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Tino Rossi

Tino Rossi

Constantin "Tino" Rossi (29 April 1907 – 26 September 1983) was a French singer and film actor of Corsican origin. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Rossi was gifted with a voice well suited for opera. He became a tenor in the French cabaret style. Later, he appeared in various movies. During his career it is reported he recorded over 2000 songs and he appeared in more than 25 films, the most notable of which was the 1954 production, Si Versailles m'était conté... directed by Sacha Guitry. His romantic ballads had especially women swooning and his art songs by Jules Massenet (1842–1912), Reynaldo Hahn (1875–1947), and other composers, sold out theaters wherever he performed. Among his most famous hits, Petit Papa Noel sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Over the course of his 50-year singing career, Tino Rossi recorded over 2000 songs and sold over 200 million albums making him one of the best selling (and mostly forgotten) artists of all time. As a young man, Rossi played guitar and sang in many places of his hometown of Ajaccio, but later he went to perform in Marseille and at resort clubs along the French Riviera. In the early 1930s he went to Paris and within a few years achieved enormous success, joining a Columbia Records roster that included the biggest stars of that time such as Lucienne Boyer, Damia, Pills et Tabet, Mireille, and Jean Sablon. Rossi's success was greatly aided by songwriter Vincent Scotto (1876–1952), who wrote his first hits and collaborated with him for many years, composing and arranging many of Rossi's songs. Prior to World War II, Rossi was a major box office attraction in the French-speaking world, and expanded his audience in 1938 to the U.S. and Canada during a first visit there. Rossi began his film career with a role in Les Nuits Moscovites (1934); his first real success came with Marinella (1936). During the Occupation of France by Nazi Germany Rossi's film career reached its peak, notably with Fièvres (1942), Le Soleil a toujours raison (1943), Mon amour est près de toi (1943) and L'Île d'amour (1944). Like many celebrities, Tino Rossi was arrested on 7 October 1944 by several police officers in search of information on his close Corsican friend, Etienne Leandri, suspected of active collaborationism. Following three months' detention in the prison of Fresnes, near Paris, during which he stubbornly refused the assistance of a lawyer, he was freed from further detention by a judge, who deemed the charge leveled against him void of substance. Tino Rossi who, in October 1943, had loaned his personal car to a resistance network to transport weapons and enable several escapes (including that of a general), accepted—an extremely rare action at the time—exceptional official apologies. In 1946 he recorded his song Petit Papa Noël for a movie. The song remained classic for the family and sold several million copies after being released on CD in 1992. He is the recipient of the prestigious musical award Grand Prix du Disque. Rossi died of pancreatic cancer in 1983 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His body was transported to Ajaccio for burial in the family grave. His wife died in 2003 aged 79. ... Source: Article "Tino Rossi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1907-04-29

Birth Place

Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Movies and TV shows :

poster

30 millions d'amis

1976

5.8

TV
Adémaï au Moyen Âge

Adémaï au Moyen Âge

1935

0.0

Movie
poster

Cadet Rousselle

1971

0.0

TV
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
Destiny

Destiny

1946

0.0

Movie
poster

Discorama

1959

0.0

TV
poster

Fan School

1977

6.5

TV
Fièvres

Fièvres

1942

5.0

Movie
Her Last Christmas

Her Last Christmas

1952

0.0

Movie
In the Land of the Sun

In the Land of the Sun

1951

5.0

Movie
Justin de Marseille

Justin de Marseille

1935

6.2

Movie
L'affaire Coquelet

L'affaire Coquelet

1935

0.0

Movie
Le Chant de l'exilé

Le Chant de l'exilé

1943

0.0

Movie
Le gardian

Le gardian

1946

0.0

Movie
poster

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

TV
Le soleil a toujours raison

Le soleil a toujours raison

1943

6.0

Movie
poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

6.0

TV
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

2019

8.0

Movie
Lights of Paris

Lights of Paris

1938

4.7

Movie
Marinella

Marinella

1936

4.0

Movie
Marlène

Marlène

1949

0.0

Movie
poster

Midi Première

1975

10.0

TV
poster

Midi trente

1972

6.0

TV
Moscow Nights

Moscow Nights

1934

4.0

Movie
Moscow Nights

Moscow Nights

1935

5.2

Movie
My Love is Near You

My Love is Near You

1943

0.0

Movie
Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

1937

3.9

Movie
poster

Numéro un

1975

6.0

TV
Paris Still Sings!

Paris Still Sings!

1951

0.0

Movie
Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1954

6.8

Movie
poster

Samedi soir

1971

6.0

TV
Sending of Flowers

Sending of Flowers

1950

5.0

Movie
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

2022

7.5

Movie
Song of the Clouds

Song of the Clouds

1946

0.0

Movie
poster

Système 2

1975

0.0

TV
The Donkey of Zigliara

The Donkey of Zigliara

1971

6.0

Movie
The Island of Love

The Island of Love

1944

6.0

Movie
The Pretty Miller Girl

The Pretty Miller Girl

1948

5.8

Movie
The Unknown Singer

The Unknown Singer

1947

3.0

Movie
Till the End of the World

Till the End of the World

1963

3.0

Movie
To the Sound of Guitars

To the Sound of Guitars

1936

4.0

Movie
Tourments

Tourments

1954

7.5

Movie
Two Loves

Two Loves

1949

5.0

Movie