Pippo Starnazza (16 April 1909 – 16 July 1975) was an Italian jazz singer and actor.
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![]() Pippo Starnazza in Almost Human (1974) | |
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Birth name | Luigi Redaelli |
Born | (1909-04-16)16 April 1909 Milan, Italy |
Died | 16 July 1975(1975-07-16) (aged 66) Milan |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals |
Years active | 1920s–1970s |
Born Luigi Redaelli in Milan, he started his career in the 1920s, playing the drums in the De Carli Orchestra at the Orfeo music hall in Milan.[1] After having been part of several other orchestras and jazz bands, in the early 1930s Redaelli started his solo career as a singer, specializing in creating humorous covers of popular American songs in Milanese dialect.[1] In 1939, he adopted his stage name and formed the Quintetto del Delirio (Delirium Quintet), with whom he sang cover songs where the English lyrics were replaced by an onomatopoeic, gibberish language.[1][2] Beginning the 1960s, he appeared in many films in supporting and character roles.[1][2] He died of cardiac arrest at the age of sixty-six.[2]
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