Jimmy Fontana

Jimmy Fontana
Fontana in the 1960s
Born
Enrico Sbriccoli

(1934-11-13)13 November 1934
Camerino, Kingdom of Italy
Died11 September 2013(2013-09-11) (aged 78)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Singer
  • music composer
  • actor
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Enrico Sbriccoli (13 November 1934 – 11 September 2013), known professionally as Jimmy Fontana, was an Italian actor, composer and singer-songwriter.[1][2] Two of his most famous songs are "Che sarà", performed also by José Feliciano with Ricchi e Poveri, and "Il Mondo".[3]

  1. ^ "Addio a Jimmy Fontana, voce degli anni '60". La Repubblica (in Italian). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "RCA's Three Firsts Head Remo Fest". Billboard. 13 March 1971. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.