Renato Pagliari


Renato Pagliari was an Italian tenor who was the lead vocalist alongside Hilary Lister in the short-lived 1980s pop duo Renée and Renato.
The pop duo were best known for their Christmas number 1 in 1982 Save Your Love which remained on the charts for four weeks.
Born into a large impoverished family in Blera, Rome, 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 Edwards was impressed with his vocal and utilized him for his balled Save Your Love., with the single gaining chart status also 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.