Nini Rosso

• Name — Nini Rosso • Birth Name — Raffaele Celeste Rosso • Born — 19 September 1926 • Birthplace — Turin, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 5 October 1994 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — * Musician • composer • singer • Years Active — 1948 – 1994 • Genre — * Light music • jazz • Instrument — * Vocals • trumpet • Label — Durium

Rosso was born in Turin, Italy. His parents attempted to send him to university, but at 19 he chose the trumpet over academia, and left home. He was a partisan during the World War II Liberation from Nazist and Fascist occupation, and operated in Maira Valley with Giorgio Bocca and Detto Dalmastro, partisan commander of the anti-fascist brigade Giustizia e Libertà attached to the Partito d'Azione of northern Italy. After his employment in a nightclub was terminated by the police, he returned home, but soon after departed again to relaunch his career. He soon became one of the best-known jazz trumpeters in Italy, reaching the crest of his popularity in the 1960s. He became known in the UK in 1962 when his recording of "Concerto disperato" was covered by Ken Thorne and his Orchestra and became a hit under the title "The Theme from The Legion's Last Patrol". Rosso's original was quickly released on the Durium label and also made the charts, but was less successful than the cover. His 1965 worldwide hit "Il Silenzio" went to number 1 in Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and sold over five million copies by the end of 1967. In the US it peaked in November 1965 on position 32 of the Billboard Chart. It was awarded a gold disc. He also acted in the 1960s. Rosso died of lung cancer in Rome in 1994, at the age of 68. He was buried at the local Cimitero Flaminio.

Nini Rosso was recorded at birth as Celeste Raffaele Rosso. He also worked under the names Nini Rosso (italian) and Mister Silenzio. The authorities additionally record the headings Celeste Raffaele Rosso and Mister Silenzio. His recorded language was Italian.

Nini Rosso is recorded as trumpeter, composer, singer, musician and actor. Italian trumpeter and composer.