# Mino Reitano > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mino_Reitano > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mino_Reitano.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mino_Reitano > Source revision: 1347503668 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Italian singer, songwriter, actor (1944–2009) You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (May 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Italian article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. 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Mino Reitano Mino Reitano in the 1970s Background information Born Beniamino Reitano (1944-12-07)7 December 1944 Fiumara, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy Died 27 January 2009(2009-01-27) (aged 64) Agrate Brianza, Lombardy, Italy Occupations Singer actor Years active 1960–2007 Website minoreitano.it Musical artist **Beniamino** "**Mino**" **Reitano** (7 December 1944 – 27 January 2009) was an Italian singer, songwriter and actor. Reitano was born in [Fiumara](/source/Fiumara), a small village in [Calabria](/source/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](/source/Reggio_Calabria), where he studied at the [Francesco Cilea Conservatory](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Cilea_Conservatory&action=edit&redlink=1) [[it](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatorio_Francesco_Cilea)] for eight years, learning piano, trumpet, and violin. In the late 1950s, Reitano moved with his brothers to [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), where they formed a rock'n'roll band, Benjamin & His Brothers. They often played at the [Star-Club](/source/Star-Club), sharing the bill with [Rory Storm](/source/Rory_Storm), [Tony Sheridan](/source/Tony_Sheridan) and [The Beatles](/source/The_Beatles). After a couple of years, Reitano returned to [Italy](/source/Italy), where he recorded his first single, "Twist Time". After a successful performance at the [Castrocaro Music Festival](/source/Castrocaro_Music_Festival), he was offered a contract with the Italian label [Dischi Ricordi](/source/Dischi_Ricordi), and in 1967 he participated for the first time at the [Sanremo Festival](/source/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](/source/Povero_Cristo)*, *[I'm Crazy About Iris Blond](/source/I'm_Crazy_About_Iris_Blond)* and *[Long Lasting Days](/source/Long_Lasting_Days)*.[1] Reitano died in [Agrate Brianza](/source/Agrate_Brianza), aged 64, of [intestinal cancer](/source/Intestinal_cancer), after a long period of illness.[2][3] ## 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mino Reitano"](https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/search.php?stype=cast&sn&stext=Mino%20Reitano). *filmaffinity.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Death Notice](http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/10/20090127/ten-musica-morto-mino-reitano-aa3f1a9.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090201002724/http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/10/20090127/ten-musica-morto-mino-reitano-aa3f1a9.html) 2009-02-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), [Yahoo!](/source/Yahoo!) (Italian). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Italian Music: Mino Reitano dies at 64](http://www.blogdolcevita.com/post/1423/italian-music-mino-reitano-dies-at-64) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090649/http://www.blogdolcevita.com/post/1423/italian-music-mino-reitano-dies-at-64) 2014-08-19 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) ## External links - [Official website](http://minoreitano.it) - [Mino Reitano](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718566/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Italy Spain Poland Artists MusicBrainz People Deutsche Biographie This article about an Italian singer is a stub. 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