Flo Sandon's, stage name of Mammola Sandon (Vicenza, Italy, 29 June 1924), was a very popular singer in post-WWII Italy. She won the San Remo Music Festival in 1953 with the song Viale d'autunno. Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... San Remo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana) is an Italian popular song contest held annually in San Remo. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The beginnings

Her musical career began in 1944, during the war, when she debuted in a Red Cross charity show. Her stage name Sandon's came by chance - it was an oversight by the illustrator who prepared her first record cover. The terms Red Cross and Red Crescent are often used as short names for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, or its two leading international organs, the ICRC and the IFRCS. This page is about the symbol itself, see respective articles for information about the organizations and movements. ... For the vector-based drawing program from Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. ...

Celebrity came in 1952 thanks to the movie Anna directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassmann and Raf Vallone. Flo Sandon's did not appear in the movie itself, but she performed two songs of the movie sound track, T'ho voluto ben and El negro Zumbon. Both were great hits. Nat King Cole liked so much T'ho voluto ben that a few years later he recorded it with a new title Non dimenticar. Anna or Anne or Ann is a popular given name. ... Silvana Mangano (April 21, 1930 - December 16, 1989) was the most sexy actress of Italys neo-realistic period. ... Vittorio Gassman (Il Mattatore) (September 1, 1922 - June 29, 2000) was an Italian theatre and film actor and director. ... Generally speaking, the term soundtrack refers to the recorded sound in a motion picture. ... Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a hugely popular American singer and jazz musician. ...

Song Festivals

In 1953 Flo Sandon's took part to San Remo Music Festival for the first time, and won. The song was Viale d'autunno and was also performed by another singer, Carla Boni. Both winners were at their first appearance at the popular song contest, and succeeded ahead of the great favorite Nilla Pizzi. The press rumored about a possible plot against Pizzi: allegedly she had been originally chosen to perform Viale d'autunno but was then dismissed, possibly out of spite or jealousy, and the song offered to Sandon's and Boni. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... San Remo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana) is an Italian popular song contest held annually in San Remo. ...

Flo Sandon's competed five more times at San Remo Music Festival, but never won again. She however won another song contest, the Festival of Naples in 1960 with Serenata a Mergellina.

Greatest hits from her repertoire were Vorrei volare, Kiss me, I love Paris, Passa il tempo, Concerto d'autunno, Verde luna, Domani,Que sera sera, Bevi con me.

With Natalino Otto

In 1955 Flo Sandon's married Natalino Otto, also an Italian singer. They toured together in Italy and abroad for several years. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Natalino Otto, stage name of Natale Codognotto (Cogoleto, Genoa, Italy, 25 December 1912 - Milan, Italy, 4 October 1969) was the singer who started the swing genre in Italy. ... The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ...

They are also credited with the discovery of one of Italy's greatest singers of all times - Mina. On the night of 24 September 1958 a band of teen-age students was playing in a dancing hall in Cremona. Otto and his wife were present, and were greatly impressed by the singer of that group. They went to meet her at the end of the concert and proposed her a trial recording session. One month later, Mina's first single was out. Mina, born as Anna Maria Mazzini in Cremona, is a singer. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cremona is a city in Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of Po river in the middle of Pianura padana (Po valley). ...