Al Bano
Albano Antonio Carrisi (born 20 May 1943), better known as Al Bano, is an Italian and Albanian tenor, actor, and winemaker. Having sold over 165 million records globally, he is one of the most recognisable Italian singers in the world whose career spans seven decades. He has gained worldwide notability due to his four and a half octave vocal rangeas well as mésalliance with Romina Power, daughter of Hollywood legend Tyrone Power. Carrisi is acclaimed for singing with operatic affinity in pop, rock and italodisco repertoires. In 2016, he was awarded Albanian citizenship due to his close ties with the country and a forename referring to the land. He was born in the town of Cellino San Marco (province of Brindisi, Puglia in Southern Italy), where he still lives. His mother Iolanda Ottino named him Albano because, when he was born, his father Carmelo Carrisi was fighting in Albania for the Royal Italian Army during World War II. He has one brother, Franco Carrisi (Kocis). He made his debut in 1966 both as a singer, at the Festival delle Rose, and on television. He won the Disco per l'Estate, an Italian song contest, with "Pensando a te" in 1968. He recorded some major hits such as "La siepe" and "Nel sole" at that time. "Nel sole" sold 600,000 copies in Italy within three months of release in 1967, and eventually over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc in July 1968. Soon afterwards, he started a musical collaboration with Romina Power (daughter of the ...
Symphony of Love (1970)
Al Bano and Romina bring to the big screen the unhappy love between the composer Franz Schubert and the Hungarian Countess Anna Rostkov. Al Bano sings the immortal 'Ave Maria'. (more)
Al Bano and Romina bring to the big screen the unhappy love between the composer Franz Schubert and the Hungarian Countess Anna Rostkov. Al Bano sings the immortal 'Ave Maria'. (more)
The World's Gold (1967)
Aided by a chauffeur and a butler, a student of humble means pretends to be wealthy in order to attract the romantic interest of a rich girl. (more)
Aided by a chauffeur and a butler, a student of humble means pretends to be wealthy in order to attract the romantic interest of a rich girl. (more)
Poor but Rich (2016)
The "Tucci" are a poor Italian family living in a small village in Lazio. Father, mother, a conceited daughter and a genius son, forced to pretend being stupid to keep up with the family. One day something unexpected happens: the family wins one hundred million ... (more)
The "Tucci" are a poor Italian family living in a small village in Lazio. Father, mother, a conceited daughter and a genius son, forced to pretend being stupid to keep up with the family. One day something unexpected happens: the family wins one hundred million ... (more)
Champagne in paradiso (1983)
Musical, in the style of GREASE, with dance numbers and entertainment. Set in a high school, about the ups and downs in the love affair between Paola, the class mischief maker, and Marco, a substitute teacher. (more)
Musical, in the style of GREASE, with dance numbers and entertainment. Set in a high school, about the ups and downs in the love affair between Paola, the class mischief maker, and Marco, a substitute teacher. (more)
All the Gold in the World (1968)
The son of a rich industrialist forces a woman to become his fiancée by threatening to bankrupt her parents — until an unlikely hero steps in. (more)
The son of a rich industrialist forces a woman to become his fiancée by threatening to bankrupt her parents — until an unlikely hero steps in. (more)
Il ragazzo che sorride (1969)
Giorgio, a young mining engineer, moved to work in Africa. His wife does not want to follow him and he suspects a betrayal. In the cast also Rocky Roberts singing two songs. (more)
Giorgio, a young mining engineer, moved to work in Africa. His wife does not want to follow him and he suspects a betrayal. In the cast also Rocky Roberts singing two songs. (more)
You Are Always In My Mind (1969)
Carlo is a successful singer, married to Livia; the two also have a son, Maurizio. Carlo decides to accept a tour in the USA but, shortly before departure, together with his agent Puglisi has a sentimental adventure with two women. Livia, having discovered what had ... (more)
Carlo is a successful singer, married to Livia; the two also have a son, Maurizio. Carlo decides to accept a tour in the USA but, shortly before departure, together with his agent Puglisi has a sentimental adventure with two women. Livia, having discovered what had ... (more)
Il suo nome è Donna Rosa (1969)
Andrea falls in love with the beautiful Rosetta, but the girl's father pushes her into the arms of the rich Giorgio. Al Bano and Romina in a musicarello of extraordinary success. (more)
Andrea falls in love with the beautiful Rosetta, but the girl's father pushes her into the arms of the rich Giorgio. Al Bano and Romina in a musicarello of extraordinary success. (more)
Ciao, 2021! (2022)
"Ciao, 2021!" - New Year's edition of the Evening Urgant program, aired on Channel One on January 1, 2022. The release parodies the festive concerts of the Italian pop music of the 1980s and the tradition of the Soviet and then Russian "Blue Lights". All ... (more)
"Ciao, 2021!" - New Year's edition of the Evening Urgant program, aired on Channel One on January 1, 2022. The release parodies the festive concerts of the Italian pop music of the 1980s and the tradition of the Soviet and then Russian "Blue Lights". All ... (more)
Die Helene Fischer Show 2012 (2012)