Tony Renis
Tony Renis in the 1990s
Background information
Born	Elio Cesari (1938-05-13)13 May 1938 (age 87) Milan,Kingdom of Italy
Genres	Adult contemporary pop vocal
Occupations	Musician songwriter record producer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1958–2004
Labels	Combo Record [it] La voce del padrone RCA Italiana Numero Uno [it] Ariston EMI Italiana Warner Bros. et al.

Elio Cesari (born 13 May 1938), known by his stage nameTony Renis, is an Italian singer, composer,music producer, and film actor.

Renis was born inMilan. In the mid-1950s he met withAdriano Celentano, and the two started performing an impression ofDean Martin andJerry Lewis. In 1958, he was signed by the label "Combo Records", and released a few cover versions of Italian and American rock 'n' roll songs as lead vocalist of the band Combos. In 1961, Renis debuted at theSanremo Music Festival with the song "Pozzanghere".^[1]

In 1962, Renis returned to the Sanremo Music Festival where he gained international recognition with the song "Quando, quando, quando", written withAlberto Testa.^[1] One year later, he won the Festival with the song "Uno per tutte", and, in 1967, he finished second with the song "Quando dico che ti amo".^[1]

In 1972, Renis and Testa composed the song "Grande grande grande". It was successfully interpreted byMina, and later byShirley Bassey as "Never Never Never". Over the years "Grande grande grande" have been covered byMarina Dale,Vikki Carr,Celine Dion withLuciano Pavarotti,Julio Iglesias,Patrizio Buanne withRenee Olstead, among others.

In 1974, he won theNastro d'Argento for the Best Score for his work on the soundtrack of the filmBrothers Blue.^[2]

In the 1980s, Tony Renis temporarily retired from performing and mainly worked as music producer. In 1981 he launched the career of child prodigyNikka Costa.^[3]

In 1999, Renis received aGolden Globe Award and was nominated for anOscar for the song "The Prayer", performed byCeline Dion andAndrea Bocelli, from theQuest for Camelot film soundtrack.^[3]

In 2005, he won aDavid di Donatello for the song "Merry Christmas in Love" from the filmChristmas in Love. The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the63rd Golden Globe Awards.

In 2016 Renis received the America Award of theItaly-USA Foundation.

• 1969:Tony Renis (RCA Italiana, PSL 10435)
• 1974:Graffiti (EMI Italiana, 3C 048-51500
• 1976:Tony Renis (RCA Italiana, TCL 1–1078)
• 1976:Un grande grande grande Tony Renis (RCA Lineatre, NL 31078)
• 1989:Le più belle di Tony Renis (EMI Italiana, 7931031)

• 1958:Come prima/Ti dirò (Combo Record, 5057; with Combos)
• 1958:Prendi quella stella/Tipitipitipso (Combo Record [it], 5058; with Combos)
• 1958:Magic Moments/Oggi o mai più (Combo Record [it], 5091; with Combos)
• 1958:Clopin clopant/Tutto è diverso (Combo Record [it], 5092; with Combos)
• 1958:Prendi quella stella/Ti dirò (Combo Record [it], 5093; with Combos)
• 1959:Nessuno al mondo/Addio Maria (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1224)
• 1959:Morir d'amor/Ti prego, amore (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1229)
• 1960:Tenerezza/Cuore in blue jeans (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1379)
• 1961:Pozzanghere/Lei (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1525)
• 1961:Piccolo indiano/15 anni (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1657)
• 1962:Quando quando quando/Blu (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1689)
• 1962:Tango per favore/Amor amor amor (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1708)
• 1963:Perché perché/Gli innamorati sono angeli (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1776)
• 1963:Uno per tutte/Le ciliegie (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1777)
• 1964:Bikini e tamurè/Un ragazzino (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1819)
• 1964:Le ciliegie/Gli innamorati sono angeli (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1823)
• 1964:Ti guardero nel cuore/Otto e mezzo (La voce del padrone, 7MQ 1846)
• 1964:Sorrisi di sera/Ti chiedo scusa (La voce del padrone, MQ 1867)
• 1964:Non sei mariu' stasera/Baciamoci signorina (La voce del padrone, MQ 1882)
• 1964:Amo Milano/Nostalgia di Milano (Oh mamma mia) (La voce del padrone, MQ 1893)
• 1965:Il garofano rosso/Nessun'altra che te (RCA Italiana, PM 3318)
• 1967:Quando dico che ti amo/Mi perderai (RCA Italiana, PM 3389)
• 1967:Non mi dire mai good bye/Prima di domani (RCA Italiana, PM 3403)
• 1968:Il posto mio/Che notte sei (RCA Italiana, PM 3439)
• 1968:Frin frin frin/Cosa non-farei (RCA Italiana, PM 3456)
• 1969:L'aereo parte/Un ragazzo che ti ama (Numero Uno [it], ZN 50015)
• 1970:Canzone blu/Dove sei stata Susy (Numero Uno [it], ZN 50019)
• 1970:Venere/Amami per favore (Numero Uno [it], ZN 50034)
• 1972:Un uomo tra la folla/Grande grande grande (Numero Uno [it], ZN 50145)

• 1959:Ti prego, amore/Elena sono solo/Io cerco te/Romanzo d'amore (La voce del padrone, 7E MQ 124)
• 1962:Quando quando quando/Tango per favore/Blu/Amor amor amor (La voce del padrone, 7E MQ 239)
• 1963:Uno per tutte/Le ciliegie/Perché perché/Gli innamorati sono angeli (La voce del padrone, 7E MQ 254)

• 1964:Tony Renis (EMI, CLP 1754; published in Great Britain)
• 1969:Chin-chin quechiquitin (RCA Victor, MIL/S 4051; published in Mexico)

• 1963:Uno per tutte/Perché perché (His Master's Voice, 63072; published in Spain)
• 1967:Quando dico che ti amo/Mi perderai (RCA Victor,MA 4073; published inLebanon)
• 1967:Quando dico che ti amo/Mi perderai (RCA Victor, 3-10202; published in Spain)
• 1970:Cancion azul/Las noches de oro (RCA Victor, 3-10504; published in Spain)
• 1971:Venise va mourir/Anonimo veneziano (CBS, 7606; published in France)
• 1972:Grande grande grande/Un hombre entre la gente (Hispavox, HS 843; published in Spain)

• 1962:Quando quando quando/Blu/Anch'io/Amor amor amor (A voz do dono, 7LEG 6019; published inPortugal)
• 1963:Uno per tutte/Perche perche/Quando, quando, quando/Dancing (Tango per favore) (His Master's Voice, 7EG 8799; published in Great Britain)
• 1963:Uno per tutte/Le ciliegie/Perché perché/Gli innamorati sono angeli (His Master's Voice, 7 EGS 271;published in Sweden)
• 1963:Uno per tutte/Perché perché/Tango per favore/La tua mano (Cheque Disque, EMF 336; published in France)
• 1964:Otto e mezzo/Un muchachito/Sorrisi di sera/Ti guarderò nel cuore (A voz do dono, 7LEM 3130; published inPortugal)

He composed theAC Milan Anthem - Milan Milan in 1988^[4][5]

• Io bacio... tu baci, directed byPiero Vivarelli (1961)
• Appuntamento in riviera, directed byMario Mattoli (1962)
• Obiettivo ragazze, directed byMario Mattoli (1963)
• Ischia operazione amore, directed byVittorio Sala (1966)
• Quando dico che ti amo, directed byGiorgio Bianchi (1967)
• La ragazza del bersagliere, directed byAlessandro Blasetti (1967)
• Non mi dire mai goodbye, directed byFrank G. Carrol (1967)
• Per amore... per magia..., directed byDuccio Tessari (1967)
• Totò Ye Ye, directed byDaniele D'Anza (1967, Television film)
• The Black Corsair, directed bySergio Sollima (1976)

• Tony Renis atIMDb

• 1938 births
• Italian composers
• Italian male composers
• Living people
• Singers from Milan
• Italian record producers
• Golden Globe Award–winning musicians
• Nastro d'Argento winners
• Italian male film actors
• Sanremo Music Festival winners
• Spanish-language singers of Italy

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