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Nico Fidenco

Domenico Colarossi (24 January 1933 – 18 November 2022) known professionally as Nico Fidenco, was an Italian singer and film soundtrack composer who gained considerable popularity in 1960 with the release of the song "What a Sky" (Italian: "Su nel cielo"), taken from the film Silver Spoon Set by Francesco Maselli. Self-taught in music, Fidenco did a few cover versions of film title songs for the Italian market. This interest in cinema led him to be a prolific soundtrack composer, including scores for westerns and many Joe D'Amato films.

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Nico Fidenco

Italian singer Nico Fidenco

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Name
Nico Fidenco
Birth Name
Domenico Colarossi
Born
24 January 1933
Birthplace
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died
18 November 2022
Place of death
Rome, Italy
Occupation
* Singer
Nationality
Italy
Fields
middle of the road
Languages
Italian

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Domenico Colarossi (24 January 1933 – 18 November 2022) known professionally as Nico Fidenco, was an Italian singer and film soundtrack composer who gained considerable popularity in 1960 with the release of the song "What a Sky" (Italian: "Su nel cielo"), taken from the film Silver Spoon Set by Francesco Maselli. Self-taught in music, Fidenco did a few cover versions of film title songs for the Italian market. This interest in cinema led him to be a prolific soundtrack composer, including scores for westerns and many Joe D'Amato films.

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Nico Fidenco (1933–2022) was an Italian composer, film score composer and musician, among other activities. The composer was born and died in Rome.

Genres include middle of the road. Languages used include Italian.

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