Michelino, stage name of Michele Gramazio (1937 – 27 December 2010) was an Italian singer.
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Born | Michele Gramazio 1937 |
Died | December 27, 2010(2010-12-27) (aged 72–73) Como, Italy |
Occupation | Singer, actor |
Michele Gramazio stage named "Michelino" was born in Lucera, Italy in 1937 but in the 1940s Gramazio moved to Rome.[1] He was amongst the first Italian artists to adopt Latin American music styles, he was considered the Italian father of the cha-cha-cha,[1] mainly thanks to the success of the song "Cha cha cha della segretaria", a cover of Pepe Luis' "Cha cha cha de las segretarias", which ranked at the sixth place on the Italian hit parade.[2] Michelino was also well known for the song "La pachanga", which charted #9 on the hit parade.[2]
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