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Toni Santagata

Italian singer-songwriter (1935–2021)

Toni Santagata
Santagata in 1983
Born	Antonio Morese (1935-12-09)9 December 1935 Sant'Agata di Puglia, Foggia, Italy
Died	5 December 2021(2021-12-05) (aged 85) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Singer, comedian, actor

Antonio Morese (9 December 1935 – 5 December 2021), known professionally as Toni Santagata, was an Italian folk singer, composer, comedian, and actor. He was sometimes credited as Tony Santagata.

Life and career

Born in Sant'Agata di Puglia, Foggia, Santagata debuted as a comedian at the Derby Club in Milan, with the show Toni Santagata e il suo cabaret, later also released as an album.^[1] In the following years he embraced folk music, both recording some classics of the Apulian tradition and composing songs.^[1] In 1973 Santagata won the folk section of Canzonissima with "Lu maritiello"; the song was also his major hit, peaking at the sixth place on the Italian hit parade.^[1]^[2]

Santagata died on 5 December 2021, at the age of 85.^[3]

Discography

Album

1968 - La vita di Padre Pio
1969 - Ciccillo Provolone
1970 - Toni Santagata, le sue canzoni, il suo cabaret
1975 - Lu maritiello ed altre canzoni
1975 - Vino Vino
1976 - Festa grande
1977 - Lu maritiello ed altri successi
1982 - Squadra Grande
1982 - Quant'è bello lu primm'ammore
1983 - Unicus
1984 - Ti mando un fax
1994 - Storie italiane
2002 - Padre Pio
2006 - Idee da cantare
2010 - Quant'è bello lu primm'ammore e altri successi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
^ Addio a Toni Santagata, il cantante di "Quant'è bello lu primm'ammore" (in Italian)