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Salvatore Adamo

1943 - Today

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Salvatore Adamo (November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer, and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citizenship. By the second half of the sixties, Adamo had become the world's second best-selling musician after The Beatles. Through his career, he sold more than 80 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide, making him the best-selling Belgian artist of all time, and one of the most commercially successful musicians in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salvatore Adamo is the 81st most popular singer (down from 60th in 2019), the 593rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 512th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Singer.

Salvatore Adamo is a famous singer and songwriter. He is most famous for his song "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu" which was translated into English as "Volare" and was a major hit in the United States.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Salvatore Adamo ranks 81 out of 4,381. Before him are Stevie Wonder, John Lydon, Ian Gillan, Billie Holiday, Ice Cube, and Françoise Hardy. After him are Amália Rodrigues, Sarah Vaughan, Miriam Makeba, Prince, Alla Pugacheva, and Morrissey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Salvatore Adamo ranks 27. Before him are Joe Pesci, Ben Kingsley, Keith Richards, Sadako Sasaki, Elena Ferrante, and Christopher Walken. After him are Joseph Stiglitz, Horst Köhler, Jean-Louis Tauran, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Khalifa Haftar, and Louise Glück.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Salvatore Adamo ranks 593 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Marcellinus (250), Pope Boniface II (470), Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749), Pietro Aretino (1492), Pope Leo V (870), and Lucilla (150). After him are Ennius (-239), Giulio Caccini (1551), Laura Bassi (1711), Pope John XIII (930), Francesco Redi (1626), and Pope Anastasius II (450).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Salvatore Adamo ranks 8. Before him are Adriano Celentano (1938), Enrico Caruso (1873), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Toto Cutugno (1943), Farinelli (1705), and Albano Carrisi (1943). After him are Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Domenico Modugno (1928), Gigliola Cinquetti (1947), Barbara Strozzi (1619), Renata Tebaldi (1922), and Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921).

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