- Fred Bongusto
Alfredo Bongusto (
Campobasso ,April 6 ,1935 ), known by his stage name Fred Bongusto, is an Italianlight music singer andsongwriter who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.fact|date=July 2008Career history
He debuted with the song "Bella Bellissima", which was written by his friend Ghigo Agosti and produced by the
Milan -based label Primary. It was released on45 rpm record in 1960, with "Doce Doce" as B-side. Some of his most successful songs include "Malaga", "Una rotonda sul mare", "Spaghetti a Detroit" and "Prima c'eri tu", which won the 1966-edition of Un Disco per l'Estate. Bongusto was also successful in South America, especiallyBrazil , and has collaborated withToquinho andVinicius de Moraes .fact|date=July 2008He composed the soundtracks of 24 movies, such as "Malizia", "
Superfantozzi " and "Fantozzi contro tutti ", and starred in "Obiettivo Ragazze" (1961) and "Peccato Veniale" (1974).fact|date=July 2008In the 1990s he was elected as a PSI town councillor in
Bari . OnMarch 18 ,2005 , the President of the Council,Silvio Berlusconi , gave him a silver plate commemorating the 50 years of his career, and onJuly 2 ,2006 he was nominatedCommendatore by PresidentCarlo Azeglio Ciampi .fact|date=July 2008Personal life
He is married to Gabriella Palazzolifact|date=July 2008, an Italian soubrette very famous in the 1950s and 1960s, who starred in the film "
Buonanotte... Avvocato! " withAlberto Sordi . In 1960, Palazzoli had a brief marriage with American actorJohn Drew Barrymore , who is the father of her daughter Blyth Dolores. Blyth was raised up by Bongusto.Bongusto enjoys playing football and
tennis , and is very goodfact|date=July 2008 at both sports. He enjoysantiquing and readingTex Willer comics. Bongusto currently spends much of his time inIschia , in the village of Sant'Angelo, in the places which inspired some of his most beautiful songs.
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