"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" | |
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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]