Gino Paoli

**Gino Paoli** (; born 23 September 1934 in Monfalcone) is a Italian sangster-sangwriter. He is a seminal figur who haes written a nummer o sangs widely regardit as clessics in Italian popular muisic, includin: "Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", "Senza fine" an "Sapore di sale".

## Biografie
Paoli wis born in Monfalcone, a little toun near Trieste, but muivit tae Genoa at a young age.

Efter several different jobs, he wis signed tae Ricordi wi friends an fellae muisickers Luigi Tenco an Bruno Lauzi. His first success wis the single "La Gatta", which haes been uised in Italian leid teachin clesses in American middle schuils an heich schuils.

"Il cielo in una stanza" wis componit in 1959. Accordin tae Paoli, the leerics came tae him while leein on a brothel bed. Gazin at the purple ceilin, he thocht, "Luve can grow at ony moment at ony place". Mina's single release o the sang toppit the leet o annual sales in Italy an reached Billboard Hot 100. Video performances o the sang wur includit in the movies "Io bacio... tu baci" an "Appuntamento a Ischia". Later it wis featured in the "Goodfellas" movie. Carla Bruni Sarkozy covered the sang (mixin French wi her native Italian) in her debut album ("Quelqu'un m'a dit").

Gino Paoli’s debut album – *Gino Paoli* wis released in Italy on 8 October 1961 on Dischi Ricordi.

"Il cielo in una stanza" success wis follaeed bi "Sapore di sale" (1963), arrangit bi Ennio Morricone an believit tae be his maist famous sang.  In the same year he attemptit suicide bi shuitin hissel in the heart (the bullet is still inside his chest).

In 1974 he returned wi the LP *I semafori rossi non sono Dio*, follaeed bi *Il mio mestiere* (1977). Baith showed a mair matur inspiration than his 1960s wirks. In the 1980s Paoli producit a series o successful albums, an in 1985 he toured Italy thegither wi Ornella Vanoni.

In 1987 he wis electit tae the Italian Chamber o Deputies for the Italian Communist Pairty. He abandoned politics in 1992 tae pursue his muisic ambitions.

He haed a lang relationship wi actress Stefania Sandrelli. Their dochter, Amanda Sandrelli, is a actress an aw.

## Discografie
* *Gino Paoli* (1961)
* *Le cose dell'amore* (1962)
* *Basta chiudere gli occhi* (1964)
* *Gino Paoli allo Studio A* (1965)
* *Le canzoni per "Emmeti"* (1966)
* *Gino Paoli and The Casuals* (1967)
* *Le due facce dell'amore* (1971)
* *Rileggendo vecchie lettere d'amore* (1971)
* *Amare per vivere* (1972)
* *I semafori rossi non sono Dio* (1974)
* *Ciao, salutime un po' Zena* (1975)
* *Le canzoni di Gino Paoli' (1976, collection)
* *Il mio mestiere* (1977)
* *La ragazza senza nome* (1978)
* *Il gioco della vita* (1979)
* *Ha tutte le carte in regola* (1980)
**Averti addosso* (1984)
**La luna e il Sig. Hyde* (1984)
**Insieme* (1985)
**Cosa farò da grande* (1986)
**Sempre* (1988)
**L'ufficio delle cose perdute* (1988)
**Gino Paoli '89 dal vivo* (1990, live)
**Matto come un gatto* (1991)
**Senza contorno solo... per un'ora* (1992)
**King Kong* (1994)
**Amori dispari* (1995)
**Appropriazione indebita* (1996)
**Pomodori* (1998)
**Per una storia* (2000)
**Se* (2002)
**Una lunga storia* (2004)
**Ti ricordi? No non mi ricordo* (2004)
**Gino Paoli & Arsen Dedic u Lisinskom'' (2005)

## References

## Sources
*Gino Paoli's official website

## Freemit airtins

*A presentation of a work about Paoli's life