L'Italiano

"L'Italiano" (pronounced [litaˈljaːno]; Italian for "The Italian") is an Italian pop song by Toto Cutugno released in 1983. It was his biggest international hit and is his best-known composition. The song was forgotten during the 1990s and was re-discovered when Toto Cutugno performed it live at a charity concert in Rome commemorating Italy's victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, creating a new wave of popularity for this song.[1]

"L'Italiano"
Single by Toto Cutugno
from the album L'italiano
Released1983
FormatVinyl record (7")
Recorded1983
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)Toto Cutugno

Recordings

This song was originally intended for Adriano Celentano, who turned it down.

On the year Cutugno released his hit, Kari Tapio, a Finnish singer, recorded a Finnish cover with the title "Olen suomalainen" (I'm a Finn), published on an album with the same name.

This song was copied by Indian music duo Sanjeev-Darshan for the movie "Mann".[2]

In 1984, Doron Mazar, an Israeli singer recorded a cover to this song, titled "Ani Hozer HaBayta" ("I am returning home").[3]

In 2011, the song was released on the famous party band The Gypsy Queens eponymous album The Gypsy Queens. The song became a successful cover for the band when they released a video clip of the song (produced by Didier Casnati) featuring Italian actress Caterina Murino, and reached several million views on YouTube in only a couple of weeks.

Brazilian singer José Augusto recorded the song in Portuguese as Faz de Conta.

French singer Hervé Vilard recorded the song in French as "Méditerranéenne".

Austrian-Italian singer Patrizio Buanne recorded his version in album "The Italian" in 2005.

Vietnamese Singer Đàm Vĩnh Hưng recorded his version in Vietnamese as "Say Tình" in 2001

The Sicilians recorded a cover mixed by DJ Serg featuring Angelo Venuto and released on their album Un Amore in 2004.[4] It was played on Top 40 Radio stations as well.

Charts
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 11
France (IFOP)[6] 1
Italy (FIMI)[7] 1
Portugal (AFP)[8] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 23

References
  1. San Remo Song Festival 1983 (in Italian)
  2. Srinivasan, Karthik (25 September 2018). "How 6 Out Of 8 Songs In A 90s Aamir Khan Film Were Lifted From World Music". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. "מילים לשיר אני חוזר הביתה - דורון מזר". שירונט.
  4. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008PX6O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4NdRCb36A7N5C ]
  5. "Ultratop.be – Toto Cutugno – L'italiano" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. "InfoDisc : Les Chansons (Auteur, Compositeur, Classements, Ventes, Certifications, Les Tops, Les N° 1...)". www.infodisc.fr.
  7. "Hit Parade Italia - Top Settimanali Single". www.hitparadeitalia.it.
  8. "TOP 20 TMP Portugal - number one in the 80's airplay charts". www.laurentpons.com.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Toto Cutugno – L'italiano". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Toto Cutugno – L'italiano". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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