Johnny Dorelli
Musical Artist
1937 –
Who is Johnny Dorelli?
Johnny Dorelli is an Italian actor, singer and showman.
Born as Giorgio Guidi in Meda, he debuted as singer in the late 1950s for CGD label. In 1958 he won the Sanremo Festival in duo with Domenico Modugno, with the songs "Nel blu dipinto di blu" and "Piove". "L'immensità" earned Dorelli a ninth place at the 1967 edition of the Sanremo Song Festival.
His greatest success was the musical Aggiungi un posto a tavola, which was also performed at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End in an English version entitled Beyond the Rainbow in 1978.
After a period of absence, he returned to success in the 1980s. In 1983, he played St. Philip Neri in Luigi Magni's TV film State buoni se potete. Dorelli's latest feature film role is in Pupi Avati's Ma quando arrivano le ragazze.
After marriages to actresses Lauretta Masiero and Catherine Spaak, he is currently married to Gloria Guida, a former actress.
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- Born
- Feb 20, 1937
Meda - Also known as
- Giorgio Guidi
- Parents
- Spouses
- Gloria Guida
(1991/05/15 - ) - Catherine Spaak
(1972/08/04 - 1979) - Lauretta Masiero
(1959 - 1968)
- Gloria Guida
- Children
- Nationality
- Italy
- Kingdom of Italy
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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