Nico Fidenco
Nico Fidenco | |
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Fidenco in 1961 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Domenico Colarossi |
| Born | 24 January 1933 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 18 November 2022 (aged 89) Rome, Italy |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 1960–1998 |
Nico Fidenco (artistic name Domenico Colarossi; 24 January 1933 – 18 November 2022) was an Italian singer and film soundtrack composer who gained considerable popularity in 1960 with the release of the song "What a Sky" (Italian: "Su nel cielo"), taken from the film Silver Spoon Set by Francesco Maselli.
Self-taught in music, Fidenco did a few cover versions of film title songs for the Italian market. With the song "Legata a un granello di sabbia", he was the first Italian singer to sell one million copies of a single. This interest in cinema led him to be a prolific soundtrack composer, including scores for westerns and many Joe D'Amato films.