Mantovani

Bandleader, Musical Artist

1905 – 1980

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Who was Mantovani?

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani known as Mantovani, was an Anglo-Italian conductor and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature. The book British Hit Singles & Albums states that he was "Britain's most successful album act before The Beatles ... the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and had six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959".

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Born
Nov 15, 1905
Venice
Also known as
  • Annunzio Paolo Mantovani
  • Mantovani and his Tipica Orchestra
  • Mantovani mit seinem Charmaine-Orchester
  • Annunzio Mantovani
  • Monty
Parents
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Trinity College of Music
Died
Mar 29, 1980
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Resting place
Royal Tunbridge Wells

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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