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L'Italiano
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Wikipedia article
"'L'Italiano'" (; Italian for "The Italian") is an Italian pop song by Toto Cutugno released in 1983. It was his biggest international hit and is his best-known composition. The song was forgotten during the 1990s and was re-discovered when Toto Cutugno performed it live at a charity concert in Rome commemorating Italy's victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, creating a new wave of popularity for this song.[http://www.festival.vivasanremo.com/1983.htm San Remo Song Festival 1983]
Recordings
This song was originally intended for Adriano Celentano, who turned it down. This song was copied by Indian music duo Sanjeev-Darshan for the movie "Mann".
In 1983, a Finnish singer, Kari Tapio, recorded a cover titled "Olen suomalainen" ("I am a Finn") and it became a huge hit in Finland.
Also in 1983, a Dutch version titled "Als ik maar bij jou ben" ("As long as I'm with you") was a moderate hit for palingsound group Canyon from Volendam.
In 1984, Doron Mazar, an Israeli singer and Gassan Abbas,an Israeli-Arabian actor recorded a cover to this song, titled "Ani Hozer HaBayta" ("I am returning home").
in 1998, the Hungarian band "Happy Gang" made a cover titled "Sokig voltam tvol" ("I've been away for long") on their album "Te+n" ("You+me")
In 2011, the song was released on the famous party band The Gypsy Queens eponymous album 'The Gypsy Queens'. The song became a successful cover for the band when they released a video clip of the song (produced by Didier Casnati) featuring Italian actress Caterina Murino, and reached several million views on YouTube in only a couple of weeks.
Brazilian singer Jos Augusto recorded the song in Portuguese as Faz de Conta.
French singer Herv Vilard recorded the song in French as "Mditerranenne".
Austrian-Italian singer Patrizio Buanne recorded his version in album "The Italian" in 2005.
Vietnamese Singer m Vnh Hng recorded his version in Vietnamese as "Say Tnh" in 2001
The Sicilians recorded a cover mixed by Dj Serg featuring Angelo Venuto and released on their album 'Un amore' in 2004. It was played on Top 40 Radio stations as well.
In 2021 the couple Jonathan Cilia Faro & Annalisa Minetti record a cover of the song for the compilation 'Pro Latino 146' (DMC, DMCPL146).
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References
Category:1983 songs
Category:Sanremo Music Festival songs
Category:Toto Cutugno songs
Category:Songs written by Toto Cutugno
Category:Number-one singles in Portugal
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