Massimo Ranieri
Date of birth: 1951-05-03
Place of birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Giovanni Calone, Массимо Раньери, Gianni Rock
Biography
Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone, May 3, 1951), is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor. He was born in Naples (at Santa Lucia), the fourth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc. He was discovered by a music producer about 4 years later and was flown to New York to record an EP under the name of Gianni Rock. He recorded 4 songs in 1964: Tanti auguri signora, Se mi aspetti stasera, Non chiudere la porta, and La Prima Volta. None of the records were successful, because young Gianni's voice was changing. Two years later, he would later re-emerge under his new stage name, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, he made his TV debut singing "Bene Mio". A year later, he made another TV appearance singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he recorded 2 more songs: "Da Bambino", Ma L'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera". But it wasn't until 1969, when he really became successful and became a teen idol making all the young girls scream for him, when he sang "O Sole Mio" on live TV. Soon, in most every TV appearance he made, you could hear the girls screaming in the background. That same year, he had a string of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse la citta", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre" and "Zingara". In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", "Candida". During that year, Massimo decided to venture into acting. His screen debut, Metello received rave reviews by critics, and he even won an award for portraying the title character. He co-starred with Anna Magnani in La Sciantosa, later that year. In 1971, "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", "Io e Te". He represented Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland, where he placed 5th with the song, "L'Amore E' Un Attimo. " That same year he had fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out of wedlock with Franca Sebastiani. He didn't want to have anything to do with her, saying that he was too young and inexperienced, and that it was damage to his career. He didn't have any contact with her until she was about 20. In 1972, "Ti Ruberei", "O Surdato 'nnamurato", "Erba di Casa Mia". In 1973, "Amo Ancora Lei". He returned to the Eurovision Song Contest that year in Luxembourg to represent Italy with "Chi sarà con te", where he placed 13th. And in 1974, "Te Voglio Bene Assaie", "Immagina", "Per Una Donna". During that year, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he portrayed a Carabinieri policeman who was executed by the Nazis during World War II. Description above from the Wikipedia article Massimo Ranieri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Napoli milionaria!
2011-05-04
Born Winner
1976-12-01
A young man whose passions are money, beautiful women and racing motorcycles comes up with a scheme
Natural Lefty
2022-03-31
A widowed mother, tries desperately to get an entry into the ruthless world of professional football
Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino
2016-01-01
Bonded by Tender Friendship
1983-09-01
A once famous actor, whose career was ruined after he was forced to undergo an operation on his voca
A Kiss in the Dark
2000-05-31
Alessandra Del Giudice, a successful lawyer with a few too many problems in the family, ends up in a
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023-04-10
Gianni Morandi tells the story behind the scenes of the Ariston Theater, revealing the great work an
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971-07-16
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to
Passione
2010-09-04
Songs and singers from Naples, musicians and poets, real and legendary characters are the protagonis
The Courage to Love
2005-06-29
A picture of humankind in Paris: singers, shows, social gatherings, businessmen, nightclub barmen, b
Hot Potato
1979-11-16
A factory worker known for his tough attitude and for fighting for workers' rights starts losing cre
Bubu
1971-02-16
Bubu leaves his job in a bakery, forces his girl-friend into prostitution, and from then on lives ou
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
2004-09-15
Paris, December 1999. A group of Parisians cross paths. A police commissioner madly in love with his
Death Rage
1976-10-22
A professional killer is lured into a deadly double-cross when he agrees to assassinate a Mafia king
Metello
1970-03-10
The story of a young man of the working class, who has grown up practically an orphan due to his fat
Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
2022-05-15
A documentary on the behind the scenes of the 2022 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
Tre donne - La sciantosa
1971-09-26
La Sciantosa is part of a project created by writer/director Alfredo Gianetti for the Italian TV. Th
The Cousin
1974-07-26
Italian coming of age story about two cousins, Enzo and Agata, told in three stages.
Salvo D'Acquisto
1974-12-03
In 1943 Italy is crumbling. Salvo D'Acquisto, a Carabinieri officer is trying to maintain law and or
Romance
1971-10-29
Love story between a young man and a married woman. She's married to a businessman who's neglecting
Chronicle of a Homicide
1972-02-04
Roma.During a clash between demonstrating laborers (whose fight the students have joined) a policema
L'ultima volta insieme
1981-10-21
Paul, the son of a senior magistrate Neapolitan, was hired at the law firm of a friend's parent. The
Chaste and Pure
1981-10-30
Antonio is married to a very wealthy woman but the sole heir of the family fortune is his daughter.
Scossa
2012-03-16
100 years ago, a terrible earthquake, followed by an equally terrible tidal wave, devastated and lar
La meravigliosa avventura di Antonio Franconi
2011-10-29
Just before sleeping, a small boy finds a crate of ancient toys: a little circus, lead soldiers and
Pilot Operation
2007-02-18
The Ploy
2016-03-24
In the summer of '75 Pier Paolo Pasolini's film, "Salò", is stolen from the lab where he is editing
Civico zero
2007-11-23
A Gun for a Cop
1981-11-19
A family of farmers wage war against a group of unscrupulous, corrupt speculators who are trying to
Pino Daniele - Il tempo resterà
2017-03-20
Priest of Love
1981-10-11
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, m
L'ombra nera del Vesuvio
1987-02-22
Two families of the neapolitan camorra fight for the power.
Bloody Richard
2017-11-30
Riccardo Mancini (Ranieri) is discharged from the forensic psychiatric hospital, where he has spent
Filumena Marturano
2010-11-30
Habibi, amor mío
1981-03-02
Young Stefano falls in love with a Spanish girl, Habibi. The two become engaged, but after a happy p
L'ultimo Pulcinella
2009-03-13
An Italian actor (Massimo Ranieri) and his son (Domenico Balsamo) stage a show in a Parisian theater
Sabato, domenica e lunedì
2012-05-01
Questi Fantasmi
2011-11-16
To Fly!
1999-01-16
1950s. Gege (Giuseppe Cristofaro) is a delicate child who lives in a hard world that does not accept
I Hate Summer
2020-01-30
Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and redis
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010-09-07
No way out - A broken love
2007-06-04
After seven difficult years, Matteo Dell Torre withdraws his campaign from the crisis. But because o
Gli Squallor
2012-09-26
A documentary about Squallor, Italy's first and most successful "ghost band" project, created by fou
Ferro
2020-11-06
One of the most famous Italian singers opens up about his music and his journey through love and add
Massimo Ranieri - Live dallo Stadio Olimpico
2010-07-02
Fondali notturni
2002-10-04
La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996-11-28
The story of Doriana, a young lawyer, who moves to Rome, because a criminal she convicted has escape
The Man Who Drew God
2023-03-02
The rise and fall of a blind artist who has the extraordinary gift of making true-to-life portraits
The Magic Screen
1982-05-15
The time is the late 1920s, and Angelo and Tonino are two brothers traveling around the country in a
Cerca di capirmi
1970-01-01