Mino Reitano

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'''Beniamino''' "'''Mino'''" '''Reitano''' (7 December 1944 – 27 January 2009) was an Italian singer, songwriter and actor.

Reitano was born in [[Fiumara]], a small village in [[Calabria]]. His father, an employee at the local railway station, was very passionate about music, and encouraged all his sons to learn to play an instrument. After a spell in the local brass band, Reitano moved to [[Reggio Calabria]], where he studied at the {{ill|Francesco Cilea Conservatory|it|Conservatorio Francesco Cilea}} for eight years, learning piano, trumpet, and violin. In the late 1950s, Reitano moved with his brothers to [[Hamburg]], where they formed a rock'n'roll band, Benjamin & His Brothers. They often played at the [[Star-Club]], sharing the bill with [[Rory Storm]], [[Tony Sheridan]] and [[The Beatles]]. After a couple of years, Reitano returned to [[Italy]], where he recorded his first single, "Twist Time". After a successful performance at the [[Castrocaro Music Festival]], he was offered a contract with the Italian label [[Dischi Ricordi]], and in 1967 he participated for the first time at the [[Sanremo Festival]]. His first commercial hit was "Avevo un cuore (che ti amava tanto)" (1968).

Reitano was an actor and starred in such films as ''[[Povero Cristo]]'', ''[[I'm Crazy About Iris Blond]]'' and ''[[Long Lasting Days]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/search.php?stype=cast&sn&stext=Mino%20Reitano|website=filmaffinity.com|title=Mino Reitano}}</ref>

Reitano died in [[Agrate Brianza]], aged 64, of [[intestinal cancer]], after a long period of illness.<ref>[http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/10/20090127/ten-musica-morto-mino-reitano-aa3f1a9.html Death Notice] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201002724/http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/10/20090127/ten-musica-morto-mino-reitano-aa3f1a9.html |date=2009-02-01 }}, [[Yahoo!]] (Italian).</ref><ref>[http://www.blogdolcevita.com/post/1423/italian-music-mino-reitano-dies-at-64 Italian Music: Mino Reitano dies at 64] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090649/http://www.blogdolcevita.com/post/1423/italian-music-mino-reitano-dies-at-64 |date=2014-08-19 }}</ref>

==Discography== *1969 – ''Mino canta Reitano'' (Ariston Records, AR 10031) *1971 – ''L'uomo e la valigia'' (Durium, ms AI 77266) *1972 – ''Ti amo tanto tanto'' (Durium, ms AI 77296) *1973 – ''Partito per amore'' (Durium, ms AI 77322) *1974 – ''Tutto Mino'' (Durium, ms AI 77338) *1975 – ''Dedicato a Frank'' (Durium, ms AI 77361) *1976 – ''Omaggio alla mia terra'' (Durium, ms AI 77376) *1976 – ''I miei successi'' (Ariston Records) *1976 – ''Sogno d'amore'' (Durium, ms AI 77388) *1980 – ''OK Mister'' (Mister, MRL 1001) *1980 – ''Le più belle canzoni per bambini'' (Mister, SM 702) *1981 – ''Omaggio a Napoli'' (Mister, MRL 1002) *1985 – ''Isole d'amore'' (Five Record, FM 13542) *1986 – ''I cantautori'' (Five Record, FM 13564) *1987 – ''Questo uomo ti ama'' (Five Record) *1990 – ''Vorrei'' (Fonit Cetra) *1991 – ''Mino Reitano Story'' (Air Plane APCD 2002) *1992 – ''Ma ti sei chiesto mai'' (Fonit Cetra, MFLP 020) *1994 – ''Canne al vento'' (BMG) *1996 – ''Il meglio – Dal vivo'' (DV More Record, DV 2027) (live) *1999 – ''Musica tua – i Grandi Successi'' (anthology) *2000 – ''Flashback – i Grandi successi originali'' (anthology) *2002 – ''La mia canzone... le mie canzoni'' (Cassiopea Music, CAS 507630 2) *2004 – ''Italia – Dal vivo'' (DV More Record DV 6744) (live)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official|minoreitano.it}} *{{imdb name|0718566}}

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