Luigi Tenco

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Serenella

Album: Inedito - Unreleased

Released: Jan 15, 2007

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Genre: Folk / Other
Location IT
Profile Views: 215123
Last Login: 7/14/2009
Member Since 1/13/2007
Website http://www.clubtenco.org/, www.tenco-ricaldone.it
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.. ........ .......... ............................ .. ........ ...... .................................................. .................... ................ ............ ..Luigi Tenco was born in Cassine (province of Alessandria), the son of Teresa Zoccola and Giuseppe Tenco. He never knew his father, who died in unclear circumstances. It has been rumoured that Luigi Tenco was the fruit of an extra-marital relationship of his mother. Tenco spent his childhood in Cassine and Ricaldone until 1948, when he moved to Liguria, first to Nervi and then to Genoa, where his mother had a wine shop. During high school, Tenco founded the Jerry Roll Morton Boys Jazz band, in which Tenco played the clarinet and another singer, later to become famous, Bruno Lauzi, the banjo. Gino Paoli, also a future famous Italian singer-songwriter, was a member of the later Tenco band, I Diavoli del Rock ("The Rock Devils")... Tenco made his debut in the world of Italian professional music with the band I cavalieri ("The Knights"), which included Giampiero Reverberi and Enzo Jannacci amongst others. During this period he used the pseudonym Gigi Mai. In 1961 Tenco released his first single, under his real name, entitled Quando ("When")... In 1962 Tenco began a short-lived cinematic experience, with Luciano Salce's movie La cuccagna. He also collaborated on the soundtrack of the film. During this period he also formed a strong friendship with the Genoese anarchist poet Riccardo Mannerini. In 1963, however, his friendship with Gino Paoli broke up, due to a troubled relationship with the actress Stefania Sandrelli... Tenco's first LP was released in 1962, Ballate e canzoni. One of the songs, "Cara maestra" ("Dear Teacher"), was censored by the then thriving Italian media censorship. The censors struck again in the following year, against his songs "Io sì" ("I Do") and "Una brava ragazza" ("A Nice Girl")... In 1966, suffering through a period of compulsory military service, he released Un giorno dopo l'altro ("A Day After Another") for RCA. In Rome during the same year, he met and befriended the Italo-French singer Dalida. The two were eventually to become lovers. In 1967 he took part in the Italian Song Festival in Sanremo. It was rumoured that he participated against his will. The song he presented was "Ciao Amore Ciao" ("Hello Love, Hello"), which he had to sing together with Dalida. Tenco allegedly committed suicide on January 27, after learning that his song had been eliminated from the final competition. Tenco was found in his hotel room with a bullet wound in his left temple and a note announcing that his gesture was against the jury and public's choices during the competition. Only days earlier Tenco's wedding to Dalida had been announced. It was she who discovered his body... Tenco was buried in Ricaldone. In 1974 the Tenco Award was instituted, and has been held every year since in Sanremo. Many of the most renowned Italian singer-songwriters from the 1970s declared explicitly the influence of Tenco on their work. Francesco De Gregori's album Bufalo Bill of 1976 contained a song, "Festival", about Tenco's suicide; it points out the hypocrisy with which the music establishment tried to minimize the dramatic event, in order to let the show go on... The French television channel TV5 recently carried a full-length dramatization of the love affair of Tenco and Dalida. Tenco was played by Alessandro Gassman while Dalida was played by Sabrina Ferilli... The Italian judicial system later began re-examinining Luigi Tenco's suicide. It was pointed out that the bullet hole was on the left temple, while the singer was right-handed. It had also been revealed that no autopsy had been done on the singer's corpse, and no calligraphic analysis on the suicide note with which he explained his final gesture. On 15 February 2006, Italian police exhumed Tenco's body for further investigation. The next day, results from the new autopsy and ballistics analysis were reported. According to Italian experts, what had been thought to be the entry hole on the left temple was actually the exit site. The bullet trajectory was said to be compatible with suicide......... .......... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ ........ .......... ........ .............. .......... ...................... ..Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo, 2008..• VITA TRANQUILLA • Francesco Tricarico..Premio Italiano della Critica "Mia Martini"...... ........ .. .. .. .. ...... COMPLIMENTI FRANCESCO! :-)........
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.................. .................... .................................. .................................. .. DISCOGRAPHY.... .. 33 giri.... .. 1961 - Tutte le canzoni di Sanremo, Ricordi (come Dick Ventuno).. 1962 - Luigi Tenco, Ricordi.. 1965 - Luigi Tenco, Jolly.. 1966 - Tenco, Rca...... .. 45 giri.... .. 1959 - Mai - Giurami tu - Mi Chiedi Solo Amore - Senza Parole / Too Close To Me, Ricordi.. 1959 - Mai - Giurami tu, Ricordi.. 1959 - Mi Chiedi Solo Amore - Senza Parole / Too Close To Me, Ricordi.. 1959 - Amore - Non So ancora, Ricordi (come Gigi Mai).. 1959 - Vorrei Sapere perché - Ieri, Ricordi (come Gigi Mai).. 1959 - Amore - Non So ancora - Vorrei Sapere perché - Ieri, Ricordi.. 1960 - Tell me that you Love Me / Parlami d'amore Mariù - Love is here to stay, Ricordi (pseudonimo di Gordon Cliff).. 1960 - Quando - Sempre la stessa Storia, Ricordi (come Dick Ventuno).. 1961 - Io - I miei Giorni Perduti, Ricordi.. 1961 - Quando - Triste Sera, Ricordi.. 1961 - Una Vita Inutile - Ti Ricorderai, Ricordi.. 1961 - Ti Ricorderai - Quando, Ricordi.. 1961 - Ti Ricorderai - Se Qualcuno ti dirà, Ricordi.. 1961 - Quando - Se qualcuno ti dirà - Ti Ricorderai - I miei Giorni Perduti, Ricordi.. 1961 - Senza parole / Too Close to me - In qualche parte del mondo, Ricordi.. 1962 - Come le altre / Toi - La mia Geisha, Ricordi.. 1962 - In qualche Parte del mondo, Ricordi.. 1962 - Quello Che Conta - Tra Tanta Gente - La Ballata dell'Eroe, Ricordi.. 1962 - Angela - Mi sono innamorato di Te, Ricordi.. 1962 - Quando - Il mio Regno, Ricordi.. 1963 - Io sì - Una brava Ragazza, Ricordi.. 1964 - Ragazzo Mio - No, Non è vero, Jolly.. 1964 - Ho capito che ti Amo - Io lo so già, Jolly.. 1965 - Non Sono io - Tu non Hai Capito Niente, Jolly.. 1966 - Un Giorno dopo l'altro - Se Sapessi come Fai, Rca.. 1966 - Lontano, Lontano - Ognuno è Libero, Rca...... .... .. Pubblicazioni postume.... .. 33 giri.... .. 1967 - Ti Ricorderai di me, Ricordi.. 1967 - Se stasera Sono qui, Ricordi.. 1969 - Pensaci un pò, Ricordi.. 1972 - Luigi Tenco canta Tenco, De André, Jannacci, Bob Dylan, Joker.. 1977 - Agli Amici Cantautori, Saar...... .. 45 giri.... .. 1967 - Ciao Amore, ciao - E se ci Diranno, Rca.. 1967 - Quando - Mi Sono Innamorato di te, Ricordi.. 1967 - Ti ricorderai - Angela, Ricordi.. 1967 - Guarda se io - Vedrai, Vedrai, Rca.. 1967 - Io Vorrei Essere là - Io Sono uno, Rca.. 1967 - Se Stasera sono qui - Cara Maestra, Ricordi.. 1968 - Pensaci un po' - Il tempo dei Limoni, Ricordi.. 1970 - Vedrai, Vedrai - Ah, l'amore l'amore, Jolly.. 1984 - Più m'innamoro di Te - Serenella - Più m'innamoro di te, Cgd...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .......... ................