Al di là
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"Al di là" ("Beyond") is a song written by Italian composer Carlo Donida and lyricist Mogol, and recorded by Betty Curtis. The English lyrics were written by Ervin Drake. The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Italian by Curtis at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on 18 March 1961, after Curtis had won the Sanremo Music Festival 1961 on 2 February.
Quick Facts Eurovision Song Contest 1961 entry, Country ...
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Eurovision Song Contest 1961 entry | |
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Artist(s) | Roberta Corti |
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Conductor | Gianfranco Intra |
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Final result | 5th |
Final points | 12 |
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◄ "Romantica" (1960) | |
"Addio, addio" (1962) ► |
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Quick Facts Single by Emilio Pericoli, B-side ...
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B-side | "Sassi" |
Released | 1961 (Italy); May 1962 (US) |
Recorded | 1961 |
Genre | Traditional pop |
Length | 2:04 |
Label | Warner Bros. Records |
Composer(s) | Carlo Donida |
Lyricist(s) | Ervin Drake |
Producer(s) | Danny Davis |
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Quick Facts Single by Connie Francis, A-side ...
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Single by Connie Francis | ||||
A-side | "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter" | |||
Released | December 1962 | |||
Recorded | 11 November 1962 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 2:25 (A-side) 3:17 (B-side) | |||
Label | MGM Records K 13116 | |||
Composer(s) | Carlo Donida | |||
Lyricist(s) | Ervin Drake | |||
Producer(s) | Danny Davis | |||
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Quick Facts Single by Ray Charles Singers, from the album Command Performances ...
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Single by Ray Charles Singers | ||||
from the album Command Performances | ||||
B-side | "Till The End Of Time" | |||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Genre | Easy listening | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
Label | Command | |||
Composer(s) | Carlo Donida | |||
Lyricist(s) | Ervin Drake | |||
Producer(s) | Danny Davis | |||
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Donida is best known in America for writing "Uno dei tanti", or "I (Who Have Nothing)". English lyricist Drake also wrote the lyrics for such songs as "Quando, quando, quando" and "Good Morning Heartache", and both the music and lyrics for "It Was a Very Good Year".