Betty Curtis

Roberta Corti, better known by her stage name Betty Curtis (b. March 21, 1936 – June 15, 2006) was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004.[1]

Betty Curtis
Background information
Birth name	Roberta Corti
Born	(1936-03-21)March 21, 1936
Origin	Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died	June 15, 2006(2006-06-15) (aged 70) Lecco
Genres	pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1957–2004
Labels	CGD

The song "Al di là" performed by her with Luciano Tajoli won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961.[2] Betty Curtis represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with her San Remo winning song, which tied for fifth in Cannes.[3]

Singles

• 1958 Con tutto il cuore (With All My Heart)
• 1958 La pioggia cadrà
• 1959 Nessuno
• 1959 Una marcia in fa (with Johnny Dorelli)
• 1959 Buondì (Alone)
• 1960 Non sei felice
• 1960 Il mio uomo
• 1961 Al di là
• 1961 Pollo e champagne
• 1961 Aiutami a piangere
• 1961 Midi Midinette
• 1961 Ci vogliono i mariti
• 1961 Neve al chiaro di luna
• 1962 Buongiorno amore
• 1962 Stasera piove
• 1962 Soldi soldi soldi
• 1962 Tango del mare
• 1962 Chariot (I Will Follow Him)
• 1963 Wini, wini
• 1964 La casa più bella del mondo
• 1964 Scegli me o il resto del mondo
• 1965 Invece no (1965 San Remo Festival)
• 1966 Le porte dell`amore
• 1967 È più forte di me
• 1967 Guantanamera
• 1967 Povero Enrico
• 1969 Gelosia
• 1970 Donna
• 1974 Ma ci pensi tu (Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma)
• 1976 La grulla
• 1976 nnamorarsi No!
• 1978 Chariot sound
• 1978 Sarò la luce che ti guida (Candle on the water)

In other media

Curtis's version of Chariot (I Will Follow Him) is used in the film Goodfellas.

References

1. http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo314505.shtml Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
2. http://www.festival.vivasanremo.com/1961.htm.
3. http://www.eurofestival.com/anno_2009.asp?anno=1961 Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.