Although he left music for nearly two decades to focus on his career as an actor, Celentano later recaptured the momentum of his early career. His album Soli spent 58 weeks on the charts in 1978-1979. His debut album, Non Mi Dir, reached the top position of Italy's charts in 1965. Reaching the top of the Italian music charts with his debut single 'Il Tuo Bacio È Come Un Rock' in 1959, he matched its success with the million-selling '24,000 Baci' (24,000 Kisses) in 1961 'Il Ragazzo Della Via Gluck,' which went on to be translated and re-recorded in 18 languages, in 1966 and 'Prisencolinensinainciusol' in 1972.Ĭelentano's albums have been similarly embraced. Whether singing Elvis Presley-inspired rock, as he did as a member of the Rock Boys in 1957, or romantic balladry, Celentano found a dedicated market for his music. One of Italy's best-loved artists, Adriano Celentano has been equally successful in film and music. As an actor, Celentano has appeared in about 40 films, mostly comedies. He is credited for having introduced Rock'n'Roll to Italy – a genre that had great appeal on young people of that time. Due to his prolific career and great success, both in Italy and the rest of the world, he is considered one of the pillars of Italian music.Ĭelentano is also recognized for being particularly perceptive of changes in the music business. He is often credited as the author of both the music and lyrics of his songs, although, according to his wife Claudia Mori, sometimes they were written in collaboration with others. He is dubbed 'il Molleggiato' (the flexible one) because of his dancing.Ĭelentano has released many record albums which have enjoyed enormous commercial and critical success. Adriano Celentano (Italian pronunciation: born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician, actor and film director.

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