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Birthday: Nov 01, 1943
Place of Birth: Comiso, Sicily, Italy

Salvatore Adamo

Salvatore Adamo (born November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citizenship. Since 2001 Adamo holds the Belgian noble title of Ridder, similar to the English title of "Knight". He first gained popularity throughout Europe and later in the Middle East, Latin America, Japan, and the United States. He has sold more than 80 million albums and 20 million singles making him one of the most commercially successful musicians in the world. He mainly performs in French but has also sung in Italian, Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Turkish. "Tombe la neige", "La nuit", and "Inch'Allah" remain his best known songs. He is currently the best selling Belgian musician of all time. The father of Adamo, Antonio, emigrated to Belgium in February 1947 to work as a colliery worker in the mines of Marcinelle. Four months later his wife, Concetta, and their son, Salvatore, joined him in the town of Ghlin, (Mons) before moving to Jemappes, (Mons). In 1950, Salvatore was bedridden for a year with meningitis. Salvatore's parents did not want their son to become a miner, so he went to a Catholic school run by the Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes. By 1960, the family of Antonio and Concetta Adamo had seven children overall. Salvatore grew up in Jemappes (Mons), where he was a dedicated student at school and distinguished himself in music and the arts. Adamo's early influences were the poetry of Victor Hugo and Jacques Prévert, the music of French singer-songwriters like Georges Brassens, and the Italian canzonette. He started singing and composing his own songs from an early age. His debut was in a Radio Luxembourg competition, where he participated as singer and composer of the song "Si j'osais" ("If I dared"), winning the competition's final held in Paris on 14 February 1960. Adamo's first hit was "Sans toi, ma mie", in 1963, from his debut album 63/64. He followed this with a series of hits, the most famous being "Tombe la neige" ("The snow falls") in 1963, "La nuit" ("The Night") in 1964, and "Inch'Allah". The self-penned "Petit bonheur" ("Little Happiness") sold over one million copies by April 1970, and was awarded a gold disc. Adamo has sold over 100 million copies of recordings worldwide. He has recorded in many languages and, besides France and Belgium, had hits in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and also in Japan, where he toured repeatedly. He has had hits and toured also in Latin America and throughout the Middle East. In Chile, the audience awarded him an appreciation prize known as the "Antorcha" (Gold and Silver Torch) at the "Festival de Viña del Mar" held yearly in the "Quinta Vergara", at the seaside resort of Viña del Mar, where he once had to sing in three different, sold-out venues in the same night. In the 1980s, Adamo's career faltered, as the style of his music was no longer fashionable. Since the 1990s, however, and on the crest of a nostalgia wave, he has successfully resumed composing, issuing records and touring, starting with a full season at the Casino de Paris venue in April 1990. ... Source: Article "Salvatore Adamo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Salvatore Adamo, ma vie, la vraie 2022
Chroniques de l'âge tendre Self 2021
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui 2014
Salvatore Adamo: A Belgian Success Story Self 2021
Carlos Numéro 1 1979
Les Arnaud André Arnaud 1967
Alexandra – die Legende einer Sängerin Self 1999
Lili David Lui-même 2012
Leurs voix pour l'espoir - 4ème édition Self 2015
The Comeuppance Philippe 1970
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur 1998
Les Belges ça ose tout Self (archive footage) 2017
Allez viens je t’emmène dans les sixties Self 2020
Series Cast Year
Europarty Self 1967
Von uns für Sie Self 1966
Telespiele Self 1977
Ready Steady Go! Self 1963
De pé a pá Self 1996
La Chance aux chansons Self 1984
Amanda Self 2016
Victoires de la musique Self 1985
Le monde est à vous Self 1987
Dalli Dalli Self - Singer 1971
Disco Self 1971
Musik ist Trumpf Self 1975
Die Montagsmaler Self 1974
À bout portant Self 1968
A Kettle of Colour Self 1972
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo 2019
Un dimanche à la campagne Self 2022
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich? Self 1972
Dalli Dalli Self 1971
Einer wird gewinnen Self 1964
A Kettle of Colour Self - Musician 1972
Musik liegt in der Luft Self - Singer 1991
Die Pyramide Self - Musician 1979
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
Musik aus Studio B Self 1961
Starparade Self 1968
Cadet Rousselle Self 1971
Die ZDF-Hitparade Self 1969
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel Self 2004
Zum blauen Bock Self 1957
Der goldene Schuß Self 1964
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
30 millions d'amis Self 1976
Numéro un Self 1975
Numéro un Self (archive footage) 1975
Système 2 Self 1975
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Midi Première Self 1975
Les Jeux de 20 heures Self 1976
Fan School Self 1977
Viña del Mar International Song Festival Self - Musical Guest 1963
Star Academy Self 2001
Aktuelle Schaubude Self 1957
Téléthon Self 1987
Die Drehscheibe Self 1964
Melodien für Millionen Self 1985
40° à l'ombre Self 1987
Discorama Self 1959
Vivement dimanche Self 1998
Stars 90 self 1990
Night-Club self 1968
Was bin ich? self 1955
Samedi soir Self 1971
Midi trente Self 1972
Sacrée soirée self 1987
Téléthon 1987
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