L'Immensità

Johnny Dorelli

Johnny Dorelli (real name Giorgio Guidi; born 20 February 1937 in Meda) is an Italian actor, singer and Television host. Dorelli was born in Italy. In 1946 he moved to New York with his family, where his father, Nino D'Aurelio (born Aurelio Guidi), found work as opera singer. Dorelli studied double bass and piano at the High School of Music and Art in New York. He returned in Italy in 1955. He debuted as singer in the late 1950s for CGD label. In 1958 he won the Sanremo Festival in duo with Domenico Modugno, with the songs "Nel blu dipinto di blu" (also known as "Volare") and "Piove (Ciao ciao bambina)". "L'immensità" earned Dorelli a ninth place at the 1967 edition of the Sanremo Song Festival.His greatest success was the musical Aggiungi un posto a tavola, … more »