Betty Curtis

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

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

Curtis grew up in the Zone 8 of Milan's borough Cagnola. She started singing in night clubs at an early age and was discovered by Teddy Reno in 1958. Her debut single was a rendition of With All My Heart performed with the Franco Pisano Orchestra.

Curtis' song "Al di là", performed together 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]

In 1965 she returned to Sanremo with "Invece no".

Curtis's version of "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him) was used in the soundtrack of Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas (1990).

Albums[]

1959 Lontano da te... lontano dal mare (CGD, FGS 5001)
1965 Betty (CGD, FGS 5015)
1970 A modo mio (CGD, FGS 5075)
1975 Folk(Alpharecord, AR 3017)
1975 Ricordiamole insieme (Alpharecord, AR 3018)
1976 Folk n.2 (Alpharecord)

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"
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 "Innamorarsi No!"
1978 "Sarò la luce che ti guida" (Candle on the water)

References[]

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

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[1] ttp://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo314505.shtml Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

[2] ttp://www.festival.vivasanremo.com/1961.htm.

[3] ttp://www.eurofestival.com/anno_2009.asp?anno=1961 Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.

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2010s	Valerio Scanu ("") · Roberto Vecchioni ("Chiamami ancora amore") · Emma Marrone ("Non è l'inferno) · Marco Mengoni ("L'essenziale") · Arisa ("Controvento") · Il Volo ("Grande amore") · Stadio ("Un giorno mi dirai") · Francesco Gabbani ("Occidentali's Karma") · Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro ("Non mi avete fatto niente") · Mahmood ("Soldi")
2020s	Diodato ("Fai rumore") · Måneskin ("Zitti e buoni")

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