Renato Carosone

Renato Carosone (Naples, 3 January 1920 – 20 May 2001 in Rome) was among the greatest figures of Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. He was also a modern performer of the so-called canzone napoletana, Naples' song tradition.

A vast repertoire

Several of his hits were the result of this long and fruitful cooperation with the lyricist Nicola Salerno, who used the pseudonym Nisa. They could understand each other perfectly: just one hint by Carosone, and Nisa wrote a funny, witty little story about it. Among their greatest hits, 'O suspiro, Torero, Tu' vuo' fa' l'americano, Caravan Petrol, Pigliate 'na pastiglia, 'O Sarracino.

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Lyricist - Nicola Salerno - Pseudonym

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A few famous songs in Carosone's repertoire were not written by Nisa: ...E la barca tornò sola - a lively parody of a song performed by Gino Latilla San Remo Music Festival in 1954 -, Tre numeri al lotto, Maruzzella (dedicated to his wife Marisa), 'O russo e 'a rossa.

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Gino Latilla - San Remo Music Festival - 1954

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