Riccardo Del Turco

Riccardo Del Turco (born September 7, 1939) is an Italian singer and songwriter, born in Fiesole. His song Luglio topped the Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart for two weeks in July 1968, selling over 500,000 copies.[1] Luglio's tune was marketed across Europe and was released in the UK as I'm Gonna Try by The Tremeloes, but the song had a lukewarm response. The tune was then offered to the Herman's Hermits, who used it for their song, "Something's Happening". The song reached the sixth spot on the UK chart.[2] Other international versions of Luglio include Joe Dassin's Le petit pain au chocolat, in French, and Huhta Bengt's (aka Kristian) Ai ai ai, in Finnish. More recently, Del Turco wrote the song "Vivo" that Andrea Bocelli recorded in 2018.[3]

Riccardo Del Turco
1965 photograph
Background information
Born (1939-09-07) September 7, 1939
Fiesole, Florence, Italy
GenresPop, Rock
Years active1955–present
LabelsRCA Italiana, CGD, Dischi Ricordi, Fonit Cetra

Discography

33 rpm
  • Riccardo Del Turco, 1969
  • Tanto io non vinco mai, 1973

45 rpm
  • Le cose che non ci diciamo/La nostra casa, 1962
  • M'hanno detto che/Dimmi se vuoi, 1964
  • Parla di te/Non chiudere la porta, 1964
  • Figlio unico/Quanto amore, 1966
  • Uno tranquillo/Allora hai vinto tu, 1967
  • L'importante è la rosa/Se è scritto nel cielo, 16 October 1967
  • Luglio/Il temporale, 1968
  • Cosa hai messo nel caffè/Commedia, 2 January 1969
  • Il compleanno/Geloso, 23 aprile 1969
  • Due biglietti perchè/Se non hai pensato, 1970
  • Babilonia/Non ti voglio amare, 1970
  • La cicala/Nel giardino dietro casa, 1971
  • Uno, nessuno/La domenica ti penso di più, 1972
  • Tanto io non vinco mai/L'appartamento, 1973
  • Tanto io non vinco mai/La musica sta arrivando, 1973
  • The Summer Of Mary Ann/Ramona, 1976
  • Winter Flower/Sette e ventinove, 1979
  • Non voglio ali/Noi due, 1982
  • Serena alienazione/Spazio profondo, 1984

Filmography

References
  1. "MM Italian Distrib, Launches 150,000 LP Sales Goal Drive". Billboard. October 5, 1968. p. 55.
  2. Madeddu, Paolo; et al. "Luglio". Galleria della Canzone. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. "Andrea Bocelli: Biography". Decca Classics. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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