Al
Bano and Romina Power were an
Italian
pop music duo formed by then-married couple
Albano Carrisi and
Romina Power. They are best known for their songs "Felicità",
"Sempre sempre", "Nostalgia Canaglia", and "Libertà". The two separated
in 1999.
Career
Albano Carrisi met Romina Power, daughter of American actor
Tyrone Power, during the filming of the movie "Nel Sole", named
after one of his songs, in 1967. The two married on July 26, 1970 in
Cellino San Marco.
Together, the couple shot seven films, based on their songs, between
1967 and 1983. Power released three solo albums between 1969 and 1974.
In 1975, the couple released their first album as a duo, Dialogo,
which was followed by numerous others. Many of them were also released
in Spanish versions.
In 1976 they represented Italy at the
Eurovision Song Contest with the song "We'll Live It All Again" ("E
fu subito amore"), interpreted in Italian and English, and finished
seventh. Later on, they also recorded a Spanish and a French version of
the song.
In 1982, the duo broke Italian record with four songs on the Italian
hit parade at the same time. The same year, they participated in the
Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Felicità" and finished second.
The song became widely popular, over 6 million copies of the single were
sold and in 1985 they received a German Golden Globe for it.
In the same year (1982) 2 additional albums were released: "Felicità"
and "Che angelo sei".
In 1984, they won the
Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Ci sarà" which from their
album "Effetto amore".
The following year, they again participated in the
Eurovision Song Contest with "Magic, Oh Magic" and, again, reached
seventh place.
In 1986, Al Bano and Romina Power signed a contract with WEA and
recorded the album Sempre sempre, which confirmed their
international success. The song "Settembre" featured the voice of their
baby daughter Cristel, while for "Lord Byron" they used recordings of
Byron's poetry by Tyrone Power.
In 1987, the album Libertà! was released. The couple's
daughter Ylenia sang a duet with her mother Romina in "Abbi fede". The
album sold well in Italy and across Europe. The same year they
participated in the
Sanremo 1987 with the song "Nostalgia canaglia".
In January 1989, the album Fragile included a song written by
Romina and her half-brother, Tyrone Power, Jr.
In 1990, they released two album: "Fotografia di un momento" and
"Weihnachten bei uns zu haus".
In 1991, Al Bano and Romina Power again participated in the Sanremo
Music Festival, this time around with the song "Oggi sposi". In the same
year, they celebrated 25 years of their joint artistic careers with an
anthology which included their most popular songs, Le più belle
canzoni (in Italy) and Vincerai – Their Greatest Hits (in
Europe). They also wrote their autobiography and released a video, both
entitled Autoritratto dalla A alla R.
In 1993, their album Notte e giorno was released.
After their daughter
Ylenia Carrisi disappeared in January 1994 in
New Orleans, Al Bano and Romina cancelled all of their concerts and
dedicated all their time to the search for their daughter. Police
efforts yielded no results.
In 1995, the couple released their last album Emozionale,
followed by a video version, Una vita emozionale.
In 1996, Al Bano participated in the Sanremo Music Festival, singing
"È la mia vita". In 1997 he released a solo album Concerto Classico,
while his wife recorded a CD with her son Yari and composer Maurizio
Fabrizio, though this CD has never been released. She also had a part in
the television mini-series The Return of Sandokan and in 1998,
she published a book about her father, entitled Cercando mio padre
("Searching for my father").
In 1999, Al Bano announced their separation in an open letter to the
weekly magazine
Oggi, in which he explained reasons for their break-up, related
to the disappearance of their eldest. In 2008, Romina moved to the USA
(Arizona) while Al Bano was living in Cellino San Marco.
Discography (Teamworks, only albums without the compilations) 1975–1996
Album |
Year |
CD Sounding time |
Songs |
Atto 1 (Dialogo) |
1975 |
|
Side A: Evasione o realtà – Un uomo diventato amore –
Sognando Copacabana – Come ti desidero – Sensazione meravigliosa
– Dialogo
Side B: Se ti raccontassi – Amore nel 2000 – Il pianto
degli ulivi – Moderno Don Chisciotte – Mai, mai, mai – Paolino
Maialino |
Des nuits entières |
1976 |
|
French version |
1978 |
1978 |
|
We'll Live It All Again – Noi due – Tip tap – Piccolo amore
– Na, na, na – Dear Mr Man – Prima notte d'amore – Immagini '77
– E se tornerà – Il covo delle aquile – My Man, My Woman – Ave
Maria |
Aria pura |
1979 |
|
Ore 10 – Aria pura – Il mestiere di vivere – Granada Dream –
Agua fuente – Heart Games – All'infinito – Who? – U.S.America |
Sharazan |
1981 |
|
Spanish version |
Felicità |
1982 |
35:01 |
Aria pura – Felicitá – Prima notte d'amore – Sharazan – Il
ballo del qua qua – Angeli – E fu subito amore – Canto di
libertà – Caro Gesù – Arrivederci a Bahia |
Che angelo sei |
1982 |
34:11 |
Che Angelo sei – Abbandonati – Meditando – Perché –
Viaggiando – Tu soltanto tu – Parigi è bella com'è – 1961 –
Anche tu – Io ti cerco |
Effetto amore |
1984 |
38:12 |
Al ritmo di beguine – L'amore è – Ciao, aufwiedersehen,
goodbye – Quando un amore se ne va – It's Forever – Canzone blu
– Ci sarà – Grazie – Leo, Leo – Un'isola nella città – Gli
innamorati |
Sempre sempre |
1986 |
40:23 |
Sempre sempre – Saranda–Okinawa – Mambo di Rambo – Settembre
– Andrea – Love – C'est facile – Verso il duemila – Caro amore –
Lord Byron |
Libertà! |
1987 |
41:16 |
Libertà – Ma il cuore no – Le mie radici – Notte a Cerano –
Nel mondo – Makassar – Incredibile appuntamento – Quando si ama
– Abbi fede – I cigni di Balaka |
Fragile |
1988 |
45:19 |
Fragile – Sei tu – Africa Africa – Che amici – Donna – A
Miracle – Questa notte – Non pensarci più – Il bambino non è più
re – Non voglio perderti – Era casa mia – Nessun dorma |
Fotografia di un momento |
1990 |
40:19 |
Besame – Donna per amore – Non piangere – Commesso
viaggiatore – Bwana – Fotografia – Tenero e testardo – Indian
Boy – Bussa ancora – Libertà (Production '90) |
Weihnachten bei uns zu Hause |
1990 |
39:40 |
Felice Natale – White Christmas – Un altro Natale – Stille
Nacht – Il piccolo tamburino – Feliz Navidad – Last Christmas –
Mary's Boychild – Leise rieselt der Schnee – Ave Maria |
Le più belle canzoni (remixes & 3 new songs) |
1991 |
53:35 |
Oggi sposi – Nel sole – Dialogo – Ci sarà – Sempre sempre –
Acqua di mare – Nessun dorma – Felicità – Ballo del qua qua –
Nostalgia canaglia – Mattino – Libertà – Sharazan – Ave Maria |
Vincerai (remixes & 2 new songs) |
1991 |
50:16 |
Vincerai – Tu soltanto tu – We'll Live It All Again –
Makassar – Cara terra mia – Il poeta (Yunus Emrè) – Che angelo
sei – Prima notte d'amore – Io ti cerco – Caro Gesù – Commesso
viaggiatore – Andrea |
Notte e giorno |
1993 |
53:16 |
Domani domani – Bambini – Torneremo a Venezia – Sentire ti
amo – Di più – Il profumo delle rose – Sha-e-o – Mondo – In
controluce – Notte e giorno – Tenerissima – È un miracolo – Atto
d'amore |
Emozionale |
1995 |
52:59 |
Na, na, na – Santa Maria – Tu perdonami – Dammi un segno –
Resta ancora – C'è una luce – Cantico – In Mexico – Impossible –
Everybody Loves – E mi manchi – Un sasso nel cuore |
Ancora...Zugabe (compilation + 3 remakes & 4 live
versions)]] |
1996 |
74:14 |
Anno 2000 – Ma il cuore no – Oggi sposi – Tenerissima –
Cantico – Na, na, na – Sharazan – Il poeta – Tu perdonami –
Nostalgia canaglia – È la mia vita – Sempre sempre – Notte e
giorno – MEDLEY Bussa ancora, Makassar, Vincerai – La casa del
sole (Live Version) – 13, storia d'oggi (Live Version) –
Felicità (Live Version) – Eine Mutter, ein Kind, Die Zeit und
ich (Live Version) |
See also
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