Giorgio Consolini

Giorgio Consolini (28 August 1920, Bologna – 28 April 2012, Bologna) was an Italian singer. In 1954 he won the Sanremo Music Festival in partnership with Gino Latilla, with the song "Tutte le mamme".[1]

Giorgio Consolini
Background information
Born(1920-08-28)28 August 1920
Bologna, Italy
OriginItaly
Died28 April 2012(2012-04-28) (aged 91)
Bologna, Italy
GenresPopular music, folk
Occupation(s)singer
Years active1945–2011
LabelsCGD, Parlophon, Meazzi, Edig, Mia Records
Carla Boni, Franco De Gemini, Giorgio Consolini and Carlo Posio on the stage during the event Homage to Pino Rucher, a life for the guitar held in Manfredonia

Biographical notes

On 5 October 2008 Giorgio Consolini participated in the event Omaggio a Pino Rucher, una vita per la chitarra / Homage to Pino Rucher, a life for the guitar. The event in honor of Pino Rucher (RAI guitarist), twelve years after his death, was sponsored by the Municipal Authorities of Manfredonia and by the Authorities of the Province of Foggia.[2]

References

  1. Paolo Gallori. "1/La storia del Festival: Gli anni Cinquanta e Sessanta" (in Italian). La Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  2. "Giorgio Consolini". sanremostory.it (in Italian). April 30, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

Read more

  • Autori Vari (edited by Gino Castaldo), Dizionario della canzone italiana, ed. Curcio, 1990; article Consolini, Giorgio by Enzo Giannelli
  • Eddy Anselmi, Festival di Sanremo. Almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana, edizioni Panini, Modena, article Consolini, Giorgio
Preceded by
Carla Boni / Flo Sandon's
Winner of the Sanremo Music Festival
Giorgio Consolini / Gino Latilla
1954
Succeeded by
Claudio Villa / Tullio Pane
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