Biography
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Born
24 January 1933
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Born In
Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy
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Died
19 November 2022 (aged 89)
Nico Fidenco (artistic name Domenico Colarossi; born 24 January 1933 in Rome) is an Italian singer who gained considerable popularity from 1960 onwards, after the release of the song What a sky (Italian: Su nel cielo, taken from the film of Francesco Maselli Silver Spoon Set).
Self-taught in music, Fidenco did a few cover versions of film title songs for the Italian market. With the song "Legata a un granello di sabbia", he was the first Italian singer to sell one million copies of a single. This interest in cinema led him to be a prolific soundtrack composer, including scores for westerns, soft erotica films and many Joe D'Amato films. He scored 6 of the Emanuelle films in the mid-70s,
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