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Tino Rossi (of its true name Constantin Rossi, born the April 29th 1907 with Ajaccio - deceased the September 26th 1983 Neuilly-sur-Seine). Singer and actor corse.

Beginnings

Tino Rossi is born with 43 rue Fesch. His/her Laurent father is tailor. In its youth, Tino plays of the guitar and pushes the ditty with Ajaccio before leaving for Marseilles, where he works like plunger in a restaurant, while foaming the scenes the cabarets the Coast Azur.
In the Years 1930, it leaves for Paris, and in a few years it is made a reputation which enabled him to work with the discs Columbia as the large high-speed motorboats of the time which are Lucienne Boyer, Damia, Pills and Tabet, Mireille, Jean Sablon, and the eccentric billionaire that one named the Kid Sparrow.

Success

Its romantic ballades make to pâmer the young ladies and it records for them compositions of Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) and others. It makes full house everywhere where it passes. Tino becomes what one will invite a Latin later to coil .
Tino Rossi also owes its success with its type-setter Vincent Scotto (1876-1952) who writes his first great successes to him. Their collaboration lasts several years. It pays its first disc, which it offers to his mother (as Elvis Presley will do it later), 5 francs of the time. A very beautiful investment for the future. One of its first seals of artist is of 500 F per week on the scene of the Alcazar in 1933.
In 1944, at the time of the purification, and to have continued to sing during the war (whereas he also sang for the prisoners), he wrongfully must and on false denunciations to spend a few days in the Prison of Fresnes but is quickly released, before receiving the excuses of the Government.

After a first marriage with the beginning of the year 30 (from which his/her Pierrette daughter is resulting) and a noisy connection with the famous actress Mireille Balin, he marries Lilia Vetti in 1947, a young dancer whom he met during a film turning.

Tino: the myth

See also: Numbers of albums and individual sold

It records more than 1.000 songs and sells throughout the world more than 300 million discs (what makes of them the French who ran out the most disc of all time). It takes part in several hundreds of television programs. Catholic enthusiast , his private life irreproachable does not give not taken to the Paparazzi . Singer, it is also what one can call a business man, to manage its inheritance, advised in that by friends and avocats.

After a bad patch following its disappearance, it returns in the vats and the young generation approaches some. Tino had become one of the romantic idols of the youth of its time It recorded more than one hundred of discs, and played in more than 25 films, of which most remarkable is the If Versailles to me were told… Sacha Guitry. One owes him the birth of a musical style, the disco music, as of the years 40.

It also tried, without reaching truly that point, to launch his son Laurent in the song. Today, Laurent Rossi is producer (in 1974, he was success with the song El Bimbo of Claude Morgan). He also deals with the businesses of his father.

In 1982, it is high under Commander of the Légion of honor by the president François Mitterrand for his contribution to the French culture. The same year, it gives its last representation to the Casino of Paris. Tino, that the Ajaccians call " familiarly; Tintin" , the September 26th 1983 died at the 76 years age of a cancer whereas it had just been repatriated of its Ajaccian property, Scudo, located on the road of the Sanguinary Islands. It was buried with Ajaccio which dedicates a true worship to him, just like Napoleon.

Thus the Club Tino Rossi - Association of the Friends of Tino Rossi, founded continues to live in the Thirties.

Catalog of films

1934 : the Fifth print
1934 : the Business Cockerel
1934 : Adémaï with the Middle Ages
1934 : Muscovite nights
1935 : Vogue, my heart
1935: " Marseille" report where Tino Rossi sings.
1935 : Justin of Marseilles
1936 : Marinella
1936 : With the sound of the guitars
1937 : Lights of Paris
1938 : Naples with the kiss of fire
1942 : Fevers
1943 : the sun is right always
1943 : song of exiled
1943 : My love is close to you
1944 : the island of love
1946 : Serenade with the clouds
1946 : Gardian
1946 : Destinies
1947 : the unknown singer
1948 : the beautiful miller
1949 : Two loves
1949 : Marlène
1950 : Sending of flowers
1952 : With the country of the sun
1952 : Its last Christmas
1954 : If Versailles to me were told… "

1954 : Torments

1970 : " Funny of bourrique" (baptized during turning, the ass of Zigliara, titrates that it will find at the time of a new exit. Also appeared in VHS)

Operettas, parades and musical comedies:

1934: Parades of France, Tino Rossi, young first participle in two tables: Corsica Corsica, largest France

1936: Any Paris sings: Tino Rossi takes part in the following tables: " Those of the légion" , " King of coeur" , " songs of amour"

1955: The Mediterranean: operetta with large spectacle in two acts and twenty tables of Raymon Vinci and Francis Lopez, the main role is held by Tino Rossi (Mario Franchi)

1957: Naples with the kiss of fire: operetta with large spectacle in two acts and twenty-three tables of Henri Varna and Renato Rascel. Tino Rossi interprets Antonio

1963: The time of the guitars, operetta with large spectacle in two acts and twenty tables of Raymond Vinci and Francis Lopez, Tino Rossi interprets its own role.

1969: the sun merchant: musical comedy in two acts and twenty tables, of Robert Thomas and Jacques Mareuil. Tino Rossi interprets Antoine Castelferrac, an odd billionaire and philosopher.

1981-1982: Fifty years of love: Tino is here in the middle of the spectacle which is played as at its beginnings with the Casino of Paris. It is the occasion to celebrate in a review in two acts and eighteen tables of Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier his wedding anniversary with the public! Golden wedding.

Fifty years of career

1933 : Tango of Marilou
1934 : O Corsica island of love
1934 : Vieni vieni
1935 : It rains on the road
1935 : Song for Nina
1936 : Tchi-tchi
1936 : Marinella
1936 : As long as there will be stars
1936 : Gipsy with the large black eyes
1937 : Catari catari
1938 : Ave Maria of Charles Gounod
1941 : My old story
1941 : song of the gardian
1941 : Maria
1946 : Small Dad Christmas
1946 : Destiny
1950 : Sending of flowers
1955 : the Mediterranean
1956 : My Spring of Raymond ESA
1957 : Naples with the kiss of fire
1967 : the most beautiful tango of the world
1969 : the sun merchant
1974 : I was 20 years old
1977 : My last song will be like the first
1978 : the life starts at 60 years
1982 : 50 years of love

External bonds

Biography/RFI
Tv news of September 27th, 1983 of Antenna 2, devoted to Tino Rossi
Site Tino Rossi
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