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Betty Curtis
Betty Curtis | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roberta Corti |
| Born | 21 March 1936 Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
| Died | 15 June 2006 (aged 70) Lecco, Lombardy, Italy |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1957–2004 |
| Labels | CGD |
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).
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.festival.vivasanremo.com/1961.htm Archived June 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ http://www.eurofestival.com/anno_2009.asp?anno=1961 Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
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