italiane
- 2002 - Padre Pio
- 2006 - Idee da cantare
- 2010 - Quant'è bello lu primm'ammore e altri successi
References
- ^ a b c Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- ^ Addio a Toni Santagata, il cantante di "Quant'è bello lu primm'ammore" (in Italian)
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- 1935 births
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- People from the Province of Foggia
- Italian folk singers
- Italian male singer-songwriters
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- Italian comedians
- Italian male film actors
- Italian male stage actors