Pippo Starnazza

Pippo Starnazza (16 April 1909 ā€“ 16 July 1975) was an Italian jazz singer and actor.

Pippo Starnazza
Pippo Starnazza in Almost Human (1974)
Background information
Birth nameLuigi Redaelli
Born(1909-04-16)16 April 1909
Milan, Italy
Died16 July 1975(1975-07-16) (aged 66)
Milan
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
InstrumentsDrums, vocals
Years active1920sā€“1970s

Born Luigi Redaelli in Milan, he started his career in the 1920s, playing the drums in the De Carli Orchestra at the Orfeo music hall in Milan.[1] After having been part of several other orchestras and jazz bands, in the early 1930s Redaelli started his solo career as a singer, specializing in creating humorous covers of popular American songs in Milanese dialect.[1] In 1939, he adopted his stage name and formed the Quintetto del Delirio (Delirium Quintet), with whom he sang cover songs where the English lyrics were replaced by an onomatopoeic, gibberish language.[1][2] Beginning the 1960s, he appeared in many films in supporting and character roles.[1][2] He died of cardiac arrest at the age of sixty-six.[2]

References

  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Enciclopedia del cinema italiano: Gli Attori. Gremese Editore, 2003.
  2. "E morto a 66 anni Pippo Starnazza". La Stampa (155). 17 July 1975. p. 6.
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