GIAN STELLARI

Born: January 14th, 1929, Codogno (Italy)

Died: July 11th, 2021

Nationality: Italian

In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview

BIOGRAPHY

In the 1950s and 1960s, Gian Stellari made a name for himself in the Italian music industry as a prolific composer of film music, specialising in historical dramas such as L’incendio di Roma and Giulio Cesare il conquistatore delle Gallie.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

He was the musical director of the 1956 Sanremo Festival, in which he conducted all entries. With his Orchestra Arcobaleno, he made recordings of various entries of this festival; amongst those the winning 'Aprite le finestre' by Franca Raimondi, as well as the runner-up, Tonina Torrielli’s 'Amami se vuoi'. These two songs were the Italian entries to the very first Eurovision Song Contest, held in Lugano (Switzerland). Stellari conducted the Swiss orchestra for both performances.

EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR

1956 Lugano (1)

Country – Italy (A)

Song title – "Aprite le finestre"

Rendition – Franca Raimondi

Lyrics – Giuseppe Perotti "Pinchi"

Composition – Virgilio Panzuti

Studio arrangement – Eros Sciorilli

(studio orchestra conducted by Eros Sciorilli)

Live orchestration – Gian Stellari

Conductor – Gian Stellari

Score – unknown

1956 Lugano (2)

Country – Italy (B)

Song title – "Amami se vuoi"

Rendition – Tonina Torrielli

Lyrics – Mario Panzeri

Composition – Vittorio Mascheroni

Studio arrangement – Gian Stellari

Live orchestration – Gian Stellari

Conductor – Gian Stellari

Score – unknown