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 (including a short appearance in Fellini's La Dolce Vita, before becoming a famous artist). 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.
As a director he frequently casts Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. His best movie like director is "Yuppi Du", winner of The Golden Palm at Cannes Festival. He and Claudia are the parents of Rosita, Rosalinda and Vincent 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.
His 1968 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 Vincent Fiorello has also created a remix of the song.
His last concert-event in 2012, after 18 years without live performances, was transmitted on Canale 5, with over 9 million viewers both evenings.
L'Attore
Adriano Celentano Lyrics
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C'è l'attore che piace a te!
Ma chi è...
Ma chi sarà!
Frank Sinatra tu penserai,
L'uomo che non tramonta mai!
Lui non è...
Ma chi sarà...
Ma chi sarà...
Vieni al cinema e lo saprai,
Al tuo fianco lo troverai!
Sai chi é...
Sai chi é...
Sono io...
Sono io...
Sono io...
Sono io...
Dallo schermo capirai,
Che amo te...
E' un dialogo fra noi!
Quel che non ti ho detto mai,
Finalmente lo saprai
E nel buio cercherai
Questa mia bocca di uomo
Che un bacio d'amore ti darà
E non sarò falso come l'attore
Del film, che vedi là!
The lyrics to Adriano Celentano's song, L'Attore (The Actor in English), depict a man inviting his lover to the cinema to watch a movie that features an actor she likes. The man playfully teases his lover, asking her to guess who the actor is, suggesting Frank Sinatra. However, through the song's repetition of "lui non è" (he's not), it is revealed that the man is not talking about the actor on the screen, but himself. He urges his lover to come to the cinema with him, promising that she will find the actor she admires sitting right next to her - him.
As the song progresses, the man reveals that he has a lot to tell his lover, things he has never told her before. It is suggested that through watching the movie together, the couple will engage in a "dialogue." The darkness of the cinema will provide the man with the opportunity to express himself and allow him to be more honest and genuine than the "falso" (false) actor on the screen. The song ends with the man describing a romantic moment where he will kiss his lover and give her a true love that an actor in a movie could never mimic.
Line by Line Meaning
Vieni al cinema insieme a me
Come to the cinema with me
C'è l'attore che piace a te!
There's an actor you like!
Ma chi è...
But who is he...
Ma chi sarà!
But who could it be!
Frank Sinatra tu penserai,
You might think it's Frank Sinatra,
L'uomo che non tramonta mai!
The man who never fades away!
Lui non è...
But he's not...
Lui non è...
He's not...
Ma chi sarà...
But who could it be...
Ma chi sarà...
Who could it be...
Vieni al cinema e lo saprai,
Come to the cinema and you'll find out,
Al tuo fianco lo troverai!
He'll be by your side!
Sai chi é...
You know who he is...
Sai chi é...
You know who he is...
Sono io...
It's me...
Sono io...
It's me...
Sono io...
It's me...
Sono io...
It's me...
Dallo schermo capirai,
From the screen you'll see,
Che amo te...
That I love you...
E' un dialogo fra noi!
It's a dialogue between us!
Quel che non ti ho detto mai,
What I've never told you,
Finalmente lo saprai
Finally you'll know
E nel buio cercherai
And in the dark you'll search
Questa mia bocca di uomo
For my manly lips
Che un bacio d'amore ti darà
That will give you a kiss of love
E non sarò falso come l'attore
And I won't be fake like the actor
Del film, che vedi là!
In the movie you see there!
Contributed by Christian T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Валентина Таценко
Андриано Челентано это феномен.!это талант!
Giuseppe Marando
Ha una voce magica,una voce che ti cattura,che ti fa innamorare. Bravissimo anche come attore e showman.
Alessandro Saviano
Grande mitico Celentano dopo di lui il vuoto la leggenda del rock e della canzone italiana ❤✌👍
Morison
Celentano ???? No come lui non c'è è unico in tutto Grazie Adriano Celentano sei veramente forte
waypoint74
Celentano is over time... I'll solely go to his next concert in Italy. God bless you Adriano.
anella d'ambrosio
Adriano sei stato !! E Sarai sempre il nostro molleggiato!!! 😌😍😘💃🎸💘💯💋
Diana Telegrafi
🌏🙏❤️Maesrto ⭐️Unico Adriano Celentano 🔥Stupenda Canzone 👍Stupenda Interpretazione ❤️🔥Love you per 🔥SEMPREEEEE🙏❤️
Alessandro Saviano
Inimitabile grande Adriano sei fortissimo e unico ❤👍
Vadim Bronevoi
Белиссимо! ! ! Ура! ! ! ❤ 💙 💛 💚 💜
Kati Lencses
Mi piace molto 💕🤩
Per Sempre! ❤️😍
Perfetto!🇮🇹🌍❤️