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Gloria by Umberto Tozzi
Umberto Tozzi
Artist Biography For Umberto Tozzi
Umberto Tozzi Rose To Prominence In 1977 With One Of Tozzi's Most Famous Songs "Ti Amo". It Stayed At Number One On The Italian Charts For Seven Months Outselling Every Other Record And Went On To Become An International Success Throughout Continental Europe. It Also Made Some Inroads In The Americas And Australia Primarily In Discotheques. Other Hits Include "Tu." Perhaps His Most Famous Song Is "Gloria " Which In Addition To Its Success In Italy Became Well Known To American Audiences Through Its English-Language Cover By Laura Branigan. After A Period Of Absence From The Music Scene The Idea Came Together For A Collaboration And In 1987 Won The Sanremo Music Festival With The Song "Si Può Dare Di Più" "More Can Be Given" Sung With Gianni Morandi And Enrico Ruggeri. 1987 Was Also The Year Of "Gente Di Mare'" "People Of The Sea" Performed With Raf At Eurovision Which Saw Them Take Third Place. 1988 Saw The Release Of His Second Live Album The Royal Albert Hall. In The 1990s Tozzi Continued To Record Resulting In Songs Such As "Gli Altri Siamo Noi" "We Are The Others" The Album Equivocando Il Grido "The Outcry" And Aria E Cielo "Air And Sky" . He Also Released A Greatest Hits Compilation Le Mie Canzoni "My Songs" . In 2000 And 2005 He Performed At The Sanremo Music Festival With "Un'altra Vita" "A Different Life" And "Le Parole" "The Words" . Between The Two Participations He Released A Duet With French Singer Lena Ka Of His Classic "Ti Amo" As "Ti Amo Rien Que Des Mots ". Tozzi Also Released Another Greatest Hits Compilation A 2-Disc Set Entitled The Best Of And Another Single "E Non Volo". Umberto Tozzi Remains One Of The Most Popular Italian Singers Abroad And In The Course Of His Career Has Sold More Than 32 Million Records.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Gloria
Umberto-Tozzi - Le Mie Canzoni
"Gloria" Italian Pronunciation ˈɡlɔːrja Is A 1979 Love Song That Became An International Hit. The Song Was Originally Written And Composed In Italian By Umberto Tozzi And Giancarlo Bigazzi And Afterwards Translated To English By Jonathan King. A 1982 Cover Version By Laura Branigan Would See "Gloria" Go On To Sell Over Two Million Singles In The United States Alone. Background Umberto Tozzi First Recorded "Gloria" In 1979 That Summer The Song Stayed On The Italian Top-10 Chart For Sixteen Weeks Six Of Them At Number 2. The Song Stayed Four Weeks At Number 1 In Both Switzerland And – In A Translated Version – Spain. That Same Year Saw Tozzi's "Gloria" Achieve Hit Status In Austria At Number 4 Belgium At Number 3 The Netherlands At Number 21 France At Number 3 And Germany Where The Track Reached Number 8. Tozzi's "Gloria" Is A Love Song As Is The First English Rendering Of The Song Recorded By Its Original English-Language Lyricist Jonathan King In November 1979 Tozzi Later Recorded And Performed King's Translated Version Of "Gloria". He Also Re-Recorded The Song With Trevor Veitch's And Laura Branigan's English Lyrics This Version Appears On His 2002 Release The Best Of Umberto Tozzi. In 2011 The Song Was Brought Up To Date With A Set Of New House Mixes By Alex Gaudino And Jason Rooney. The Music Video Stars Umberto And Natasha Tozzi. Tozzi's Original Version Of "Gloria" Was A Soundtrack Selection For Two Distinct Films In 2013 The Wolf Of Wall Street And Gloria. Lyrical Content In His Song Of Jonathan King's Translated Lyrics Tozzi Who Takes The Role Of The Song's Main Character Tells That He Is Dreaming About An Imaginary Woman Named Gloria. He Describes His Living Days As Misery But When He Dreams Of Gloria He Says His Nights Are Liberty. The Protagonist Describes Gloria As His Queen Imagination That Comes From His Fascination Not From Any Kind Of Fantasy. He Further Elaborates That He Has Always Set Gloria Free From Him Just As He Has Set Freedom From Reality. He Then Tells That His Friends Think He Is Crazy But He Argues His Point That They Have Never Met Gloria So Far He Has No Proof Of Her Actual Existence But One Day When He Finds Her He Says His Friends Will Talk About Gloria's Beauty And Her Loyalty. To Accomplish The Goal Of Realizing His Dreams Despite Everyone Else's Protests The Protagonist Sets All His Life To Searching For Gloria Until He Meets Her In Reality And Then Promises To Hold Her To Touch Her And To Keep Her Because He Loves Gloria.
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Biography - Umberto Tozzi
Umberto Tozzi Rose To Prominence In 1977 With One Of Tozzi's Most Famous Songs "Ti Amo". It Stayed At Number One On The Italian Charts For Seven Months Outselling Every Other Record And Went On To Become An International Success Throughout Continental Europe. It Also Made Some Inroads In The Americas And Australia Primarily In Discotheques. Other Hits Include "Tu." Perhaps His Most Famous Song Is "Gloria " Which In Addition To Its Success In Italy Became Well Known To American Audiences Through Its English-Language Cover By Laura Branigan. After A Period Of Absence From The Music Scene The Idea Came Together For A Collaboration And In 1987 Won The Sanremo Music Festival With The Song "Si Può Dare Di Più" "More Can Be Given" Sung With Gianni Morandi And Enrico Ruggeri. 1987 Was Also The Year Of "Gente Di Mare'" "People Of The Sea" Performed With Raf At Eurovision Which Saw Them Take Third Place. 1988 Saw The Release Of His Second Live Album The Royal Albert Hall. In The 1990s Tozzi Continued To Record Resulting In Songs Such As "Gli Altri Siamo Noi" "We Are The Others" The Album Equivocando Il Grido "The Outcry" And Aria E Cielo "Air And Sky" . He Also Released A Greatest Hits Compilation Le Mie Canzoni "My Songs" . In 2000 And 2005 He Performed At The Sanremo Music Festival With "Un'altra Vita" "A Different Life" And "Le Parole" "The Words" . Between The Two Participations He Released A Duet With French Singer Lena Ka Of His Classic "Ti Amo" As "Ti Amo Rien Que Des Mots ". Tozzi Also Released Another Greatest Hits Compilation A 2-Disc Set Entitled The Best Of And Another Single "E Non Volo". Umberto Tozzi Remains One Of The Most Popular Italian Singers Abroad And In The Course Of His Career Has Sold More Than 32 Million Records.
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"Gloria" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡlɔːrja]) is a 1979 love song that became an international hit. The song was originally written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and afterwards translated to English by Jonathan King. A 1982 cover version by Laura Branigan would see "Gloria" go on to sell over two million singles in the United States alone.
Background:
Umberto Tozzi first recorded "Gloria" in 1979; that summer the song stayed on the Italian Top-10 chart for sixteen weeks, six of them at number 2. The song stayed four weeks at number 1 in both, Switzerland and – in a translated version – Spain. That same year saw Tozzi's "Gloria" achieve hit status in Austria at number 4, Belgium at number 3, the Netherlands at number 21, France at number 3, and Germany where the track reached number 8.
Tozzi's "Gloria" is a love song, as is the first English rendering of the song, recorded by its original English-language lyricist, Jonathan King, in November 1979; Tozzi later recorded and performed King's translated version of "Gloria". He also re-recorded the song with Trevor Veitch's and Laura Branigan's English lyrics; this version appears on his 2002 release, The Best of Umberto Tozzi.
In 2011, the song was brought up to date with a set of new house mixes by Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney. The music video stars Umberto and Natasha Tozzi.
Tozzi's original version of "Gloria" was a soundtrack selection for two distinct films in 2013, The Wolf of Wall Street and Gloria.
Lyrical content:
In his song of Jonathan King's translated lyrics, Tozzi, who takes the role of the song's main character, tells that he is dreaming about an imaginary woman named Gloria. He describes his living days as misery, but when he dreams of Gloria, he says his nights are liberty. The protagonist describes Gloria as his queen imagination that comes from his fascination, not from any kind of fantasy. He further elaborates that he has always set Gloria free from him, just as he has set freedom from reality. He then tells that his friends think he is crazy, but he argues his point that they have never met Gloria (so far, he has no proof of her actual existence); but one day when he finds her, he says his friends will talk about Gloria's beauty and her loyalty. To accomplish the goal of realizing his dreams despite everyone else's protests, the protagonist sets all his life to searching for Gloria until he meets her in reality and then promises to hold her, to touch her, and to keep her because he loves Gloria. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.