| "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Domenico Modugno | |
| Language | Italian |
| Released | 1959 |
| Label | Fonit |
| Composer(s) | Domenico Modugno |
| Lyricist(s) | Dino Verde |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1959 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Domenico Modugno |
| Lyricist(s) | |
| Conductor | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 6th |
| Final points | 9 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (1958) | |
| "Romantica" (1960) ► | |
| "Piove" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Dorelli | |
| Language | Italian |
| Released | 1959 |
| Label | CGD |
| Composer(s) | Domenico Modugno |
| Lyricist(s) | Dino Verde |
"Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" ("It's raining [Bye bye, baby girl]") is a song composed by Domenico Modugno with Italian lyrics by Eduardo Verde.[1] It won first prize at the 1959 Sanremo Music Festival, where it was performed by both Modugno and Johnny Dorelli.[2] Performed by Modugno, it represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 held in Cannes, placing sixth.
Dalida recorded a song in French as "Ciao ciao bambina", which became a big hit in France and Canada and a pop standard in the francophone world. It was used in Ralph Lauren commercial for their fall 2021 collection.[3]
- ^ Montaigne, Pierre (11 March 1959). "Onze vedettes, onze refrains, onze nations sont engagés dans le Grand Prix Eurovision 1959 de la chanson européenne". L'Espoir de Nice et du Sud-Est. p. 4. ISSN 1166-9012.
- ^ "Festival di Sanremo del 1954" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Ralph Lauren - Découvrez la collection #Fall21 | Facebook, retrieved 2021-09-16