Enrico Gentile, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Enrico Gentile

Italian singer

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1921

Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Profession: singer, jazz musician

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Enrico Gentile

  • Enrico Gentile was an Italian singer of the 1940s. In 1940 he founded a vocal quartet named Quartetto Egie together with Tata Giacobetti, Iacopo Jacomelli, and Enrico De Angelis.
  • They made their debut on 27 May 1940 at the Valle Theatre in Rome.
  • They performed the song Bambina dall'abito blu ("little girl in a blue dress").
  • After a few months one of the singers left the group, which replaced him and changed name to Quartetto Cetra. In 1941 Enrico Gentile left the quartet.
  • He was replaced by Felice Chiusano and the quartet renamed Quartetto Cetra. After Second World War he ventured on a solo career.
  • Between 1946 and 1950 he had twelve songs in the Italian best-selling lists, including Eulalia Torricelli, Che musetto, I pompieri di Viggiù.

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