Name Carlo Buti Role Musical Artist | Movies Naples in Green and Blue | |
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Albums Bella Ragazza, Carlo Buti canta Firenze, Carlo Buti, vol. 3 Similar People Luciano Tajoli, Beniamino Gigli, Claudio Villa, Trio Lescano, Alberto Rabagliati | ||
Italian hit from 1937: Carlo Buti - Vivere!
Carlo Buti (14 November 1902 – 16 November 1963) was an Italian interpreter of popular and folk music. He was known as "the Golden Voice of Italy", and was possibly the first superstar of Italian music in the twentieth century. He recorded 1574 songs during his career.
Contents
- Italian hit from 1937 Carlo Buti Vivere
- Carlo buti signorinella mia
- Biography
- Selected filmography
- References
Carlo buti signorinella mia
Biography
Buti was born in Florence, Italy. As a boy, he mastered the Tuscan folk song technique known as stornello. He was soon being paid by other men to serenade their girlfriends. He received limited vocal training from Raoul Frazzi. He was featured on Italian radio. His first recording contract (1930) was with Edison-Bell Records. In 1934 he signed with Columbia Records.
Buti has been called the Bing Crosby and the "Frank Sinatra of Italy", because of his preference for the popular songs of the day over the more operatic-type songs. He retired in 1956 after having recorded 1574 songs. At the time, his was the most-recorded voice in Italian music history. His unique warm and melodic "tenorino" style of high quasi-falsetto phrasing sung in the "mezza voce" made him an international success. He also starred in several Italian movies. He died at his home in Montelupo Fiorentino, in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 61.
One of his songs "Vivere" appears on the score to the 2000 film "Titus" by Elliot Goldenthal.
Among his most memorable songs: