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Italian singer (1945–2023)

Not to be confused with Bruno Filippi.
Bruno Filippini
Filippini in 1964
Born(1945-03-03)3 March 1945
Rome, Italy
Died5 October 2023(2023-10-05) (aged 78)
OccupationSinger

Bruno Filippini (3 March 1945 – 5 October 2023) was an Italian singer, mainly successful in the 1960s.

Life and career

Born in Rome, after graduating from a Technical-Commercial school Filippini studied music and chant and later entered the Sistine Chapel Choir. In 1963 he won the Castrocaro Music Festival, and in 1964 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Sabato sera", which was also a moderate success on the Italian hit parade. The same year he also participated at Un disco per l'estate and at the Festival di Napoli.

In 1965 he returned at the Sanremo Music Festival, becoming successful with the song "L'amore ha i tuoi occhi". In the second half of the 1960s he also had some occasional experiences as a composer and as a film actor. In 1968 he was invited by Franco Zeffirelli to perform the song "Canzone d'amore/Ai giochi addio" in the Italian release of his Romeo and Juliet film (voiced by Glen Weston as "What is a Youth" in the English-language release). When his success declined in the 1970s, he focused on live performances in piano bars and music halls, as well as appearances on several revival TV-programs.

Filippini died on 5 October 2023, at the age of 78.

Discography

Singles
  • 1963 – La ragazza nell'acqua/L'anno venturo (MRC A200)
  • 1964 – Sabato sera/Bimba ricordati (MRC A203)
  • 1964 – Non ho il coraggio/Ti voglio ancora bene (MRC A206)
  • 1964 – Ho paura dell'amore/Non ho bisogno di te (MRC A208)
  • 1964 – Ammore siente/Maria Carmela ela...ela (MRC A209)
  • 1965 – L'amore ha i tuoi occhi/Fortunatamente (MRC A212)
  • 1965 – Quando il sole cadrà/È inutile piangere (MRC A222)
  • 1965 – Lasciatemi qui/Noi saremo insieme (MRC A226)
  • 1968 – La felicità/Un piccolo aiuto dagli amici (RCA Italiana PM 3450)
  • 1968 – Canzone d'amore/Hip, hip, hip, hurrah! (RCA Italiana PM 3472)
  • 1971 – Pace e bene/Un collare d'argento (King NSP 56122)
Album
  • 1999 – Il meglio (DV More Record)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1964 Canzoni, bulli e pupe
1964 I ragazzi dell'hully-gully Himself
1967 The Witches Singer (segment "Strega Bruciata Viva, La")
1968 Romeo and Juliet Leonardo Uncredited, (final film role)

References

  1. ^ Enzo Giannelli. "Bruno Filippini". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  2. ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  3. "Addio a Bruno Filippini, voce dei lungometraggi della Disney". Musical News. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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