Salvatore Adamo

Salvatore Adamo

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1943-11-01 (80 years old)

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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. ...


Source: Article "Salvatore Adamo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

all 65

self 58

TV Shows 51

Movies 14

Self
Chantons Aznavour

Chantons Aznavour (2023)

Movie
Self
Un dimanche à la campagne

Un dimanche à la campagne (2022)

TV
Self
Salvatore Adamo, ma vie, la vraie

Salvatore Adamo, ma vie, la vraie (2022)

Movie
Self
Chroniques de l'âge tendre

Chroniques de l'âge tendre (2021)

Movie
Self
Salvatore Adamo: A Belgian Success Story

Salvatore Adamo: A Belgian Success Story (2021)

Movie
Self
Allez viens je t’emmène dans les sixties

Allez viens je t’emmène dans les sixties (2020)

Movie
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo

Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo (2019)

TV
Self
Les Belges ça ose tout

Les Belges ça ose tout (2017)

Movie
Self
Amanda

Amanda (2016)

TV
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)

Movie
Lui-même
Lili David

Lili David (2012)

Movie
Composer
Mineurs

Mineurs (2007)

Movie
Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2004)

TV
Self
Star Academy

Star Academy (2001)

TV
10
Self
Stars à domicile

Stars à domicile (2001)

TV
Self
Alexandra – die Legende einer Sängerin

Alexandra – die Legende einer Sängerin (1999)

Movie
Self
Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche (1998)

TV
Self
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur (1998)

Movie
Self
De pé a pá

De pé a pá (1996)

TV
Self - Singer
Musik liegt in der Luft

Musik liegt in der Luft (1991)

TV
self
Stars 90

Stars 90 (1990)

TV
self
Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée (1987)

TV
Self
Le monde est à vous

Le monde est à vous (1987)

TV
Self (Honorary Award) / Self
Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique (1985)

TV
Self
Melodien für Millionen

Melodien für Millionen (1985)

TV
Self
La Chance aux chansons

La Chance aux chansons (1984)

TV
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Carlos Numéro 1

Carlos Numéro 1 (1979)

Movie
Self - Musician
Die Pyramide

Die Pyramide (1979)

TV
Self - Musician
Telespiele

Telespiele (1977)

TV
Self
Fan School

Fan School (1977)

TV
Self
Les Jeux de 20 heures

Les Jeux de 20 heures (1976)

TV
Self
30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis (1976)

TV
Self / Self (archive footage)
Numéro un

Numéro un (1975)

TV
Self
Système 2

Système 2 (1975)

TV
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Self
Midi Première

Midi Première (1975)

TV
Self
Musik ist Trumpf

Musik ist Trumpf (1975)

TV
Self
Die Montagsmaler

Die Montagsmaler (1974)

TV
Self
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich? (1972)

TV
Self
Midi trente

Midi trente (1972)

TV
Self / Self - Musician
A Kettle of Colour

A Kettle of Colour (1972)

TV
Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Self
Cadet Rousselle

Cadet Rousselle (1971)

TV
Self / Self - Singer
Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli (1971)

TV
Self
Disco

Disco (1971)

TV
Self
Samedi soir

Samedi soir (1971)

TV
Philippe
The Comeuppance

The Comeuppance (1970)

Movie
Self
Die ZDF-Hitparade

Die ZDF-Hitparade (1969)

TV
Self
À bout portant

À bout portant (1968)

TV
self
Night-Club

Night-Club (1968)

TV
Self
Starparade

Starparade (1968)

TV
André Arnaud
Les Arnaud

Les Arnaud (1967)

Movie
Self
Europarty

Europarty (1967)

TV
Self
Von uns für Sie

Von uns für Sie (1966)

TV
Self
Der goldene Schuß

Der goldene Schuß (1964)

TV
Self
Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe (1964)

TV
Self
Einer wird gewinnen

Einer wird gewinnen (1964)

TV
Self
Ready Steady Go!

Ready Steady Go! (1963)

TV
Self - Musical Guest
Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963)

TV
Self
Musik aus Studio B

Musik aus Studio B (1961)

TV
Self
Discorama

Discorama (1959)

TV
Self - Singer
Aktuelle Schaubude

Aktuelle Schaubude (1957)

TV
Self
Zum blauen Bock

Zum blauen Bock (1957)

TV
self
Was bin ich?

Was bin ich? (1955)

TV

Ratings

Average 4.37
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1943-11-01 (80 years old)

Birth Place
Comiso, Italy

Height
1.71-meter

Siblings
Délizia

Citizenships
Italy, Belgium

Residences
Uccle - Ukkel, Belgium

Also Known As
Adamo

Awards
Commandeur 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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