Artist:Paolo Conte
Song:Via con me
Album:Blue Swing: Greatest Hits
Italian singer songwriter Paolo Conte is very popular at home. Here in North America, he is known for the song Via con me because of the English chorus "It's wonderful" and it's been used in numerous film soundtracks. I'm sure most of you have heard this song but you don't know anything about it. He was born Jan. 6, 1937 in Asti, Piedmont, Italy. Conte listened to jazz growing up. After earning a law degree at the University of Parma, Conte worked as an assistant solicitor with his father. Meanwhile, he learned to play piano and he formed a jazz band with his brother on guitar. Then Conti started writing songs. After some of them were recorded, Conte signed with RCA and released his debut album in 1974. When Conti started to have commercial success in Italy, he concentrated on his solo career. Via con me is from Conti's 1981 album Paris Milonga. Conti wrote and arranged all the songs and played piano and vibraphone. The album was produced by Italo "Lilli" Greco who discovered Conti and got him a record deal. Via con me became popular when comedian Roberto Benigni started using it in his routines. Of course he would become famous as an actor and director. As I said, Via con me has appeared in several films including French Kiss (1995), Welcome to Collinwood (2002) and No Reservations (2007). Conte left RCA for CGD in 1984. He currently records for his own label with Universal distribution. You can get all his hits on this 2CD budget comp. Here's Paolo Conti performing Via con me on the French TV network INA Apr. 19, 1987.
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