Mino Reitano
Beniamino "Mino" Reitano (7 December 1944 – 27 January 2009) was an Italian singer, songwriter and actor. Reitano was born in Fiumara, a small village in Calabria. His father, an employee at the local railway station, was very passionate about music, and encouraged all his sons to learn to play an instrument.
Mino Reitano
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- Name
- Mino Reitano
- Birth Name
- Beniamino Reitano
- Born
- 7 December 1944
- Birthplace
- Fiumara, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 27 January 2009
- Place of death
- Agrate Brianza, Lombardy, Italy
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Full name
- Beniamino Reitano.
- Nationality
- Italy and Kingdom of Italy.
- Fields
- pop music.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Beniamino "Mino" Reitano (7 December 1944 – 27 January 2009) was an Italian singer, songwriter and actor. Reitano was born in Fiumara, a small village in Calabria. His father, an employee at the local railway station, was very passionate about music, and encouraged all his sons to learn to play an instrument.
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After a spell in the local brass band, Reitano moved to Reggio Calabria, where he studied at the Francesco Cilea Conservatory for eight years, learning piano, trumpet, and violin. In the late 1950s, Reitano moved with his brothers to Hamburg, where they formed a rock'n'roll band, Benjamin & His Brothers. They often played at the Star-Club, sharing the bill with Rory Storm, Tony Sheridan and The Beatles. After a couple of years, Reitano returned to Italy, where he recorded his first single, "Twist Time". After a successful performance at the Castrocaro Music Festival, he was offered a contract with the Italian label Dischi Ricordi, and in 1967 he participated for the first time at the Sanremo Festival. His first commercial hit was "Avevo un cuore (che ti amava tanto)" (1968). Reitano was an actor and starred in such films as Povero Cristo, I'm Crazy About Iris Blond and Long Lasting Days. Reitano died in Agrate Brianza, aged 64, of intestinal cancer, after a long period of illness.
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• Background — person • Name — Mino Reitano • Birth Name — Beniamino Reitano • Born — 7 December 1944 • Birthplace — Fiumara, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 27 January 2009 • Place of death — Agrate Brianza, Lombardy, Italy • Occupation — * Singer • actor • Years Active — 1960–2007 • Website — minoreitano.it
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Mino Reitano died at Agrate Brianza.
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Discography
• 1969 – Mino canta Reitano (Ariston Records, AR 10031) • 1971 – L'uomo e la valigia (Durium, ms AI 77266) • 1972 – Ti amo tanto tanto (Durium, ms AI 77296) • 1973 – Partito per amore (Durium, ms AI 77322) • 1974 – Tutto Mino (Durium, ms AI 77338) • 1975 – Dedicato a Frank (Durium, ms AI 77361) • 1976 – Omaggio alla mia terra (Durium, ms AI 77376) • 1976 – I miei successi (Ariston Records) • 1976 – Sogno d'amore (Durium, ms AI 77388) • 1980 – OK Mister (Mister, MRL 1001) • 1980 – Le più belle canzoni per bambini (Mister, SM 702) • 1981 – Omaggio a Napoli (Mister, MRL 1002) • 1985 – Isole d'amore (Five Record, FM 13542) • 1986 – I cantautori (Five Record, FM 13564) • 1987 – Questo uomo ti ama (Five Record) • 1990 – Vorrei (Fonit Cetra) • 1991 – Mino Reitano Story (Air Plane APCD 2002) • 1992 – Ma ti sei chiesto mai (Fonit Cetra, MFLP 020) • 1994 – Canne al vento (BMG) • 1996 – Il meglio – Dal vivo (DV More Record, DV 2027) (live) • 1999 – Musica tua – i Grandi Successi (anthology) • 2000 – Flashback – i Grandi successi originali (anthology) • 2002 – La mia canzone... le mie canzoni (Cassiopea Music, CAS 507630 2) • 2004 – Italia – Dal vivo (DV More Record DV 6744) (live)
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- 1.Autori Vari (a cura di Gino Castaldo), Il dizionario della canzone italiana - Le canzoni, editore Armando Curcio (1990), pag. 471
- 2.Su questa canzone così si è espressa Iva Zanicchi, in un'intervista realizzata da Alessandra Comazzi pubblicata su La Stampa di mercoledì 28 gennaio 2009 a pag. 37: "Ha composto alcune canzoni stupende...una soprattutto per la Vanoni è secondo me una delle migliori della musica leggera italiana: Una ragione di più
- 3.Cita web http://www.repubblica.it/mobile/ultimaora/mino-reitano-sua-sigla-dello-zecchino-doro-quotciao-amicoquot/3524111 Ultim'ora - Repubblica Mobile
- 4.Da un video personale di Reitano trasmesso su Rai Uno durante Avevo un cuore, programma interamente dedicato a Mino Reitano
- 5.TV Sorrisi e Canzoni nº 32 del 6 agosto 1961, pag. 36.
- 6.TV Sorrisi e Canzoni nº 32 del 6 agosto 1961, pag. 36
- 7.Nicola Fano. E ora tutti hanno suonato con Lennon. L'Unità. 1983-03-13.
- 8.La Repubblica del 22 luglio 1994, pag. 30.
- 9.Castrocaro, seconda giovinezza di Gloria Pozzi, pubblicato sul Corriere della Sera del 7 ottobre 1992, pag. 29
- 10.Musica e dischi di marzo 1969
- 11.Quotidiano Corriere della sera dell'11/04/1994, pag.31
- 12.quotidiano la Stampa del 22/07/1994, pag.21
- 13.Mino Reitano: sua sigla dello Zecchino d'Oro Ciao amico, articolo pubblicato su La Repubblica del 28 gennaio 2009
- 14.Cita web http://www.repubblica.it/ultimora/24ore/MINO-REITANO-SUA-SIGLA-DELLO-ZECCHINO-DORO-quotCIAO-AMICOquot/news-dettaglio/3524111 Mino Reitano: Sua Sigla Dello Zecchino D'Oro "Ciao Amico" ! News ! La Repubblica.It
- 15.articolo su la Gazzetta dello sport del 29/01/2009, pag.43.
- 16.La canzone nel film Lady Football.
- 17.Inno Alè Inter.
- 18.Cita web http://aycu32.webshots.com/image/46631/2002679948130473691_rs.jpg locandina dell'evento
- 19.articolo su Sette, Corriere della sera del 24/01/2002
- 20.Green Day - Alternative/Punk - Musica - http://www.real.com.
- 21.Cita web http://www.ansa.it/opencms/export/site/visualizza_fdg.html_875007984.html Ansa
- 22.Settimanale Chi dell'11 febbraio 2009, pag. 93.
- 23.Musicalnews.com: Per l'ultimo saluto a Mino Reitano una folla di amici, parenti e colleghi. www.musicalnews.com.
- 24.Simone-Viaggiare in Brianza. 9 cimiteri in Brianza con tombe di personaggi famosi. Viaggiare in Brianza. 2025-08-03.
- 25.Mino Reitano - Eloise + intervista (Superflash 1985).
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