Renato Pagliari

Renato Pagliari (28 June 1940 – 29 July 2009) was an Italian tenor who was the lead vocalist alongside Hilary Lister in the short-lived 1980s pop duo Renée and Renato.

Renato Pagliari
Born28 June 1940 (1940-06-28)
Blera, Italy
Died29 July 2009(2009-07-29) (aged 69)
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1975, 1982–2009

The pop duo were best known for their Number 1 hit released around Christams 1982 Save Your Love[1] which remained on the charts for four weeks.

Biography

Born into a large impoverished family in Blera, Lazio, Rome, in 1940, where he exhibited a musical aptitude from an early age and joined the church choir. Winning a place in a school for professional waiters, he instituted a career in five star restaurants in several countries. Combining his talents as a singer whilst he was waiting, he was happy to burst into song in the style of Caruso singing opera arias and other Neapolitan song.

Pagliari settled in the West Midland's, England in 1975, and entered the New Faces Talent Quest on television, songwriter Johnny Edward was impressed with his vocal and utilized him for his balled Save Your Love., with the single gaining chart status internationally in the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway, the follow up single's "Just One More Kiss" and "Jesus Loves Us All" failed to have the same impact however and Pagliari would go to performing on cruise ships and singing at his son's restaurant and recording six further solo albums. He died after undergoing surgery for a brain tumor in July 2009.[2]

References
  1. Stefan Kyriazis (23 December 2016). "What happened to Renee and Renato?". Express. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. "Renato of Renee and Renato dies". Telegraph. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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