Massimo Ranieri (born in Naples, Italy Giovanni Calone, 3 May 1951), is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor.He was born in Naples (at Santa Lucia), the fifth 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 four years later and was flown to New York to record an EP under the name of Gianni Rock.He recorded four songs in 1964: Tanti auguri signora, Se mi aspetti stasera, Non chiudere la porta, and La Prima Volta. None of the records were successful, primarily because young Gianni's voice was changing. Two years later, he would 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 two 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", "Rose rosse" and "Zingara". In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", and "Candida". During that year, he decided to venture into acting.Massimo's screen debut, Metello received rave reviews from critics, and won him the David DiDonatello award for best actor for portraying the title character. He co-starred with Anna Magnani in the television film La Sciantosa, later that year. In 1971, Massimo recorded the songs "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", and "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 fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out of wedlock with Franca Sebastiani. He didn't have anything to do with the raising of his daughter, saying that he was too young and inexperienced for fatherhood, and that it would be damaging to his career. He was never linked with any other woman thereafter. He didn't have any contact with his daughter until they met when she was about 20-years-old.In 1972, he released the songs "Ti Ruberei", "O Surdato 'nnamurato", and "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. In 1974, came the singles "Te Voglio Bene Assaie", "Immagina", and "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.When his singing career started to decline in 1975, Massimo concentrated on his a
Italian voice of Quasimodo in Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
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Considered by many to be one of the greatest Italian pop (musica leggera) singers of all time.
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Winner of Sanremo Festival (1988) for his hit song "Perdere L'amore".
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Pop singer.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
La macchinazione
2016
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Sabato, domenica e lunedì
2012
TV Movie
Peppino Priore
Scossa
2011
Salvatore (segment "Sciacalli")
Capitan Basilico 2 - I Fantastici 4+4
2011
Fisher
Questi fantasmi
2011
TV Movie
Pasquale Lojacono
La meravigliosa avventura di Antonio Franconi
2011
Antonio Franconi
Napoli milionaria
2011
TV Movie
Gennaro Jovine
Filumena Marturano
2010
TV Movie
Domenico Soriano
Passione
2010
Singer
Ces amours-là
2010
Le chanteur du camp
L'ultimo Pulcinella
2008
Michelangelo
Civico zero
2007
Giuliano
Senza via d'uscita - Un amore spezzato
2007
TV Movie
Matteo Della Torre
Operazione pilota
2007
TV Movie
Raffaele
Fuga
2005
Short
Le courage d'aimer
2005
Massimo
Camera cafè
2004-2005
TV Series
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
2004
Massimo
Storia di guerra e d'amicizia
2002
Giovanni
Legami di famiglia
2002
Io ti salverò
2002
TV Movie
Fondali notturni
2000
Un bacio nel buio
2000
TV Movie
Ama il tuo nemico
1999
TV Movie
Don Paolo
To Fly!
1999
Antonio
Angelo nero
1998
TV Movie
Commissario Vanzi
La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996
TV Movie
Leonardi
Il prezzo del denaro
1995
TV Movie
Il ricatto
1989-1991
TV Series
Commissario Massimo Fedeli
Rinaldo in campo
1989
TV Movie
Lo scialo
1987
TV Mini-Series
Giovanni
L'ombra nera del Vesuvio
1986
TV Mini-Series
Toni Carità
Atto d'amore
1986
TV Movie
Ciro
I ragazzi di celluloide 2
1984
TV Mini-Series
Nicola
Nata d'amore
1984
TV Mini-Series
All'ombra della grande quercia
1984
TV Mini-Series
Massimo
Legati da tenera amicizia
1983
Dorino
La vela incantata
1982
TV Movie
Angelo
Il carabiniere
1981
Paolo Palumbo
I ragazzi di celluloide
1981
TV Mini-Series
Nicola
Casta e pura
1981
Fernando
L'ultima volta insieme
1981
Paolo Antonelli
Priest of Love
1981
Piero Pini
Habibi, amor mío
1981
La patata bollente
1979
Claudio
Storie della Camorra
1978
TV Mini-Series
Gennaro Abbatemaggio
Born Winner
1976
Sandro
Death Rage
1976
Angelo
Una città in fondo alla strada
1975
TV Mini-Series
Lupo
Salvo D'Acquisto
1974
Salvo D'Acquisto
The Cousin
1974
Enzo
Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente
1972
Fabio Sola
Incontro
1971
Sandro Zanichelli
Tre donne - La sciantosa
1971
TV Movie
Tonino
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971
Felipe
Bubù
1971
Piero
Cerca di capirmi
1970
Franco Bertoli
Metello
1970
Metello Salani
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Better Call Saul
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Passione
2010
performer: "'O SOLE MIO MEDLEY - FILM MIX"
Le courage d'aimer
2005
performer: "Le Courage D'Aimer", "Le Bonheur C'est Mieux Que La Vie", "Le Genre Humain', "Maria Mari", "Noel", "Crepuscule Sur Le Boulevard", "La Ville Lumière"
La belle histoire
1992
performer: "Noël"
Il muro di gomma
1991
performer: "Rose rosse per te"
The Eurovision Song Contest
1971
TV Special performer: "L'amore è un attimo"
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sabato, domenica e lunedì
2012
TV Movie adaptation
Questi fantasmi
2011
TV Movie adaptation
Napoli milionaria
2011
TV Movie adaptation
Filumena Marturano
2010
TV Movie adaptation
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sabato, domenica e lunedì
2012
TV Movie stage director
Filumena Marturano
2010
TV Movie stage director
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gli Squallor
2013
Video documentary
Himself
L'ultimo gattopardo: Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010
Documentary
Himself
Vivement dimanche
2009
TV Series
Himself
Ti lascio una canzone
2008-2009
TV Series
Himself
X Factor
2008
TV Series
Himself - Performer
La festa della Mamma
1992
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host
Miss Italia nel mondo
1991
TV Series
Himself (2010)
Fantastico 10
1989
TV Series
Himself - Host (1989)
Musical de Mallorca 77
1977
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Les rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
TV Series
Himself
Top à...
1974
TV Series
Himself
Music-Hall à Provins
1974
TV Series
Himself
The Eurovision Song Contest
1973
TV Special
Himself - Italian Entry: 13th Place
Sabato sera dalle nove alle dieci
1973
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Samedi soir
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Eurovision Song Contest
1971
TV Special
Himself - Italian Entry: 5th Place
Gala du Midem
1971
TV Series
Himself
Gala de l'Unicef
1970
TV Series
Himself
La più bella coppia del mondo
1968
Himself
Canzonissima
1967
TV Movie
Himself - Performer 'Vent'anni' (1970)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Quelli che... il calcio
2008
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2009
Golden Pegasus
Flaiano International Prizes
Best Actor
L'ultimo Pulcinella (2008)
1970
Special David
David di Donatello Awards
Metello (1970)
1970
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, Italy
Best Breakthrough Actor (Migliore Attore Rivelazione)