Biography
Salvatore Adamo (born November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citizenship.
Since 2001 Adamo holds the Belgian noble title of Ridder, similar to the English title of "Knight".
He first gained popularity throughout Europe and later in the Middle East, Latin America, Japan, and the United States. He has sold more than 80 million albums and 20 million singles making him one of the most commercially successful musicians in the world. He mainly performs in French but has also sung in Italian, Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Turkish. "Tombe la neige", "La nuit", and "Inch'Allah" remain his best known songs. He is currently the best selling Belgian musician of all time.
The father of Adamo, Antonio, emigrated to Belgium in February 1947 to work as a colliery worker in the mines of Marcinelle. Four months later his wife, Concetta, and their son, Salvatore, joined him in the town of Ghlin, (Mons) before moving to Jemappes, (Mons).
In 1950, Salvatore was bedridden for a year with meningitis.
Salvatore's parents did not want their son to become a miner, so he went to a Catholic school run by the Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes. By 1960, the family of Antonio and Concetta Adamo had seven children overall. Salvatore grew up in Jemappes (Mons), where he was a dedicated student at school and distinguished himself in music and the arts.
Adamo's early influences were the poetry of Victor Hugo and Jacques Prévert, the music of French singer-songwriters like Georges Brassens, and the Italian canzonette. He started singing and composing his own songs from an early age. His debut was in a Radio Luxembourg competition, where he participated as singer and composer of the song "Si j'osais" ("If I dared"), winning the competition's final held in Paris on 14 February 1960.
Adamo's first hit was "Sans toi, ma mie", in 1963, from his debut album 63/64. He followed this with a series of hits, the most famous being "Tombe la neige" ("The snow falls") in 1963, "La nuit" ("The Night") in 1964, and "Inch'Allah". The self-penned "Petit bonheur" ("Little Happiness") sold over one million copies by April 1970, and was awarded a gold disc.
Adamo has sold over 100 million copies of recordings worldwide. He has recorded in many languages and, besides France and Belgium, had hits in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and also in Japan, where he toured repeatedly. He has had hits and toured also in Latin America and throughout the Middle East.
In Chile, the audience awarded him an appreciation prize known as the "Antorcha" (Gold and Silver Torch) at the "Festival de Viña del Mar" held yearly in the "Quinta Vergara", at the seaside resort of Viña del Mar, where he once had to sing in three different, sold-out venues in the same night. In the 1980s, Adamo's career faltered, as the style of his music was no longer fashionable. Since the 1990s, however, and on the crest of a nostalgia wave, he has successfully resumed composing, issuing records and touring, starting with a full season at the Casino de Paris venue in April 1990. ...
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Filmography
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TV Shows 51
Movies 14
Chantons Aznavour (2023)
Un dimanche à la campagne (2022)
Salvatore Adamo, ma vie, la vraie (2022)
Chroniques de l'âge tendre (2021)
Salvatore Adamo: A Belgian Success Story (2021)
Allez viens je t’emmène dans les sixties (2020)
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo (2019)
Les Belges ça ose tout (2017)
Amanda (2016)
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
Lili David (2012)
Mineurs (2007)
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2004)
Star Academy (2001)
Stars à domicile (2001)
Alexandra – die Legende einer Sängerin (1999)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur (1998)
De pé a pá (1996)
Musik liegt in der Luft (1991)
Stars 90 (1990)
Sacrée soirée (1987)
Le monde est à vous (1987)
Victoires de la musique (1985)
Melodien für Millionen (1985)
La Chance aux chansons (1984)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Carlos Numéro 1 (1979)
Die Pyramide (1979)
Telespiele (1977)
Fan School (1977)
Les Jeux de 20 heures (1976)
30 millions d'amis (1976)
Numéro un (1975)
Système 2 (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Midi Première (1975)
Musik ist Trumpf (1975)
Die Montagsmaler (1974)
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich? (1972)
Midi trente (1972)
A Kettle of Colour (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
Cadet Rousselle (1971)
Dalli Dalli (1971)
Disco (1971)
Samedi soir (1971)
The Comeuppance (1970)
Die ZDF-Hitparade (1969)
À bout portant (1968)
Night-Club (1968)
Starparade (1968)
Les Arnaud (1967)
Europarty (1967)
Von uns für Sie (1966)
Der goldene Schuß (1964)
Die Drehscheibe (1964)
Einer wird gewinnen (1964)
Ready Steady Go! (1963)
Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963)
Musik aus Studio B (1961)
Discorama (1959)
Aktuelle Schaubude (1957)
Zum blauen Bock (1957)
Was bin ich? (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1943-11-01 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceComiso, Italy
Height1.71-meter
SiblingsDélizia
CitizenshipsItaly, Belgium
ResidencesUccle - Ukkel, Belgium
Also Known AsAdamo
AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Officer of the Legion of Honour, honorary citizen of Mons, Commander of the Walloon Merit, Officer of the Order of the Crown
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