Betty Curtis
Roberta Corti, better known by her stage name Betty Curtis (b. March 21, 1936 – June 15, 2006) was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004.[1]
Betty Curtis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roberta Corti |
| Born | March 21, 1936 |
| Origin | Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
| Died | June 15, 2006 (aged 70) Lecco |
| Genres | pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1957–2004 |
| Labels | CGD |
The song "Al di là" performed by her with Luciano Tajoli won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961.[2] Betty Curtis represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with her San Remo winning song, which tied for fifth in Cannes.[3]
Singles
- 1958 Con tutto il cuore (With All My Heart)
- 1958 La pioggia cadrà
- 1959 Nessuno
- 1959 Una marcia in fa (with Johnny Dorelli)
- 1959 Buondì (Alone)
- 1960 Non sei felice
- 1960 Il mio uomo
- 1961 Al di là
- 1961 Pollo e champagne
- 1961 Aiutami a piangere
- 1961 Midi Midinette
- 1961 Ci vogliono i mariti
- 1961 Neve al chiaro di luna
- 1962 Buongiorno amore
- 1962 Stasera piove
- 1962 Soldi soldi soldi
- 1962 Tango del mare
- 1962 Chariot (I Will Follow Him)
- 1963 Wini, wini
- 1964 La casa più bella del mondo
- 1964 Scegli me o il resto del mondo
- 1965 Invece no (1965 San Remo Festival)
- 1966 Le porte dell`amore
- 1967 È più forte di me
- 1967 Guantanamera
- 1967 Povero Enrico
- 1969 Gelosia
- 1970 Donna
- 1974 Ma ci pensi tu (Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma)
- 1976 La grulla
- 1976 nnamorarsi No!
- 1978 Chariot sound
- 1978 Sarò la luce che ti guida (Candle on the water)
In other media
Curtis's version of Chariot (I Will Follow Him) is used in the film Goodfellas.
References
- http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo314505.shtml Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- http://www.festival.vivasanremo.com/1961.htm.
- http://www.eurofestival.com/anno_2009.asp?anno=1961 Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
 Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
Note: Entries scored out are when Italy did not compete | |||||||||||||||||||
Authority control  |
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.