Romanticism and the beauty of Italian music return to Brazil
The singer who rose to fame with “Dio, Come Ti Amo” showcases her beautiful voice in a romantic repertoire that blends her hits with songs from her new album, on the world tour “Una Storia D’Amore”.
In the 1960s, Italian music had one of its most prominent moments internationally, invading the charts worldwide, especially here in Brazil. One of its main stars was Gigliola Cinquetti.
After 40 years, the diva of Italian music comes to Brazil with the “Una Storia D’Amore” tour, a show designed to captivate the hearts of the romantics and prove that love never goes out of style. Gigliola Cinquetti will perform at the Teatro do Bourbon Country on November 10, 2017, at 9:00 p.m. in Porto Alegre.
The great star is experiencing one of the best moments of her career. In late 2015, she released a new album, 20.12 (the title drawn from her birth date), her first of new material in 20 years. With artistic direction by Michele Muscimarro and musical production by Loris Ceroni, two renowned professionals in Italy and abroad, the album shows a very pop and refreshed Gigliola.
The album consists of ten tracks, with four of them included in the setlist of her current tour, which began in March this year. One of the main songs from this new batch is the pop ballad “Lacrima In Un Oceano”, one of those songs that captivate you from the first chords. A reinterpretation of “Lady Jane” by the Rolling Stones is another pleasant surprise for fans.
In Brazil, Gigliola will be accompanied by a band led by pianist, musical director, and conductor Valter Sivilotti, which includes musicians Claudio Beccaceci (guitar), Francesca Morandi (bass), Pier Francesco Tarantino (drums), Luca Fraula (keyboards), and Franca Orioli (backing vocals).
The setlist, featuring more than 20 songs, includes eternal hits like “Dio Come Ti Amo,” “La Rosa Nera,” “Si,” “Volare,” and “Guantanamera,” along with tracks from the new album, such as “Ed Io e Te,” “Fuore Piore,” “Sei,” and “Lacrima In Un Oceano.”
Learn more about Gigliola Cinquetti
Born in Cerro Veronese on December 20, 1947, Gigliola studied at the arts school in Verona, but her passion for music proved stronger. At just 16 years old, she won the New Voices of Castrocaro competition with the song “Le Strade Di Notte”.
Soon after, in 1964, she went even further, winning the San Remo Festival, the biggest event in Italian music, with “Non Ho L’Età (Per Amarti)”. With this same song, the singer won an even bigger event, the Eurovision Festival, becoming the first Italian to win the most important competition in European music.
In 1966, she again reached the top spot in San Remo, this time with the song that cemented her fame, “Dio, Come Ti Amo,” written by singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno, the same artist behind “Volare (Del Blu Dipinto Di Blu).” The song was so successful that it spawned a film of the same title, starring her, and was one of the eleven films in which she acted as an actress.
One of her great moments came in 1968 when she recorded an album in partnership with the renowned Mexican group Trio Los Panchos, the album “Gigliola Cinquetti & Los Panchos.”
Besides recording albums and performing worldwide, Gigliola has also worked extensively in television, hosting programs and even working as a reporter. She began doing this more intensely starting in 1981, after returning to the entertainment scene following a few years devoted to raising her son Giovanni.
In 1974, she nearly won the Eurovision Festival again but finished in second place with the song “Si.” She lost to a Swedish group that was still unknown to the international audience, Abba, with the song “Waterloo.” Interestingly, the Italian singer later included in her concert repertoire songs by Abba such as “Chiquitita” and “The Winner Takes It All.”
Gigliola later went on to host the same festival that launched her career, the New Voices of Castrocaro, and helped stars like Eros Ramazzotti and Zucchero gain significant media attention for the first time.
In addition to being a great performer, having sung in nine different languages (including Portuguese), Gigliola has also composed several songs, two of which, “Un Momento Fa” and “Lasciarsi D’Inverno,” were co-written with conductor Enrico Simonetti.
In 2008, she was awarded the prestigious Giulietta Alla Donna prize in her home country for her body of work. In 2016, she performed in Bogotá, Colombia, accompanied by an orchestra conducted by maestro Valter Sivilotti. The performance was recorded and will soon be released in DVD format. In her interviews, she always states that “music is the center of life.”
