Biography
Nico Fidenco (artistic name Domenico Colarossi; 24 January 1933 – 18 November 2022) was an Italian singer and film soundtrack composer who gained considerable popularity in 1960 with the release of the song "What a Sky" (Italian: "Su nel cielo"), taken from the film Silver Spoon Set by Francesco Maselli.
Self-taught in music, Fidenco did a few cover versions of film title songs for the Italian market. With the song "Legata a un granello di sabbia", he was the first Italian singer to sell one million copies of a single. This interest in cinema led him to be a prolific soundtrack composer, including scores for westerns and many Joe D'Amato films.
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Filmography
all 58
Movies 57
self 3
TV Shows 1
Self
Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer (2019)
Movie
Composer
Hot Laps (1993)
Movie
Composer
Scent of Passion (1991)
Movie
Composer
Games of Desire (1991)
Movie
6
Self - Guest
Siempre lunes (1988)
TV
Composer
Naked and Cruel (1984)
Movie
Composer
Apocalisse di un terremoto (1982)
Movie
Composer
Che casino... con Pierino! (1982)
Movie
Composer
Zombie Holocaust (1980)
Movie
2.6
Composer
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1979)
Movie
Composer
3 Supermen Against Godfather (1979)
Movie
Composer
Cugine mie (1978)
Movie
Composer
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978)
Movie
5.17
Composer
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
Movie
5.67
Composer
Emanuelle - Why Violence Against Women? (1977)
Movie
5.15
Composer
The Last Madame Butterfly (1977)
Movie
Composer
Emanuelle in America (1977)
Movie
4.89
Composer
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)
Movie
Composer
The Stunt (1977)
Movie
Composer
My Sister in Law (1976)
Movie
Composer
The Young Bride (1976)
Movie
Composer
Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976)
Movie
5.08
Composer
The Sweet Aunts (1975)
Movie
Composer
Black Emanuelle (1975)
Movie
5.09
Composer
Bruna, Shapely, Seeks Gifted (1975)
Movie
Music
Blue Jeans (1975)
Movie
Composer
Monika (1974)
Movie
Composer
Macrò (1974)
Movie
Composer
Supermen Against the Orient (1973)
Movie
Composer
Tales of Erotica (1973)
Movie
Composer
Those Dirty Dogs! (1973)
Movie
Composer
Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo col complesso della buonanima (1971)
Movie
Composer
You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife (1971)
Movie
Composer
The Corsairs (1971)
Movie
Composer
The Beasts (1971)
Movie
Composer
When Heroes Die (1970)
Movie
Composer
1001 Nights (1968)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Criminal Affair (1968)
Movie
Composer
To Hell and Back (1968)
Movie
Composer
Bury Them Deep (1968)
Movie
Composer
I Want Him Dead (1968)
Movie
Composer
Ragan (1968)
Movie
Composer
Bloody Che Contra (1968)
Movie
Composer
John the Bastard (1967)
Movie
Composer
The Bang-Bang Kid (1967)
Movie
Composer
The Ten Million Dollar Grab (1967)
Movie
Composer
Dynamite Jim (1966)
Movie
Composer
The Texican (1966)
Movie
Composer
Star Pilot (1966)
Movie
Composer
Ypotron: Final Countdown (1966)
Movie
Composer
Taste of Killing (1966)
Movie
Composer
In a Colt's Shadow (1965)
Movie
Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone (1964)
Movie
Actor
Appuntamento a Dallas (1964)
Movie
Singer at the Party (segment 'L'hobby') (uncredited)
The Maniacs (1964)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Vino, whisky e acqua salata (1962)
Movie
Composer
2 samurai per 100 geishe (1962)
Movie
himself
Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento (1961)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.54
Based on 24.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1961
1968
1973
1968
2019
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1933-01-24
Deathday2022-11-19 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
CitizenshipsItaly
Also Known As Dominic Colarossi , Domenico Colarossi , Donimak, Dominak
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