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Umberto Balsamo
Italian singer-songwriter and composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rosario Umberto Balsamo, best known as Umberto Balsamo (born 10 March 1942) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer, best known for the songs "L'angelo azzurro" and "Balla".
Background
Born in Catania, Balsamo was the youngest of five brothers.[1] In 1964 he moved to Milan, where he started working together with the lyricist Luciano Beretta, composing songs for, among others, Iva Zanicchi and Orietta Berti.[1] In 1968 he made his debut as a singer with the song " Il mio cuore riposa", released under the pseudonym Bob Nero.[1] Balsamo obtained his first success in 1972 with the song "Se fossi diversa", which ranked nineteen in the Italian hit parade.[2] The following year he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Amore mio".[3] In 1977 he topped the hit parade with the song "L'angelo azzurro", selling over a million of copies[1][2][3] In 1979 he had one another major success with the song "Balla", a mixture of tarantella and disco music.[1][2][3] In the eighties Balsamo focused on composing, achieving a significant success with the song "Italia", sung by Mino Reitano at the Sanremo Music Festival.[1][3]
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Discography
Singles
Studio albums
- 1974 Passato presente e futuro
- 1975 Natalì
- 1977 Malgrado tutto...l'angelo azzurro
- 1978 Crepuscolo d'amore
- 1979 Balla
- 1979 Auto Music
- 1980 Pianeti
- 1982 Mai più
- 1990 Respirando la notte luna
- 1992 Un pugno nella notte
- 2003 Vorrei aprire il cielo sabato sera a spina di rosa
Compilation albums
- 1989 L'angelo azzurro e altri successi
- 1995 Umberto Balsamo - Le sue più belle canzoni
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External links
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