Emilio Pericoli - "Al Di La" (1961)

Emilio Pericoli (born 7 January 1928) is an Italian singer. He was born in Cesenatico, Romagna.

Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song, "Al di là", by festival winner Betty Curtis. The song was an international success, hitting the charts in the U.S. (#3 AC, #6 Pop) and #30 in UK. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

In 1962, Pericoli entered the festival himself. Together with composer Tony Renis he sang the ballad, "Quando, Quando, Quando", featured in The Easy Life, which initially failed to chart but which later became one of the best-known Italian hits.

A year later, Pericoli returned to San Remo with Renis again, with the song "Uno per tutte". He placed among the winners, and won a spot in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, where he placed third, behind the winners Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann and runner-up Esther Ofarim.

(Lyrics)

Al di la means you are far above me, very far
Al di la, as distant as the lovely evening star
Where you walk flowers bloom
When you smile all the gloom turns to sunshine
And my heart opens wide
When you're gone it fades inside and seems to have died


Al di la,
I wondered as I drifted where you were
Al di la,
the fog around me lifted,
there you were
In the kiss that I gave was the love I had saved for a lifetime
Then I knew all of you was completely mine.

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[1987cu1]

esta cancion la escuche por primera vez cuando tenia 16 años, despues a los 26 y ahora a los 45 me sigue emocionando como antes, aun espero encontrar a ese amor del que se habla en la pelicula de la cual es banda sonora esta cancion. Gracias a quien haya subido esta cancion, gracias,

[gerardorodrigueznu]

En 1963 estaba de moda en Costa Rica, yo estaba en el Liceo Monseñor Odio Herrera deDesamparados,en primer año y el viernes 22 de noviembre de ese año era la fiesta de final de año y por muerte de J.FKennedy al medio día suspendieron la fiesta del cole. esta canción era laque más se oia y se la cantaba al oído a las chicas con quienes bailaba. que grato recuerdo.

[Randomness639]

Makes me kinda sad and happy at the same time

[DebbSaxx1]

SO romantic. Beautiful voice. :))

--DebbSaxx in Florida

[doncel20111]

Bellísimo tema, que siempre me emociona hasta las lágrimas. Gracias por compartirlo.

[mzenero]

Lembranças do colégio...

[phoenixtimes2]

Heard many singers do this..No one better than Emilio!

[robertdamico1]

Just beautiful, Bella!

[JOSETTEVANARK]

Siempre me ha gustado este cantante, y que interpretacion de AL DI LA, MAS HERMOSA, ROMANTICA

[21lasp]

ME GUSTA LA VOZ SUAVE DE ESTE CANTANTE. ES FANTÁSTICO COMO ELUDE LOS ALTOS PARA NO GRITAR. ES UN CANTOR ACADÉMICO Y CON MUCHO ESTILO.