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Betty Curtis
Background information
Birth nameRoberta Corti
Born(1936-03-21)21 March 1936
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died15 June 2006(2006-06-15) (aged 70)
Lecco, Lombardy, Italy
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Years active1957–2004
LabelsCGD
Musical artist
A frame from the 1959 film The Jukebox Boys featuring Betty Curtis

Roberta Corti (21 March 1936 – 15 June 2006), better known by her stage name Betty Curtis, was an Italian singer active from 1957 to 2004.

Curtis grew up in the Zone 8 of Milan's borough Cagnola. She started singing in night clubs at an early age and was discovered by Teddy Reno in 1958. Her debut single was a rendition of With All My Heart performed with the Franco Pisano Orchestra.

Curtis' song "Al di là", performed together with Luciano Tajoli, won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961. Betty Curtis represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with her San Remo winning song, which tied for fifth in Cannes.

In 1965 she returned to Sanremo with "Invece no".

Curtis's version of "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him) was used in the soundtrack of Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas (1990).

Albums

  • 1959: Lontano da te... lontano dal mare (CGD, FGS 5001)
  • 1965: Betty (CGD, FGS 5015)
  • 1970: A modo mio (CGD, FGS 5075)
  • 1975: Folk (Alpharecord, AR 3017)
  • 1975: Ricordiamole insieme (Alpharecord, AR 3018)
  • 1976: Folk N. 2 (Alpharecord)

Singles

  • 1958: "Con tutto il cuore" (With All My Heart)
  • 1958: "La pioggia cadrà"
  • 1959: "Nessuno"
  • 1959: "Una marcia in fa" (with Johnny Dorelli)
  • 1959: "Buondì" (Alone)
  • 1960: "Non sei felice"
  • Betty Curtis and Wilma De Angelis in 1959
    1960: "Il mio uomo"
  • 1961: "Al di là"
  • 1961: "Pollo e champagne"
  • 1961: "Aiutami a piangere"
  • 1961: "Midi Midinette"
  • 1961: "Ci vogliono i mariti"
  • 1961: "Neve al chiaro di luna"
  • 1962: "Buongiorno amore"
  • 1962: "Stasera piove"
  • 1962: "Soldi soldi soldi"
  • 1962: "Tango del mare"
  • 1962: "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him)
  • Betty Curtis and Composer Peter De Angelis in 1959
    1963: "Wini, wini"
  • 1964: "La casa più bella del mondo"
  • 1964: "Scegli me o il resto del mondo"
  • 1965: "Invece no"
  • 1966: "Le porte dell`amore"
  • 1967: "È più forte di me"
  • 1967: "Guantanamera"
  • 1967: "Povero Enrico"
  • 1969: "Gelosia"
  • 1970: "Donna"
  • 1974: "Ma ci pensi tu (Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma)"
  • 1976: "La grulla"
  • 1976: "Innamorarsi No!"
  • 1978: "Sarò la luce che ti guida" (Candle on the water)

References

  1. "S'è spenta la voce di Betty Curtis". Tgcom24 (in Italian). 2006-06-16. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  2. http://www.festival.vivasanremo.com/1961.htm Archived June 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. http://www.eurofestival.com/anno_2009.asp?anno=1961 Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Al di là"
  • "Allons, allons les enfants"
  • "Angelique"
  • "April, april"
  • "Are You Sure?"
  • "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
  • "Estando contigo"
  • "Neke davne zvezde"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Nous les amoureux"
  • "Printemps, avril carillonne"
  • "Sehnsucht"
  • "September, gouden roos"
  • "Sommer i Palma"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Wat een dag"
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Italy did not compete
Sanremo Music Festival winners
Discography
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s


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