Giorgia and Eros celebrated 30 and 40 years respectively And then And Promised Land. On the final evening of Sanremo it is the turn of Gigliola Cinquetti – ready to celebrate 60 years of I’m not old enough (to love you). Sung at the festival in 1964, when he was 16 years old – a festival which he then won together with Patricia Carli.
Sanremo 2024, Gigliola Cinquetti and the story of I’m not old enough
Written by Gene Colonnello, Nisa and Mario Panzeri, the song conquers everyone by beating the other artists in the competition. Among these, musical spearheads such as Giorgio Gaber, Milva, Domenico Modugno, Gino Paoli, Bobby Solo, Little Tony and Claudio Villa.
Gigliola Cinquetti he appears on stage with a look that reflects his 16 years. She wears a knee-length collegiate dress, her hair tied back and, as soon as the music begins, it expresses all its sweetness from the first note. I’m not old enough, I’m not old enough, to love you, I’m not old enough. A catchy refrain with a poignant tone, which arrives and enters history.
Gigliola Cinquetti at the Sanremo Festival 1964 with “Non ho l’età”. (Getty Images)
Success at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
In March of the same year participates in the Eurovision Song Grand Prix (the current Eurovision) in Copenhagen and it’s a triumph there too. He wins with 49 votes, the triple of the second place, the English Matt Monro. A record still unbeaten today. And Italy brings home its first European victory.
The showcase obtained in Denmark guarantees her international success. He recorded several versions and was popular in France, Germany, Iceland, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Spain. He flies overseas and reaches Japan. Only in Europe the song has sold over 4 million copies. that of 1964 is not the only participation because he returned ten years later, in 1974, with the song Yes and wins second place.
He hosted it in 1991 and in 2022 he returned as a guest in the edition held in Turin. Italy is the host country following Maneskin’s 2021 victory with Shut up and good. She appears on stage in a dark knee-length dress, her hair loose on her shoulders and the simplicity that has always distinguished it. It is a memorable, celebratory and, at the same time, karaoke moment. The audience sings along with her, while the blue lights illuminate the PalaOlimpico of the Piedmontese capital. He arrives at Sanremo 2024 after the 2021 guest appearance in which he sang his warhorse and God how I love you.
Who is Gigliola Cinquetti, guest of the Sanremo 2024 final
Born in 1947 in Verona, Gigliola comes from a family of noble origins and he graduated from art school, he first attended the faculty of Architecture, then that of Philosophy, but his path was music. She has studied piano since she was a child and at just 15 years old he won the Castrocaro Festival with the song The streets at night by Giorgio Gaber.
The victory in Sanremo 1964 was just the beginning of an amazing career. In 1965 she placed second with I need to see you and in 1966 he won again together with Domenico Modugno with the song God how I love you. Another 9 participations follow, the last of which in 1995 with Young old heart.
In the years releases 18 studio albums and sells over 15 million records worldwide. His songs are published in more than 120 countries and she is one of the few Italian artists to have entered the charts in the United Kingdom. Like her, Alexia, Raffaella Carrà, Rita Pavone and Ivana Spagna, to name a few. In parallel with her recording career she continues her television career.
Always in 1964the year that changed his life, joins Johnny Dorelli in hosting the variety show Johnny 7followed among others I, Gigliola, But love does And The friend of the night. She is also an actress. In 1968 she made her debut in drama My prisonsfollowed by The crossroads in 1972.
Gigliola Cinquetti at Sanremo 2021. (Getty)
Private life from husband to children up to the book
At the end of the 70s he took a break from the scene. She marries the journalist Luciano Teodori, with whom she gives birth to her two sons Giovanni and Costantinowho participated as a couple in 2013 Beijing Express. He returns to television in 1981 in the role of journalist Green Line.
Various programs follow such as Me on Saturday, Portobello, One morning, Via Teulada 66, now as a correspondent and now as a commentator. In 2005 she leads Ready Elixirin 2012 is in the cast of Such and such show and in 2022 he becomes a regular commentator on Today is another day. He also dedicates himself to writing. In 2014, in fact, publish the book I travel with her.
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