
Massimo Ranieri
Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone, May 3, 1951), is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor. He was born in Naples (at Santa Lucia), the fourth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc. He was discovered by a music producer about 4 years later and was flown to New York to record an EP under the name of Gianni Rock. He recorded 4 songs in 1964: Tanti auguri signora, Se mi aspetti stasera, Non chiudere la porta, and La Prima Volta. None of the records were successful, because young Gianni's voice was changing. Two years later, he would later re-emerge under his new stage name, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, he made his TV debut singing "Bene Mio". A year later, he made another TV appearance singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he recorded 2 more songs: "Da Bambino", Ma L'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera". But it wasn't until 1969, when he really became successful and became a teen idol making all the young girls scream for him, when he sang "O Sole Mio" on live TV. Soon, in most every TV appearance he made, you could hear the girls screaming in the background. That same year, he had a string of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse la citta", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre" and "Zingara". In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", "Candida". During that year, Massimo decided to venture into acting. His screen debut, Metello received rave reviews by critics, and he even won an award for portraying the title character. He co-starred with Anna Magnani in La Sciantosa, later that year. In 1971, "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", "Io e Te". He represented Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland, where he placed 5th with the song, "L'Amore E' Un Attimo. " That same year he had fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out of wedlock with Franca Sebastiani. He didn't want to have anything to do with her, saying that he was too young and inexperienced, and that it was damage to his career. He didn't have any contact with her until she was about 20. In 1972, "Ti Ruberei", "O Surdato 'nnamurato", "Erba di Casa Mia". In 1973, "Amo Ancora Lei". He returned to the Eurovision Song Contest that year in Luxembourg to represent Italy with "Chi sarà con te", where he placed 13th. And in 1974, "Te Voglio Bene Assaie", "Immagina", "Per Una Donna". During that year, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he portrayed a Carabinieri policeman who was executed by the Nazis during World War II. Description above from the Wikipedia article Massimo Ranieri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
64 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 64

Eurovision Song Contest
1956

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975

Midi Première
1975

Sanremo Music Festival
1951
Samedi soir
1971

Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures
2018

The Cousin
1974

TV Story Superstar
2020
Il ricatto
1989

Chaste and Pure
1981

The Light at the Edge of the World
1971
Ama il tuo nemico
1999

I Hate Summer
2020

La voce che hai dentro
2023

Hot Potato
1979

Metello
1970

Death Rage
1976

Tre donne - La sciantosa
1971

ExtraVergine
2019

The Ploy
2016

The Man Who Drew God
2023

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010

Priest of Love
1981
Storie Della Camorra
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Il mio nome è Riccardo Cocciante
2026

Bubu
1971

Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
2022

L'ombra nera del Vesuvio
1987

Habibi, amor mío
1981

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023

Romance
1971

A Gun for a Cop
1981

Natural Lefty
2022

Sabato, domenica e lunedì
2012

Salvo D'Acquisto
1974

Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
2004

The Courage to Love
2005

Chronicle of a Homicide
1972

L'ultimo Pulcinella
2009

Civico zero
2007

Born Winner
1976

Bloody Richard
2017

No way out - A broken love
2007

Filumena Marturano
2010

Gli Squallor
2012
Bonded by Tender Friendship
1983

The Magic Screen
1982

Ferro
2020

Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino
2016

To Fly!
1999

Napoli milionaria!
2011

Cerca di capirmi
1970

Passione
2010
A Kiss in the Dark
2000

La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996

Questi fantasmi
2011

Scossa
2012

L'ultima volta insieme
1981

Ennio Morricone dirige l'OSN
2013

La meravigliosa avventura di Antonio Franconi
2011

Fondali notturni
2002
Pilot Operation
2007

Pino Daniele - Il tempo resterà
2017

Massimo Ranieri - Live dallo Stadio Olimpico
2010