| "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | |
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| Single by Domenico Modugno | |
| from the EP La strada dei successi | |
| Language | Italian |
| English title | 'In the blue that is painted blue' |
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| Released | 1 February 1958 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:29 |
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| Composer(s) | Domenico Modugno |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1958 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Domenico Modugno |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Domenico Modugno |
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 3rd |
| Final points | 13 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Corde della mia chitarra" (1957) | |
| "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" (1959) ► | |
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (Italian: [nel ˈblu diˈpinto di ˈblu]; 'In the blue [sky] [as I was] painted blue'), popularly known as "Volare" (Italian: [voˈlaːre]; 'To fly'), is a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno, with music composed by himself and Italian lyrics written by himself and Franco Migliacci. It was released as a single on 1 February 1958.[2]
After winning the eighth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, the song represented Italy in the third edition of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Hilversum, where it came in third place out of ten songs.
The song spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in August and September 1958, and subsequently became Billboard's number-one single for the year. In 1959. At the 1st Annual Grammy Awards, Modugno's recording became the first ever Grammy winner for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[3] The combined sales of all the versions of the song exceed 18 million copies worldwide, making it one of the all-time most popular songs to come out of Sanremo and Eurovision.
The song was later translated into several languages and recorded by a wide range of performers. The song is also used as the basis for numerous football chants.[4]
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (17 January 2018). "The Number Ones: Domenico Modugno's "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)"". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
"Volare" is a pop chanson with an operatic sense of sweep...
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