1. In 1965, Gianni Morandi had other two number one hits with "Se non avessi piu te", with whom he placed second at Cantagiro, and the melanchonic "Si fa sera", and held a successful tour in South America.
13 Facts About Gianni Morandi
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In early 1967, Gianni Morandi centered another major hit with the romantic "Un mondo d'amore" before taking a one-year break due to mandatory conscription.
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In 1976, Gianni Morandi got an unexpected number one hit with the ecologist children song "Sei forte papa", opening song of the Saturday night show Rete Tre he co-hosted with Ombretta Colli and Arnoldo Foa.
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Gianni Morandi made his professional comeback in 1980, taking part in the 30th Sanremo Music Festival with a song penned by Ron and Francesco De Gregori, "Mariu", which got unnoticed.
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Gianni Morandi's career started rebounding with the Mogol-penned songs "Canzoni stonate" and "La mia nemica amatissima", the latter being his 1983 Sanremo entry.
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In 2000, Eros Ramazzotti produced and penned all songs in Gianni Morandi's album Come fa bene l'amore.
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In 2002, Gianni Morandi co-hosted with Lorella Cuccarini and Paola Cortellesi the Rai 1 Saturday night show Uno di noi, and released the album L'amore ci cambia la vita, which was certifid double platinum.
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In 2006, Gianni Morandi hosted a new Rai 1 show, Non facciamoci prendere dal panico, released the new album Il tempo migliore, and penned an autobiography in a diary form, Diario di un ragazzo italiano.
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Gianni Morandi was chosen to be the presenter of Sanremo Music Festival 2011, together with Belen Rodriguez, Elisabetta Canalis and comedians Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu from Italia 1's satire show Le Iene.
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At the beginning of 2016, Gianni Morandi started a tour called "Capitani Coraggiosi Tour" with Claudio Baglioni.
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In 2020, Gianni Morandi participated in the charity single "Ma il cielo e sempre piu blu", in support of the work of Italian Red Cross during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In March 2021, Gianni Morandi had a serious domestic accident that left his right hand badly burnt and almost without mobility.
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In June 1966 Gianni Morandi married actress Laura Efrikian, with whom he starred in several musicarelli films.