Maledetta Primavera

"Maledetta Primavera"
Single by Loretta Goggi
from the album Il mio prossimo amore
Released	February 1981 (February 1981)
Format	CD single
Recorded	1981
Genre	Pop
Length	4:10 (Album Version)
Label	WEA
Writer(s)	Paolo Cassella Gaetano Savio
Producer	Gaetano Savio

Maledetta Primavera (Damn Spring) is a song performed by Italian singer Loretta Goggi in 1981, at the 31st edition of Festival di San Remo. It was written by Paolo Cassella and Gaetano Savio. The song didn't win the Festival, making it only to the second place. However, it became a hit in Italy, and later covers became a hit in several other countries around the world.

Chart

In Italy, Maledetta Primavera topped the chart on March 21, 1981.^[1] In Switzerland it reached the 2nd position; in Austria the 14th.^[2]

Cover versions

In Latin America, Mexican singer Yuri included a cover, Maldita Primavera, in her 1982 album Llena de dulzura. Maldita Primavera topped the single chart in Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Venezuela and Costa Rica. The album itself sold 36 million copies in Mexico only.^[3]

Another Mexican singer, Yuridia, added a Spanish version of Maledetta Primavera to her 2005 album La Voz de un Ángel.

Finnish singer Paula Koivuniemi published the Finnish version Aikuinen Nainen in 1982. It became a major success in her country and she performed it at live concerts ever since.^[4]

In Germany, Caterina Valente sang the cover Das kommt nie wieder. In Holland, Dana Winner sang the dutch version Vrij als een vogel. Maja Blagdan sang the Croatian version Zaboravi.

Chart	Peak position
Italy	1
Switzerland	2
Austria	14
Mexico (cover)	1
Spain (cover)	1
Venezuela (cover)	1
Costa Rica (cover)	1
Argentina (cover)	1
Finland (cover)	n/a
Germany (cover)	n/a
Holland (cover)	n/a
Croatia (cover)	n/a

References

1. ^ http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maledetta_primavera
2. ^ http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Loretta+Goggi&titel=Maledetta+primavera&cat=s
3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llena_de_dulzura
4. ^ http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikuinen_nainen

External links

• [1]
• Youtube.com
• [2]

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