Adriano Celentano

Adriano Celentano (lahir 6 Januari 1938) adalah seorang musisi, penyanyi, komposer, aktor, dan pembuat film Italia. Ia dijuluki il Molleggiato (yang kenyal) karena tariannya. Banyak album Celentano sering kali meraih kesuksesan komersial dan kritis. Dengan 150 juta rekaman terjual di seluruh dunia, dia adalah salah satu artis musik Italia terlaris. Sering dianggap sebagai penulis musik dan lirik lagunya, menurut istrinya Claudia Mori, beberapa di antaranya ditulis bekerja sama dengan yang lain. Karena karirnya yang produktif, baik di Italia maupun di luar negeri, ia dianggap sebagai salah satu pilar musik Italia. Celentano dikenal sangat tanggap terhadap perubahan dalam bisnis musik, dan dikenal karena memperkenalkan rock and roll ke Italia. Sebagai seorang aktor, Celentano telah tampil di 39 film, kebanyakan film komedi. Celentano lahir di Milan di 14 Via Cristoforo Gluck, dan alamat ini kemudian menjadi subjek lagu terkenal "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" ("Anak laki-laki dari Jalan Gluck"). Orang tuanya berasal dari Foggia di Apulia dan pindah ke utara untuk bekerja. Karirnya sebagai penyanyi dimulai pada tahun 1959. Sebelum debut sebagai artis ia bekerja sebagai pembuat jam tangan. Sangat dipengaruhi oleh Elvis Presley dan adegan rock 'n' roll tahun 1950-an serta aktor Amerika Jerry Lewis, Celentano mulai bermain di band rock and roll bersama Giorgio Gaber dan Enzo Jannacci. Bersama dengan Gaber dan Jannacci, dia ditemukan oleh Eksekutif A&R Jolly Records Ezio Leoni, yang mengontraknya untuk kontrak rekaman pertamanya dan ikut menulis dengan Celentano beberapa hits awal terhebatnya, termasuk "24.000 baci", "Il tuo bacio è come un rock", dan "Si èendedo il Sole". Dia pertama kali muncul di layar dalam Ragazzi del Juke-Box, sebuah film musikal Italia tahun 1959 yang disutradarai oleh Lucio Fulci dengan musik oleh Ezio Leoni. Pada tahun 1960, Federico Fellini memerankannya sebagai penyanyi rock and roll dalam filmnya La Dolce Vita. Pada tahun 1962, Celentano mendirikan label rekaman Italia Clan Celentano (yang masih aktif) dengan banyak artis seperti Don Backy, Ola & the Janglers, Ricky Gianco, Katty Line, Gino Santercole, Fred Bongusto dan istrinya Claudia Mori. Sebagai sutradara film, Celentano sering memerankan Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi dan istrinya Claudia Mori. Dia dan Mori memiliki tiga anak, Rosita, Giacomo dan Rosalinda Celentano. Rosalinda paling terkenal di kalangan penonton di seluruh dunia karena memerankan Setan dalam The Passion of the Christ karya Mel Gibson. Celentano juga menjadi pembawa acara di beberapa acara televisi Italia. Celentano mempertahankan popularitasnya di Italia selama lebih dari 50 tahun, menjual jutaan rekaman dan tampil di berbagai acara TV dan film. Sebagai bagian dari karya TV dan filmnya, ia menciptakan genre komik, dengan ciri khas jalan dan ekspresi wajah. Secara umum, film-filmnya sukses secara komersial; memang, pada tahun 1970-an dan sebagian tahun 1980-an, film-film beranggaran rendahnya menduduki peringkat teratas box office Italia. Sebagai seorang aktor, kritikus menunjuk Serafino (1968), disutradarai oleh Pietro Germi, sebagai penampilan terbaiknya. ... Sumber: Artikel "Adriano Celentano" dari Wikipedia dalam bahasa Inggris, berlisensi CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Adriano Celentano (born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed il Molleggiato (the springy one) because of his dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and critical success. With 150 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling Italian musical artists. Often credited as the author of both the music and lyrics of his songs, according to his wife Claudia Mori, some were written in collaboration with others. Due to his prolific career, both in Italy and abroad, he is considered one of the pillars of Italian music. Celentano is recognized for being particularly perceptive of changes in the music business, and is credited for having introduced rock and roll to Italy. As an actor, Celentano has appeared in 39 films, mostly comedies. Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Cristoforo Gluck, and this address later became the subject of the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" ("The boy from Gluck Street"). His parents were from Foggia in Apulia and had moved north for work. His career as a singer started in 1959. Before his debut as an artist he was working as a watchmaker. Heavily influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock 'n' roll scene as well as by American actor Jerry Lewis, Celentano started playing in a rock and roll band with Giorgio Gaber and Enzo Jannacci. Along with Gaber and Jannacci, he was discovered by Jolly Records A&R Executive Ezio Leoni, who signed him to his first recording contract and co-authored with Celentano some of his greatest early hits, including "24.000 baci", "Il tuo bacio è come un rock", and "Si è spento il Sole". He first appeared on screen in Ragazzi del Juke-Box, a 1959 Italian musical film directed by Lucio Fulci with music by Ezio Leoni. In 1960, Federico Fellini cast him as a rock and roll singer in his film La Dolce Vita. In 1962, Celentano founded the Italian record label Clan Celentano (which is still active) with many performers such as Don Backy, Ola & the Janglers, Ricky Gianco, Katty Line, Gino Santercole, Fred Bongusto and his wife Claudia Mori. As a film director, Celentano frequently cast Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. He and Mori have three children, Rosita, Giacomo and Rosalinda Celentano. Rosalinda is most notable to worldwide audiences for playing Satan in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. Celentano has also hosted several Italian television shows. Celentano has retained his popularity in Italy for over 50 years, selling millions of records and appearing in numerous TV shows and movies. As part of his TV and movie work, he created a comic genre, with a characteristic walk and facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful; indeed, in the 1970s and part of the 1980s, his low-budget movies were top of Italian box office rankings. As an actor, critics point to Serafino (1968), directed by Pietro Germi, as his best performance. ... Source: Article "Adriano Celentano" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.