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Massimo Ranieri

Massimo Ranieri

Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone, May 3, 1951), is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor.

He was born in Naples (at Santa Lucia), the fourth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc. He was discovered by a music producer about 4 years later and was flown to New York to record an EP under the name of Gianni Rock.

He recorded 4 songs in 1964: Tanti auguri signora, Se mi aspetti stasera, Non chiudere la porta, and La Prima Volta. None of the records were successful, because young Gianni's voice was changing. Two years later, he would later re-emerge under his new stage name, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, he made his TV debut singing "Bene Mio". A year later, he made another TV appearance singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he recorded 2 more songs: "Da Bambino", Ma L'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera". But it wasn't until 1969, when he really became successful and became a teen idol making all the young girls scream for him, when he sang "O Sole Mio" on live TV. Soon, in most every TV appearance he made, you could hear the girls screaming in the background. That same year, he had a string of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse la citta", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre" and "Zingara". In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", "Candida". During that year, Massimo decided to venture into acting.

His screen debut, Metello received rave reviews by critics, and he even won an award for portraying the title character. He co-starred with Anna Magnani in La Sciantosa, later that year. In 1971, "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", "Io e Te". He represented Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland, where he placed 5th with the song, "L'Amore E' Un Attimo. " That same year he had fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out of wedlock with Franca Sebastiani. He didn't want to have anything to do with her, saying that he was too young and inexperienced, and that it was damage to his career. He didn't have any contact with her until she was about 20. In 1972, "Ti Ruberei", "O Surdato 'nnamurato", "Erba di Casa Mia". In 1973, "Amo Ancora Lei". He returned to the Eurovision Song Contest that year in Luxembourg to represent Italy with "Chi sarà con te", where he placed 13th. And in 1974, "Te Voglio Bene Assaie", "Immagina", "Per Una Donna". During that year, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he portrayed a Carabinieri policeman who was executed by the Nazis during World War II.

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La voce che hai dentro

2023

as Michele Ferrara

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

2023

as Self

The Man Who Drew God

2023

Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto

2022

as Se stesso

Natural Lefty

2022

Ferro

2020

as Self

I Hate Summer

2020

as se stesso

TV Story Superstar

2020

as Self (archive footage)

ExtraVergine

2019

as Lo psicanalista

Meraviglie. La penisola dei tesori

2018

Riccardo va all'inferno

2017

Pino Daniele - Il tempo resterà

2017

as Himself

The Ploy

2016

as Pier Paolo Pasolini

Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino

2016

as Self

Gli Squallor

2012

as Self

Sabato, domenica e lunedì

2012

as Peppino Priore

Scossa

2012

as Salvatore

Questi Fantasmi

2011

as Pasquale Lojacono

La meravigliosa avventura di Antonio Franconi

2011

as Antonio Franconi

Napoli milionaria!

2011

as Gennaro Jovine

Filumena Marturano

2010

as Domenico Soriano

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

2010

as Self

Passione

2010

Massimo Ranieri - Live dallo Stadio Olimpico

2010

L'ultimo Pulcinella

2009

as Michelangelo Fracanzan

Civico zero

2007

as Giuliano

No way out - A broken love

2007

as Matteo Della Torre

Pilot Operation

2007

as Raffaele

The Courage to Love

2005

as Massimo

Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens

2004

Fondali notturni

2002

A Kiss in the Dark

2000

To Fly!

1999

as Antonio

La casa dove abitava Corinne

1996

as Leonardi

Il ricatto

1989

as Commissario Massimo Fedeli

L'ombra nera del Vesuvio

1987

as Toni Carità

Bonded by Tender Friendship

1983

as Dorino

The Magic Screen

1982

as Angelo

A Gun for a Cop

1981

as Paolo Palumbo

Chaste and Pure

1981

as Fernando

L'ultima volta insieme

1981

as Paolo Antonelli

Priest of Love

1981

as Piero Pini

Habibi, amor mío

1981

Hot Potato

1979

as Claudio

Born Winner

1976

as Sandro

Death Rage

1976

as Angelo

Midi Première

1975

as Self

Salvo D'Acquisto

1974

as Salvo D'Acquisto

The Cousin

1974

as Enzo

Chronicle of a Homicide

1972

as Fabio Sola

Romance

1971

as Sandro Zanichelli

Tre donne - La sciantosa

1971

as Tonino / young soldier

The Light at the Edge of the World

1971

as Felipe

Bubu

1971

as Piero

Metello

1970

as Metello Salani

Eurovision Song Contest

1956

Sanremo Music Festival

1951

as Self - Contestant

Sanremo Music Festival

1951

as Self - Special Guest