Musical artist
A frame from the 1959 film The Jukebox Boys featuring Betty Curtis 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).
Albums 1959: Lontano da te... lontano dal mare (CGD, FGS 5001) 1965: Betty (CGD, FGS 5015) 1970: A modo mio (CGD, FGS 5075) 1975: Folk (Alpharecord, AR 3017) 1975: Ricordiamole insieme (Alpharecord, AR 3018) 1976: Folk N. 2 (Alpharecord)
Singles 1958: "Con tutto il cuore" (With All My Heart ) 1958: "La pioggia cadrà" 1959: "Nessuno " 1959: "Una marcia in fa" (with Johnny Dorelli ) 1959: "Buondì" (Alone ) 1960: "Non sei felice" Betty Curtis and Wilma De Angelis in 1959 1960: "Il mio uomo"1961: "Al di là " 1961: "Pollo e champagne" 1961: "Aiutami a piangere" 1961: "Midi Midinette" 1961: "Ci vogliono i mariti" 1961: "Neve al chiaro di luna" 1962: "Buongiorno amore" 1962: "Stasera piove" 1962: "Soldi soldi soldi" 1962: "Tango del mare" 1962: "Chariot" (I Will Follow Him ) Betty Curtis and Composer Peter De Angelis in 1959 1963: "Wini, wini"1964: "La casa più bella del mondo" 1964: "Scegli me o il resto del mondo" 1965: "Invece no" 1966: "Le porte dell`amore" 1967: "È più forte di me" 1967: "Guantanamera " 1967: "Povero Enrico" 1969: "Gelosia" 1970: "Donna" 1974: "Ma ci pensi tu (Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma)" 1976: "La grulla" 1976: "Innamorarsi No!" 1978: "Sarò la luce che ti guida" (Candle on the water)
References ^ "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 .