Gigliola Cinquetti
Born
December 20, 1947 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Gigliola Cinquetti (born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and television presenter.
Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and took piano lessons, taking exams in music theory. She loves painting and art. Her career as a professional singer began when she was 16.
At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"), with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. Her win enabled her to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the same song, where she claimed her country's first ever victory in the event. Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest, aged 16 years and 92 days. Only one younger artist has triumphed since: Sandra Kim in 1986.
The song became an international success, even spending 17 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and ending the year as the 88th best-selling single in the U.K. in 1964, something highly unusual for Italian-language material. It sold over three million copies, and was awarded a platinum disc in August 1964. In 1966, she recorded "Dio, come ti amo" ("God, How I Love You"), which became another international hit.
One of her other songs, "Alle porte del sole" (released in 1973), was re-recorded in both English (as "To the Door of the Sun") and Italian by Al Martino, two years after its initial release; "To the Door of the Sun" reached No. 17 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the United States. Cinquetti's own English version of the song was released as a single by CBS Records in August 1974, with her original 1973 Italian version on the B-side.
Cinquetti returned in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, held in Brighton, where she again represented Italy. Performing the song "Sì" ("Yes"), the music and lyrics of which were written by Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat and Carrado Conti, she came second with 18 points after "Waterloo", sung by Sweden's ABBA, who won with 24 points. The live telecast of her song was banned in her home country by the Italian national broadcaster RAI, as the event partially coincided with the campaigning for the 1974 Italian divorce referendum which was to be held a month later in May. RAI censored the song because of concerns that the name and lyrics of the song (which constantly repeated the word 'Sì') could be accused of being a subliminal message and a form of propaganda to influence the Italian voting public to vote 'Yes' in the referendum. The song remained censored on most Italian state TV and radio stations for over a month. Cinquetti later recorded versions of the song in English ("Go (Before You Break My Heart)"), French ("Lui"), German ("Ja") and Spanish ("Si"). The English-language version reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1974.
She graduated from the art school of Salerno, also obtaining the qualification to teach. She married Luciano Teodori in 1979, and they have two children together — Giovanni and Costantino. She has a sister named Rosabianca. Her parents are Luigi and Sara. ...
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Known For

Milva, diva per sempre
Herself
2024

L'età giusta
2023

The A-Z of Eurovision
Self - Presenter (archive footage)
2020

Meraviglie - La penisola dei tesori
Self · (1 episode)
2018

Knights of the Quest
Madre Superiora
2001

Shopgirls
Clara Massimi · (18 episodes)
1999

The Sanremo Case
Self · (1 episode)
1990

Sacrée soirée
Self · (2 episodes)
1987

La Chance aux chansons
Self · (2 episodes)
1984

Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982

Domenica In
Self · (1 episode)
1976
Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente
Self · (1 episode)
1976
Système 2
Self · (2 episodes)
1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
1972
Midi trente
Self · (14 episodes)
1972
Samedi soir
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Self · (1 episode)
1969
Die ZDF-Hitparade
Self · (1 episode)
1969
Spotlight
self · (1 episode)
1968

Il professor Matusa e i suoi hippies
1968

Starparade
Self · (1 episode)
1968

How Do I Love You?
Gigliola Di Francesco
1966

Testadirapa
Angelina la maestra
1966

Die Rudi Carrell Show
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
1965

Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani
Self
1965

Songs, Bullies and Chicks
Self
1964
Musikauktion
self · (1 episode)
1964
Die Drehscheibe
Self · (1 episode)
1964
Musik aus Studio B
Self · (3 episodes)
1961

Discorama
Self · (2 episodes)
1959
Aktuelle Schaubude
Self · (1 episode)
1957

Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956

Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest · (2 episodes)
1951