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Nunzio Gallo

1928 - 2008

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Nunzio Gallo (25 March 1928 – 22 February 2008) was an Italian singer and actor from Naples. After winning the Sanremo Music Festival 1957 alongside Claudio Villa, he was chosen to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with their winning entry "Corde della mia chitarra", ultimately coming 6th. At 5:09, the song is known for being the longest song ever performed at Eurovision, before the new rules imposing the 3-minute length limit came into place. As an actor, Gallo appeared in over 20 films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nunzio Gallo is the 1,451st most popular singer (down from 1,396th in 2019), the 3,734th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,674th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Italian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nunzio Gallo ranks 1,451 out of 4,381. Before him are Helen Shapiro, Dori Ghezzi, Logic, Ricardo Arjona, Randy Jones, and Koko Taylor. After him are Shirley Manson, Tomas Ledin, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Philippe Jaroussky, Lisa Stansfield, and Vikki Carr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Nunzio Gallo ranks 432. Before him are Klaus von Dohnanyi, Gunnar Andersson, Jean Dotto, Dara Singh, Walter Haummer, and Koko Taylor. After him are Dolph Schayes, Tadeusz Baird, Milan Rúfus, Joyce Mansour, Dick Van Patten, and Ardico Magnini. Among people deceased in 2008, Nunzio Gallo ranks 264. Before him are Ronnie Drew, Anita Page, Ollie Johnston, Natalia Bekhtereva, Sam Manekshaw, and Walter Haummer. After him are Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Béatrix Beck, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, Neil Aspinall, Tsvetanka Khristova, and Brad Renfro.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nunzio Gallo ranks 3,735 out of 5,161. Before him are Giuseppe Asclepi (1706), Mellitus (600), Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (1940), Esau de' Buondelmonti (1355), Gabriele Salvatores (1950), and Fausto Gresini (1961). After him are Alberto Bigon (1947), Mario Francesco Pompedda (1929), Nicola Mancino (1931), Girolamo Mei (1519), Carla Del Poggio (1925), and Lyda Borelli (1884).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Nunzio Gallo ranks 93. Before him are Daniela Dessì (1957), Anna Oxa (1961), Den Harrow (1962), Jovanotti (1966), Tiziano Ferro (1980), and Mario Trevi (1941). After him are Fred Buscaglione (1921), Nada (1953), Damiano David (1999), Fausto Leali (1944), Alan Sorrenti (1950), and Noemi (1982).

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