Nicola di Bari

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Nicola Di Bari, stage name of Michael Scommegna (Zapponeta, September 29, 1940), is an Italian singer-songwriter.

He won two consecutive Sanremo Festival, in 1971 and 1972 (it was the fourth to get this result after Nilla Pizzi, who won them in 1951 and 1952 Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli, who won them in 1958 and 1959) and Canzonissima in 1971; It is also one of the most famous Italian singers abroad, particularly in Latin America.

Some of his songs have become evergreens of Italian music, to the point of being re-recorded in subsequent years by other artists such as guitar sounds slower, engraved by Mina album uiallalla, or The First Beautiful Thing, played by Malika Ayane for the soundtrack of the film.

In his songs he often finds himself the subject of emigration and the great feeling of attachment to the native land and rural life, with references to the campaign and its colors.

One of the songs he had written - Zapponeta - is dedicated to his native country; another of his well-known title is country.
In 1964 he participated in the Cantagiro with Love returns home, having some success; in the same period there is also room for a cover of Burt Bacharach, I tend arms (Reach Out for Me). The following year is presented at the Sanremo Festival with My Friends (paired with Gene Pitney) and Cantagiro'll cry.

Nicola Di Bari and Patty Pravo while moving by train for Cantagiro 1967
Back at the Festival in 1966 also with you waiting for me, and back again Cantagiro Three thousand drums, and again, for the fourth consecutive time, in Sanremo in 1967 with Look behind you, paired with Gene Pitney.

In these years the Jolly know and become friends with Luigi Tenco, and years later to dedicate an entire LP of the singer-songwriter songs.

These early achievements make him a household name, so that at the end of 1967 he was put under contract by RCA, which does affect a number of covers: If you ever speak to me, Italian version of Smile written by Charlie Chaplin for Limelight ; The world is gray the world is blue, the Italian version of Eric Charden song, which will be cited years later by Franco Battiato in his famous Cuccurucucu, and Eternally, still from the film Limelight; But there is still a great statement, that you will have in the early years of the next decade.

On December 21, he married Agnes Girardello, who will dedicate a few years after the Agnese song.
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Geno

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Chitarra suona più piano - Nicola di Bari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j8b-ipUuDU

1971 Canzonissima con Chitarra suona più piano
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Geno

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La prima cosa bella - Nicola di Bari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4LhMa7WgMQ

La prima cosa bella - lyrics by Mogol and Nicola Di Bari in 1970, engraved by Di Bari Nicola Di Bari in the album, and also published in the 45s The First Beautiful Thing / ... and work
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Geno

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Il cuore è uno zingaro - Nicola di Bari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ4OvNEKwUc

Il cuore è uno zingaro song is the 1971 winner of the Sanremo Festival, where it was presented in a double execution by Nicola Di Bari and Nada.

The song, composed by Franco Migliacci and Claudio Brick, was released as a single by the two artists mentioned on vinyl 45 rpm, containing B-side, respectively, Agnes (Nicola Di Bari) and never Together (Nada). In the ranking of the 45 laps it arrived in first position for 5 weeks with Di Bari and one with Nada.

Then the song has been covered by several artists, also in English as The Gipsy in You, in particular by Al Martino.

In 2009 he was executed in key ska by Giuliano Palma & The Bluebeaters and included as an album track 5 Combo.

In 2012 it was also impacted by Al Bano in Italian and Spanish. In the same year Chiara Civello not include it on the CD instead of the world.
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Geno

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Vagabondo -  Nicola di Bari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRjf0rzK5tg

In the summer of 1970 he came out with a new and very successful piece, Vagabondo, which conquers the charts also in South America and Spain
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