Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and TV host. He was born in Milan at 14 Gluck Street (about which he later wrote the song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"), his parents were from Puglia and had moved north for work. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese: Milán) is the main city of northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy, being often mistaken with the capital of the country. ... Apulia is a region of Italy (called Puglia in Italian), bordering on Molise to the north-west, Campania to the south-west, Basilicata to the south, the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the south-east. ...

Heavily influenced by his idol, Elvis Presley, and the 1950s rock revolution, he is also known as the most famous dancer of the Hula hoop fad. For the last 40 years he has retained his popularity in Italy, selling millions of records and appearing in numerous TV shows and movies. In the latter respect, he has also been a creator of a comic genre, with his characteristic walking and his facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful, in fact in the 1970s and part of the 1980s, he was the king of the Italian box office in low budget movies. As an actor, critics point to Serafino (1968), directed by Pietro Germi, as his best effort. Elvis redirects here. ... Hula hoop competition in Australia The hula hoop is a toy hoop that promotes physical activity. ... In biochemistry, flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) is the precursor molecule to FADH2. ...

As a director he frequently casts Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. He and Claudia are the parents of Rosita and Rosalinda Celentano, the latter most notable to worldwide audiences for playing the Satan character in Mel Gibson`s The Passion of the Christ. He also works often as a host for several Italian television shows. Ornella Muti Ornella Muti Ornella Muti is an Italian actress. ... Rosalinda Celentano (July 15, 1968— ) is an Italian actress. ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an Academy Award–winning U.S.-born, Australian-raised actor, director and producer, best known for acting in the Mad Max movie series, the Lethal Weapon series, acting in and directing the Academy Award–winning Braveheart and directing the 2004 blockbuster... The Passion of the Christ (2004) is a film about the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus Christ, known to Christians as the Passion. It was directed by Mel Gibson. ...

His 1960 song "Azzurro" has regained popularity in 2006, due to it being the anthem of the Italian national football team (the Azzurri) who won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The artist Fiorello has also created a remix of the song. First international Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 European Championship Appearances... The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ...

He has 44 albums! His most-liked album is "Il Concerto di Adriano".

Discography

• La festa (1965)
• Il ragazzo della via Gluck (1966)
• Una carezza in un pugno (1968)
• Adriano Rock (1969)
• Il forestiero (1970)
• Er più (1971)
• I mali del secolo (1972)
• Prisencolinensinainciusol (1973)
• Yuppi du (1974)
• Svalutation (1976)
• Tecadisk (1976)
• Geppo il folle (1978)
• Ti avrò (1978)
• Soli (1979)
• Me live! (1979)
• Un po` artista un po` no (1980)
• Deus (1981)
• Atmosfera (1983)
• I miei americani 2 (1984)
• Joan Lui (1985)
• I miei americani (1986)
• La pubblica ottusità (1987)
• Il re degli ignoranti (1991)
• Super best (1992)
• Quel Punto (1994)
• Arrivano gli uomini (1996)
• Alla corte del remix (1997)
• Mina Celentano (1998)
• Io non so parlar d'amore (1999)
• Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno (2000)
• Il cuore, la voce (2001)
• Per sempre (2002)
• Le volte che Celentano è stato 1 (2003)
• C'è sempre un motivo (2004)
• L'indiano (single) (2005)

Films

• Super rapina a Milano (1965)
• Serafino (1968)
• Er Più - storia d'amore e di coltello (1971)
• Bianco rosso e... (1972)
• L'emigrante (1973)
• Rugantino (1973)
• Le cinque giornate (1973)
• Yuppi Du (1974)
• Di che segno sei? (1975)
• Culastrisce nobile veneziano (1976)
• Bluff - storia di truffe e di imbroglioni (1976)
• Ecco noi per esempio (1977)
• L'altra metà del cielo (1977)
• Geppo il folle (1978)
• Zio Adolfo in arte Führer (1978)
• Mani di velluto (1979)
• La locandiera (1980)
• Qua la mano (1980)
• Sabato, domenica e venerdì (1980)
• Il bisbetico domato (1980)
• Innamorato pazzo (1981)
• Asso (1981)
• Bingo Bongo (1982)
• Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982)
• Segni particolari: bellissimo (1983)
• Sing Sing (1983)
• Lui è peggio di me (1984)
• Joan Lui (1985)
• Il burbero (1986)
• Jackpot (1991)

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See also

• List of best-selling music artists
• The complete Adriano Celentano discography (from Music City)
• Fans