|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
As we’ll all know, one of the best shows in the pre-Eurovision season comes from a place called Sanremo. These days, it’s used to select RAI’s entry, and it can be argued that Italy can win any time they want. But there were times when the Italian entry wasn’t a Sanremo song.
Today’s birthday boy Peppino di Capri (né Giuseppe Faiella) was RAI’s pick when we went to Italy in 1991. Somehow, he managed to get the plum draw of singing last on the Saturday night. His song made full use of the orchestra, conjuring up images of the sea theme the song was about. He even dispensed with regular Italian to sing in Neapolitan instead. Peppino is a very seasoned performer and had been doing his stuff for over 40 years when he sang in Rome. He’s also appeared as a performer in the many editions of Sanremo. So truly a living legend. He finished seventh on that May evening, and got a couple of maxima on the way.
Peppino is 85 today.
Buon compleanno, Peppino!