Roberta Corti (21 March 1936 – 15 June 2006), better known by her stage name Betty Curtis, was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roberta Corti |
| Born | 21 March 1936 Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
| Died | 15 June 2006 (aged 70) Lecco, Lombardy, Italy |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1957–2004 |
| Labels | CGD |
Curtis grew up in the Zone 8 of Milan's borough Cagnola. She started singing in night clubs at an early age and was discovered by Teddy Reno in 1958. Her debut single was a rendition of With All My Heart performed with the Franco Pisano Orchestra.
Curtis' song "Al di là", performed together with Luciano Tajoli, won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961.[2] Betty Curtis represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with her San Remo winning song, which tied for fifth in Cannes.[3]
In 1965 she returned to Sanremo with "Invece no".
Curtis's version of "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him) was used in the soundtrack of Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas (1990).
Albums
edit- 1959: Lontano da te... lontano dal mare (CGD, FGS 5001)
- 1965: Betty (CGD, FGS 5015)
- 1970: A modo mio (CGD, FGS 5075)
- 1975: Folk (Alpharecord, AR 3017)
- 1975: Ricordiamole insieme (Alpharecord, AR 3018)
- 1976: Folk N. 2 (Alpharecord)
Singles
edit- 1958: "Con tutto il cuore" (With All My Heart)
- 1958: "La pioggia cadrà"
- 1959: "Nessuno"
- 1959: "Una marcia in fa" (with Johnny Dorelli)
- 1959: "Buondì" (Alone)
- 1960: "Non sei felice"
Betty Curtis and Wilma De Angelis in 1959 - 1961: "Al di là"
- 1961: "Pollo e champagne"
- 1961: "Aiutami a piangere"
- 1961: "Midi Midinette"
- 1961: "Ci vogliono i mariti"
- 1961: "Neve al chiaro di luna"
- 1962: "Buongiorno amore"
- 1962: "Stasera piove"
- 1962: "Soldi soldi soldi"
- 1962: "Tango del mare"
- 1962: "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him)
Betty Curtis and Composer Peter De Angelis in 1959 - 1964: "La casa più bella del mondo"
- 1964: "Scegli me o il resto del mondo"
- 1965: "Invece no"
- 1966: "Le porte dell`amore"
- 1967: "È più forte di me"
- 1967: "Guantanamera"
- 1967: "Povero Enrico"
- 1969: "Gelosia"
- 1970: "Donna"
- 1974: "Ma ci pensi tu (Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma)"
- 1976: "La grulla"
- 1976: "Innamorarsi No!"
- 1978: "Sarò la luce che ti guida" (Candle on the water)
References
edit- ^ "S'è spenta la voce di Betty Curtis". Tgcom24 (in Italian). 2006-06-16. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ http://www.festival.vivasanremo.com/1961.htm Archived June 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ http://www.eurofestival.com/anno_2009.asp?anno=1961 Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
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