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Marina - Rocco Granata

Rocco Granata (born 16 August 1938) is a Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Dx8CwyzpZxQeT25hnr7rGmwr0xbIjq_VGKUQif0QJLCdXF13LF5ygtk5XKE06u5SmsffNhKSV1j-JYPOFrLbb_pDp0SQtVqg6PSnkj4BzYJZAOpc-9KyNOw5YAKuNTuITCSOmegkC_A/s1600/marina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Dx8CwyzpZxQeT25hnr7rGmwr0xbIjq_VGKUQif0QJLCdXF13LF5ygtk5XKE06u5SmsffNhKSV1j-JYPOFrLbb_pDp0SQtVqg6PSnkj4BzYJZAOpc-9KyNOw5YAKuNTuITCSOmegkC_A/s640/marina.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was aged ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but Granata pursued music instead. He played accordion and toured Belgium with his band, 'The International Quintet'. He then released the songs "Manuela" / "Marina" as a single in 1959; the B-side became an international hit, reaching #1 in Belgium and in Germany as well as charting across Europe and in the United States. It sold over one million copies in Germany alone, and was awarded a gold disc.It has been covered many times by artists such as Marino Marini, Ilham al-Madfai, Dalida and Louis Armstrong.<br /><br />After the success of "Marina", Granata toured the world, including dates at Carnegie Hall. A feature film entitled Marina was released in 1960, which set the stage for a string of German hits. He also appeared in Italy at the Sanremo Festival in 1961.<br /><br />Granata later became a successful record producer. He owned the record labels Cardinal Records and Granata Records, and has produced Marva, Louis Neefs, Miel Cools, and De Elegasten.<br /><br />In 1989, Granata commissioned a dance remix of "Marina", which again topped the Belgian charts as well as those of Italy and Germany. He has appeared regularly on Belgian television, and served as a jury member for the 2002 Flemish preliminaries for the Eurovision Song Contest. In March 2000 he was awarded the ZAMU Lifetime Achievement Award by the Belgian music industry.<br /><br />Granata has released some 65 albums over the course of his career.<br /><br />In 2013 his early life was captured in another movie named Marina.<br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Granata">Wikipedia</a></span><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/05-sVnhLLD8?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sIYjIw6VmvE?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></center><br /><center><span style="font-size: large;">Marina - Rocco Granata</span> <br />Mi sono innamorato di Marina<br />una ragazza mora ma carina<br />ma lei non vuol saperne del mio amore<br />cosa faro' per conquistarle il cuor.<br />Un girono l'ho incontrata sola sola,<br />il cuore mi batteva mille all'ora.<br />Quando le dissi che la volevo amare<br />mi diede un bacio e l'amor sboccio'...<br /><br />Marina, Marina, Marina<br />Ti voglio al piu' presto sposar<br />Marina, Marina, Marina<br />Ti voglio al piu' presto sposar<br /><br />O mia bella mora<br />no non mi lasciare<br />non mi devi rovinare<br />oh, no, no, no, no, no...<br /><br />O mia bella mora<br />no non mi lasciare<br />non mi devi rovinare<br />oh, no, no, no, no, no...<br /><br />Marina, Marina, Marina<br />Ti voglio al piu' presto sposar<br />Marina, Marina, Marina<br />Ti voglio al piu' presto sposar<br /><br />O mia bella mora<br />no non mi lasciare<br />non mi devi rovinare<br />oh, no, no, no, no, no...<br /><br />O mia bella mora<br />no non mi lasciare<br />non mi devi rovinare<br />oh, no, no, no, no, no...<br />oh, no, no, no, no, no...</center>

Marina - Rocco Granata

Rocco Granata (born 16 August 1938) is a Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist. Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calab...