Rocco Granata (b. August 16, 1938) is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and acc… Read Full Bio ↴Rocco Granata (b. August 16, 1938) is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist.

Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but after briefly working in the coal mines, Granata pursued music instead. He played accordion and toured Belgium with his band, "The International Quintet". He then released the song "Manuela" b/w "Marina" as a single in 1959; the B-side became an international smash hit, hitting #1 in Belgium as well as charting across Europe and in America. The song went on to sell tens of millions of copies worldwide, and has been covered many times by artists such as Marino Marini, Dalida and Louis Armstrong.

After the success of "Marina", Granata toured the world, including dates at Carnegie Hall. A feature film entitled Marina was released in 1960, which set the stage for a string of German hits from Granata. He also appeared in Italy at the Sanremo Festival in 1961.

Granata later became a successful record producer. He owned the labels Cardinal Records and Granata Records, and has produced artists such as Marva, Louis Neefs, Miel Cools, De Elegasten, and others.

In 1989, Granata commissioned a dance remix of Marina, which again topped the Belgian charts as well as those of Italy and Germany.

Granata has appeared regularly on Belgian television, and served as a jury member for the 2002 Flemish preliminaries for the Eurovision Song Contest. In March 2000 he was awarded the ZAMU Lifetime Achievement Award by the Belgian music industry.

Granata has released some 65 albums over the course of his career

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Rocco Granata Lyrics

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Arrivederci heisst auf Wiedersehen Arrivederci heisst 'Auf Wiederseh'n' Wein bitte nicht Beim A…
Buona Notta Bambino Deine Sehnsucht kann keiner stillen Wenn die Träume sich auc…
Buona Notte Bambino - German Deine Sehnsucht kann keiner stillen Wenn die Träume sich au…
Buona notte bambino mio Buona notte bambino mio No, non piangere per la mammina Se i…
Buona sera signorina Buona sera signorina buona sera It is time to say goodnight…
Che Sara Paese mio che stai sulla collina Disteso come un vecchio add…
Du Schwarzer Zigeuner Du schwarzer Zigeuner Du schwarzer Zigeuner, komm spiel mir…
Irena Sie war sehr schön und kaum erst achtzehn Jahre Und fuhr…
L'Italiano L'ITALIANO Lasciate mi cantare con la chitarra in mano lasci…

La Bella La la la la la la la la la la…
Manuela Ah, gli han dotto chè la piu Bella di Barcelona L'ha vista…
Marina Mi sono innamorato di Marina Una ragazza mora ma carina Ma l…
Non fa niente Ist der Tag heut auch grau Und der Himmel so trüb Sagt…
Noordzeestrand Waar het lied der branding ruist bij dag en nacht Waar…
Nu Panaru Quannu mammata ta fattu Cumu a fattu uvo sapire Centu rose a…
Oh Oh Rosi Oh! Oh! Rosi Un bacio solo vorrei da te OH! Oh! Rosi E…
Sarah Sarah, Sarah Sarah, I love you Immer, wenn die Sonne scheint…
Tango d'Amore Tango d'amore Tango der liebe Tango d'amour Il tango degli i…
That's Amore (In Napoli where love is king When boy meets girl here's…
Volare Penso che un sogno così non ritorni mai più Mi dipingevo…

Zomersproetjes refrain: Ja, ja, ja Parels voor prinsesjes Diamanten voor…

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