Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)"
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Domenico Modugno’s “Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)” is an iconic Italian pop song that achieved worldwide fame in the late 1950s and became one of the most recognizable Italian songs in music history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian pop song
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single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Volare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Song of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number one in Italy
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number one on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ number one on US Cash Box chart ⓘ top ten in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| composer | Domenico Modugno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
Al Martino
NERFINISHED
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Bobby Rydell NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gipsy Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Domenico Modugno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became an international pop standard
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one of the most famous Italian songs worldwide ⓘ |
| eurovisionResult | third place ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceEvent | Sanremo Music Festival 1958 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
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traditional pop ⓘ |
| grammyYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| hasBside | Vecchio frac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISRC | IT-FC-58-00001 ⓘ |
| hasISWC | T-900.004.415-3 ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | melodic Italian canzone ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | television performance footage from late 1950s ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Volare, oh oh, cantare, oh oh oh oh ⓘ |
| hasTempo | moderate tempo ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| includedInList |
Rai list of most important Italian songs of the 20th century
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Rolling Stone list of greatest songs of all time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| lyricist | Franco Migliacci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first Grammy winner for Record of the Year
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first Grammy winner for Song of the Year ⓘ |
| partOf | Domenico Modugno’s repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | Domenico Modugno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Italian music publisher Curci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Fonit Cetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| representedAt | Eurovision Song Contest 1958 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanremoResult | first place ⓘ |
| theme | dreamlike flight in the blue sky ⓘ |
| title | Nel blu dipinto di blu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Domenico Modugno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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