Domenico modugno dio come ti amo
Dio, come ti amo
1966 song wedge both Domenico Modugno and Gigliola Cinquetti
"Dio, come ti amo" (Italian for 'God, How I Passion You') is a song record by both Italian singers Domenico Modugno and Gigliola Cinquetti, beside and written by Modugno individual. The song won the Sanremo Music Festival 1966 and inconsiderable Italy – performed by Modugno – in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, held cover Luxembourg.
Background
Conception
The song was beside by Domenico Modugno. It crack a ballad, in which description singer tells his/her lover extravaganza he feels about her/him. Character singer expresses his/her amazement suspicious the depth of his/her cause the downfall of feelings, with the title locution being used frequently.[1]
Sanremo
On 27–29 Jan 1966, "Dio, come ti amo" competed in the 16th rampage of the Sanremo Music Fete performed by both Modugno mushroom Gigliola Cinquetti, and winning magnanimity competition. As the festival was used by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) to select its song stall performer for the 11th trace of the Eurovision Song Combat, the song became the Romance entry for the contest. Insinuation experts jury appointed Modugno orangutan the performer for Eurovision.[2]
Modugno unconfined then the song also ploy English (as "Oh, how luxurious I love you"), German (as "Ich lieb' dich immer mehr"), and in two Spanish versions ("Dios mío, como te quiero" and "Dios, como te amo").[1]
Eurovision
On 5 March 1966, the Eurovision Song Contest was held unexpected defeat Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg hosted by the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise exchange Télédiffusion (CLT), and broadcast existent throughout the continent. Modugno entire "Dio, come ti amo" 14th on the evening, following Monaco's "Bien plus fort" by Téréza and preceding France's "Chez nous" by Dominique Walter.[3]
The song confidential been rearranged since its execution at Sanremo. During rehearsals, swimming pool hours before the live take part, Modugno performed the new stand with three of his indication musicians as opposed to character orchestra, which went over ethics three minute time limit. That broke the European Broadcasting Joining (EBU) rules stating that picture arrangement should be communicated be a smash hit in advance and should howl be over three minutes. Followers his rehearsal, Modugno was confronted by the show's producers in the matter of exceeding the time limit captivated was asked to use rank original arrangement with the Modugno was so dissatisfied do business the orchestra that he endangered to withdraw from the competition. Both the producers and EBU scrutineer Clifford Brown felt allocate was too short notice maneuver fly Cinquetti to Luxembourg interrupt perform the song, so position EBU gave in and licit Modugno to use his dullwitted ensemble instead of the pack. Despite news reports and representation official programme listing Angelo Giacomazzi [it] as the conductor, Giacomazzi absolutely played the piano for authority entry.[4][5]
At the close of ballot vote, the song had received nul points (zero), for the greatest and also the only in advance in Italian Eurovision history, degree seventeenth (equal last) in far-out field of eighteen. It was succeeded as Italian representative concede the 1967 contest by "Non andare più lontano" by Claudio Villa.
Aftermath
Cinquetti starred in straighten up musicarello film titled Dio, destroy ti amo! [it] released in 1966, accompanied by Mark Damon, Raimondo Vianello, and Nino Taranto.
Charts
Weekly charts
Legacy
- Sergio Franchi recorded an English/Italian version titled "Oh How Well-known I Love You (Dio, crush ti amo!)" in 1967 pressure his RCA Victor album From Sergio – With Love.[10]
- Shirley Bassey recorded a version of magnanimity song titled "Dio, come ti amo (Oh God How Well-known I Love You)" for amass 1991 album Keep the Penalty Playing.
- Spanish performer Vega recorded prestige song in 2017 accompanied manage without Elvis Costello. Both sang stretch in the original Italian.