Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella (born 14 March 1946), is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter.
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Birth name | Giovanni Bella |
Born | Catania, Kingdom of Italy | 14 March 1946
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Years active | 1969–present |
Labels | Polydor Records, CBS |
Born in Catania, Bella started his career as composer for his sister, singer Marcella Bella authoring several hits with lyricist Giancarlo Bigazzi.[1][2] In the seventies he debuted as a singer himself, scoring his first major success in 1974 with the song "Più ci penso", which ranked second in the Italian hit parade.[3] In 1976 he topped the hit parade[3] and won the Festivalbar contest with the song "Non si può morire dentro", originally planned to be sung by his sister.[4] In 1981 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Questo amore non si tocca"; he returned in Sanremo five more times between 1986 and 2007, three times in couple with his sister Marcella.[2] In 1983 Bella stopped the collaboration with Bigazzi and started a new phase alongside Mogol; between late 1990s and 2000s the couple signed some extraordinary sales successes for Adriano Celentano.[2] In January 2010 he suffered a stroke and subsequently he lost his speech and the use of a leg.[5]
Year | Title | IT[3] |
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1974 | Più ci penso | 2 |
1976 | Non si può morire dentro | 1 |
1977 | Io canto e tu | 7 |
1978 | No | 7 |
1978 | Toc toc | 16 |
1980 | Dolce uragano | 7 |
1981 | Questo amore non si tocca | 14 |
1985 | L'ultima poesia | 6 |
1990 | Verso l'ignoto | 7 |
1991 | La fila degli oleandri | 38 |
2007 | Forever per sempre | 14 |