GIGI CICHELLERO

Born: December 1st, 1923, Milan (Italy)

Died: December 15th, 1979, Cusago (Italy)

Nationality: Italian

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

BIOGRAPHY

Luigi ‘Gigi’ Cichellero worked as a composer and conductor for Italian national broadcaster RAI, until he was called away by the Italian branch of record company Philips to be their artistic director. Cichellero composed songs for the likes of Johnny Dorelli, Mina, and Tony Dallara. In the early 1960s, he founded his own company, GTA Records, based in his hometown Milan. Artists working under the aegis of Cichellero include Nicola Arigliano, Renata Mauro, Bruno Canfora, Al Korvin, and Roberto Rangone. In 1968, he sold GTA to Lorenzo Sampietro, who incorporated it into Miura Records.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 

Gigi Cichellero frequently conducted TV shows for RAI. Amongst these were the music contests Canzonissima, and, more notably, the San Remo Festival in 1963, of which he was the musical director. He accompanied one of the vocalists of the winning song ‘Uno per tutte’, Emilio Pericoli, to London, where that year’s Eurovision Song Contest was staged. Conducted by Cichellero, the Italian entry came fourth. It was to remain his only Eurovision participation; in 1964, on the other hand, Cichellero returned as a conductor to the San Remo Festival.

EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR

1963 London

Country – Italy

Song title – "Uno per tutte"

Rendition – Emilio Pericoli

Lyrics – Giulio Rapetti "Mogol" / Alberto Testa

Composition – Tony Renis

Studio arrangement – Iller Pattacini

Live orchestration – Gigi Cichellero

Conductor – Gigi Cichellero

Score – 3rd place (37 votes)