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Betty Curtis
Birth name Roberta Corti Born (1936-03-21 ) 21 March 1936
Milan ,
Lombardy , ItalyDied 15 June 2006(2006-06-15) (aged 70)
Lecco , Lombardy, Italy Genres
Pop Occupation(s) Singer Years active 1957–2004 Labels CGD
Musical artist
A frame from the 1959 film The Jukebox Boys featuring Betty Curtis
Roberta Corti (21 March 1936 – 15 June 2006), better known by her stage name Betty Curtis , 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"
Betty Curtis and
Wilma De Angelis in 1959 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 )
Betty Curtis and Composer
Peter De Angelis in 1959 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
Countries Artists Songs
"
Al di là "
"Allons, allons les enfants "
"Angelique"
"April, april "
"
Are You Sure? "
"Einmal sehen wir uns wieder "
"
Estando contigo "
"Neke davne zvezde "
"Nous aurons demain "
"
Nous les amoureux "
"Printemps, avril carillonne "
"Sehnsucht "
"September, gouden roos "
"Sommer i Palma "
"Valoa ikkunassa "
"Wat een dag "
Participation Artists Songs Note: Entries scored out signify where Italy did not compete
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
International National Artists Other