Betty Curtis

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
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.[1]

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.[2] Betty Curtis represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with her San Remo winning song, which tied for fifth in Cannes.[3]

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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  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.


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