In Italy, thanks to an accordance between Rai Tv and Antoniano Choir, from '50's, in the italian national Tv, every year in november, a sort of 'Sanremo', but only for children is 'on air'. That has been the first resorce by songs for children in Italy but, of course, in the time also many authors, singers and groups made songs for children, and tv cartoons from '80's, still now, made the rest. I love song for childrens. I start to play music, when I sing in a choir of my parish, when I was only 7- 8 years old, and, I must thanks to them if I love the music as now. The tradition of 'Choirs for childrens' in italy, is very very old; we can speak about 'sacred music', of middleages, but i don't know when that thing exatly started and why. We can only enjoin with that funny songs, very easy to sing and very helpful to learn italian language, for example....
CRISTINA D'AVENA, borns in Bologna, on 1964 and only 3 years old debuts as singer in famouse italian musical Tv-show for children 'Lo Zecchino d'Oro ', a little Sanremo' Music Festival for childrens; she arrived to 3rd place, and, after, she continues to be a singer for many years 'Antoniano's Chor', one of most important italian choir for childrens, founded by the religion association inspired by Saint Antonio, and a very important solidariety association in Bologna ( www.antoniano.it ). Cristina D'Avena, now, is a singer, actress and Italian TV presenter, famous for hes interpretation of the initials of the cartoons aired on the networks of the Mediaset Group. When she has 17 years old, on 1981, the new private italian television, Canale 5, (the first Berlusconi's television) serching a singer for japanese cartoons, 'Pinocchio'... After being subjected to an audition recording, Cristina, still a minor, signs an exclusive contract (which is still connected) with the label of Channel 5, Five Record (now RTI Music, incorporated in the spa ). It'a quickly success and, one after one, all cartoons serie pubblichs by Canale 5, Italia 1 and rete 4, the 3 brtluvoni's tv from 191 to last years has sigle sung by Cristina d'Avena. From 1981 Cristina has had a very big success between childrens and teenagers, and she starts to make Tv presenter of tv show for childrens. Cristina D'Avena's voice is very beautiful, but is also very, very particular. Sometimes her voice seems to be a boy, sometimes to be a girl and that thing iswe can said Cristina is a real Star in the italian music market for children, a star from 30 years and she is still loved as 30 years ago. We add only the most famouse songs of cartoons
GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI borns in North Italian on '47 and, only 16een when debuts in Sanremo with 'Non ho l'età - Per amarti' - (I'm too young - For love You), becomes the youngest Italian Music Festival winner ever and, with the same song, only two months later, She wins the European Festival of music; 1964 was a great year for her career!!. When Gigliola Cinquetti debuts on Sanremo, has quickly a big success: as You can see in the first videos, she is a very easy and 'clear' girl, that "All italian moms would have liked to have as daughter", saids media. In the years after, she has good success, she also translates some songs in French and English languages That image of 'good girl' remains to Gigliola, as she stopped to sing, in the late '80's, when, with a good success, starts the career of Tv presenter. Now, Gigliola Cinquetti work as Tv presente in Rai international, a Tv You can also view in all America
FRANCO CALIFANO borns, by chance in the skies of Tunisi, in an aereoplane. FRANCO CALIFANO, called "er Califfo", or "master", by friends, is also a musician 'by chance'... My father hated him; he said. 'he doesn't know the music but he has success'... That is truth, but 'er Califfo' is an author, a poet, a writer of song, before of others things. In fact the most famous Califano' songs, are sung by others peoples, as Mia Martini (Minuetto) , Ornella Vanoni, Mina, ( only thses three are the best italian pop singer ever )and in the last time for Tiromancino. His songs speaks about his life: women, booze, stoned, freedom and others kinds of his stylife; he was an actor, playboy, cocaine-droped ( arrested in '70 and '83 fo these things), he also a 'really roman catholic that loved Pope Woytila', as he saids.. But Franco Califano is also that, one of latest 'really man that saids only the truth', in Italian show business; if he was borns in Usa, we could call him a 'Cowboy', yes, that's right! For me, Califano is only a real poet, and a nonconformist man.. In the video playlist belove, I add his most important success and, fafter the same success sung by most famouse singers
Finally, I can write about RENZO ARBORE. Renzo Arbore has been the first Italian Dee Jay, together Boncompagni (on radio Rai, 1965) , a showman and a talent-scout, and, of course, a musician; he plays clarinet. He starts to play in jazz orchestra in his town Foggia, before has been graduated as advocate in Naple, and it's Naple the town and it's neapolitan the music that he loves. After many years of success as Radio's Dee Jay and Tv showman of musical shows, he continues his career alone, as film maker and producer, and in '80's he retourn to make tv-musical and ironic shows, where he has an incredible success; I remember well my father at midnight to see 'Renzo Arbore' in Rai Tv; there is in these transmissions he discovered artists as Isabella Rossellini and Roberto Benigni, now famouses also in Usa
On 1991, as clarinet player, he founded 'Orchestra italian', where he is the front man. "Orchestra italian" makes concerts where italian and neapolitan music is loved: in all the world!! The first success, of course has been in Italy and few years after in America,but also Canada, Germany, Europe, East Europe and South America. Now, Renzo Arbore and his "Orchestra italian" is one of best Italian Traditional music groups, and I'm very happy to be able to show You many songs of Them.They plays only old Italian and neapolitan success, famouse in all the world . In that playlist, there are also other videos about Renzo Arbore of his first success as Tv show man.
