It's September 29th. 🎂 Buon Compleanno, Loretta Goggi! On this day in 1950, the popular singer, actress, and TV host was born in Roma, Italia. This multi-talented entertainment artist began her career auspiciously in 1959 at the tender age of nine by winning first prize in the radio singing competition "Dino Verde Disco Magico." Three years later she made her debut as a child actress in the TV show "Sotto Processo." In 1963, she recorded her first song, "Se La Cercherai."
Throughout the '60s, Ms. Goggi could be seen singing, performing, and hosting on TV and acting in films and in the theater. She even did a stint as a disc jockey for Vatican Radio and dubbed the Italian voice of Tweety for Warner Brothers' Merrie Melodies.
In the '70s, Ms. Goggi continued to expand her horizons, hosting and singing on radio and television shows, acting in TV dramas, and traveling the world. She participated in a Song Festival in Tokyo and performed in England on TV with Sammy Davis, Jr.
The climax of Ms. Goggi's career came in 1981 with the release of her monster worldwide hit, "Maledetta Primavera," which was awarded Vintage Golden Disco certification by the Federation of Italian Music Industry. Ms. Goggi didn't rest on her laurels, though. During the next 40 years, she continued to sing, perform, act, and host on TV. She even added "author" to her list of accomplishments when she wrote the children's book "Un Mondo per Tutti." Ms. Goggi continues to be a relevant force within the Italian entertainment industry. She’s currently working on the television production of “Più Forti del Destino.” Unbelievable! What a life! ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet
any italian songs you can reccomend? im italian american and want to reconnect with my italian side
Mhhh, let me think of some suggestions
If you want to start with the old songs, you can listen to
L'Italiano - by Toto Cutugno
Gianna - by Rino Gaetano
Se bruciasse la città - by Massimo Ranieri
La canzone del sole - by Lucio Battisti
Il triangolo - by Renato Zero
Figli delle stelle - by Alan Sorrenti
Azzurro - by Adriano Celentano
A far l'amore comincia tu - by Raffaella Carrà
La guerra di Piero - by Fabrizio de Andrè
Centro di gravità permanente - by Franco Battiato
Gloria - by Umberto Tozzi
Parole Parole - by Mina
Maledetta Primavera - by Loretta Goggi
Nessuno mi può giudicare - by Caterina Caselli
Che freddo fa - by Nada
Quando Quando Quando - by Tony Renis
Tu vuò fà l’americano - by Renato Carosone
Cuore Matto - by Little Tony
Generally I suggest you listen to Rino Gaetano, Lucio Battisti, Franco Battiato, Adriano Celentano, Raffaella Carrà, Marco Mengoni, Tiziano Ferro, Caparezza, Claudio Baglioni, Fabrizio de Andrè, Pino Daniele, Zucchero, Mina, etc.. (if you want, check the winners of the past editions of the Sanremo Italian Music Festival)
These are the main I remember tbh and the most known ones
I know this isn’t JoJo related but can I ask you if you have any tips for someone who is trying to learn the Italian language?
Hi anon!
Besides the evergreen study of grammar and literature, I recommend the usual things:
Listen to Italian songs to get used to the sounds. (P.s I have a La Squadra playlist with only Italian songs)
Watch shows in Italian, first with English subtitles and then with the Italian one.
Watch Italian shows. No, I didn't repeat myself, the dub is pretty much easier to understand compared to real actors. No. We usually don't have VA, just Dubbers.
Do not rely on the translation you see in my FFs and Hcs because most of the time, they are 'adaptations' and not direct translations.
There's also this funny list that Italian pages used to share a few months ago about all the songs an Italian must know:
If you're interested, I can link EVERY song on the list.
EDIT with the actual list+links
50 Special- Lùnapop
Hanno ucciso l'uomo ragno-883
Notte prima degli esami- Antonello Venditti
Cicale- Heather Parisi
Gianna- Rino Gaetano
Fatti mandare dalla mamma- Gianni Morandi
Maledetta primavera- Loretta Goggi
Felicità- Albano feat. Romina Power
L'ombelico del mondo- Jovanotti
Triangolo- Renato Zero
P.s La Squadra canonically heard these songs at least once.