Tony Del Monaco
Antonio Del Monaco, better known as Tony Del Monaco, was an Italian pop singer, and actor.Career
Del Monaco was born in the city of Sulmona in Abruzzo, Italy. He started in show business as an actor, appearing in the 1961 musical comedy L'adorabile Giulio, starring Carlo Dapporto and Delia Scala. In 1965, he performed on the TV show Campioni a Campione the song "Vita Mia", which he'd composed and which entered the Italian pop charts.
In 1959, he debuted at the Italian Song Festival of Vibo Valentia, ranking 3rd with the song ""Al ciel manca un angelo". In 1967, he participated in the Sanremo Festival with "È più forte di me", paired with Betty Curtis, and released "Una spina e una rosa" the same year. Del Monaco competed in Sanremo again in 1968, paired with Dionne Warwick, with the song "La voce del silenzio " ; in 1969, with "Un'ora fa" paired with Fausto Leali; and in 1970, with the Claudio Villa song "Serenata".
In the 1960s and 1970s, Del Monaco composed many songs that were covered by star singers of that era, such as "L'ultima occasione" by Mina and Tom Jones.
He died on 27 May 1993, from an "incurable disease", in a clinic in Ancona.Selected discography
45s
- 1961 – "Silver blue" / "Silver blue"
- 1965 – "Vita mia" / "Quando si alza la luna"
- 1966 – "Se la vita è così" / "Con l'aiuto del tuo amore"
- 1967 – "È più forte di me" / "Con un po' di volontà"
- 1967 – "Tu che sei l'amore" / "Per vivere"
- 1967 – "Parla tu cuore mio" / "L'uomo che vuoi tu"
- 1968 – "La voce del silenzio" / "Una piccola candela"
- 1968 – "Magia" / "È diventato amore"
- 1968 – "Vola vola" / "Se c'è un peccato"
- 1969 – "Un'ora fa" / "Se c'è un peccato"
- 1969 – "Una spina e una rosa" / "Peccato"
- 1970 – "Serenata" / "Per te, per te, per te"
- 1970 – "Cuore di bambola" / "Io non-ci penso più"
- 1974 – "Vivere insieme" / "Il viaggio"
- 1975 – "Siamo stati innamorati" / "Negli occhi nel cuore nell'anima"
- 1978 – "Te ne vai" / "Come un poeta d'osteria"
LPs
- 1966 – Tony Del Monaco
