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.[1] 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.[1][2] The same year he also participated at Un disco per l'estate and at the Festival di Napoli.[1]

In 1965 he returned at the Sanremo Music Festival, becoming successful with the song "L'amore ha i tuoi occhi".[1][2] 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 Zefirelli 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 apparitions on several revival TV-programs.[1][2]

Filippini died on 5 October 2023, at the age of 78.[3]

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
1964Canzoni, bulli e pupe
1964I ragazzi dell'hully-gullyHimself
1967The WitchesSinger(segment "Strega Bruciata Viva, La")
1968Romeo and JulietLeonardoUncredited, (final film role)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Enzo Giannelli. "Bruno Filippini". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  2. 1 2 3 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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