Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, … Read Full Bio ↴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.

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.

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Personality
Adriano Celentano Lyrics

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Ho cercato invano e tu lo sai di dirti cio che sento in cuor
Ma, indifferente non m'ascoltavi tuoh quante volte,
Gli amici han detto a me che sono pazzo, pazzo son di te
Ed io lo so perché:

Possiedi (personality)
Una (personality)
Dolce (personality)
Guardi (personality)
Ridi (personality)
Baci (personality)
Per questo m'hai rubato il cuore

E' vero (é vero),
é vero (é vero):
Son pazzo (é vero) d'amore per te
Mi piaci (é vero), lo dico ancor (é vero) che pazzo son di te.

Possiedi (personality)
Una (personality)
Dolce (personality)
Guardi (personality)
Ridi (personality)
Baci (personality)
Per questo m'hai rubato il cuore

E' vero (é vero),
é vero (é vero):
Son pazzo (é vero) d'amore per te
Mi piaci (é vero), lo dico ancor (é vero) che pazzo son di te.

Ho cercato invano e tu lo saidi dirti cio che sento in cuor
Ma, indifferente non m'ascoltavi tu
Oh quante volte, gli amici han detto a me
Che sono pazzo, pazzo son di te
Ed io lo so perché:

Possiedi (personality)
Una (personality)
Dolce (personality)
Guardi (personality)
Ridi (personality)
Baci (personality)
Per questo m'hai rubato il cuore

E' vero (é vero),
é vero (é vero):
Son pazzo (é vero) d'amore per te
Mi piaci (é vero), lo dico ancor (é vero) che pazzo son per te.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Adriano Celentano's "Personality" speak of the singer's love for someone who possesses a certain irresistible charm and character, that he cannot help but be crazily in love with her. The song starts with the confession that the singer has tried many times, in vain, to express his feelings to the person he loves. Despite his attempts, the person doesn't pay attention to him, leading him to think that she is indifferent to him. However, the singer believes that he is in love with her, even though his friends have told him that he's crazy about her.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the subject's qualities that make the singer fall in love with her. The repeated word, "personality," highlights the character traits that the object of the singer's affection has that make her stand out. Her sweetness, her gaze, her smiles, her kisses are all examples of her attractive personality that stole the singer's heart. The lyrics repeat the assertion multiple times that he is crazy in love with her and that he cannot help it.

Line by Line Meaning

Ho cercato invano e tu lo sai di dirti cio che sento in cuor
I tried in vain, and you know it, to tell you what I feel in my heart

Ma, indifferente non m'ascoltavi tuoh quante volte,
But you, indifferent, didn't listen to me, oh how many times,

Gli amici han detto a me che sono pazzo, pazzo son di te
My friends have told me that I'm crazy, crazy for you

Ed io lo so perché:
And I know why:

Possiedi (personality)
You have (personality)

Una (personality)
A (personality)

Dolce (personality)
Sweet (personality)

Guardi (personality)
You look (personality)

Ridi (personality)
You laugh (personality)

Baci (personality)
You kiss (personality)

Per questo m'hai rubato il cuore
That's why you stole my heart