Robertino Loreti
Roberto Loreti ( born October 22, 1946 in Rome ), better known by his stage name Robertino, is an Italian singer, actor and child star.
Life
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was enthusiastic as Robertino a broad audience with his soulful recordings Boy Soprano.
The son of a baker was already singing as a small child in the home bakery and charmed the customers. Here he was discovered and quickly known locally. The age of six he played alongside Gino Cervi and Fernandel in a Don Camillo film.
In a tourist cafe where Robertino frequently occurred, heard him in 1960, the Danish television director Volmer Sørensen, made with his wife in Italy vacation, and was taken. Accompanied by his father, it was soon to Copenhagen, where he soon after made his first appearance on Danish television. The show was an instant success. Only had to Robertino here with thirteen years still wear shorts to emphasize his childishness.
Soon he was known throughout Europe and sang, accompanied by the orchestra Otto ITC, arias and popular pieces such as Santa Lucia, O sole mio, Ave Maria, La Paloma and Brahms ' lullaby. He also played in various films.
The title of Mom, by the Heintje in Germany became a child star in 1968, Robetino sang the Italian original in 1961 in the German hit film In the Black Horse Inn.
To date, the now quite plump Loreti especially in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe is popular. Even in the former Soviet Union, he was a household name. In the popular children's film The electronic doppelganger it is used as a synonym for a beautiful child's voice. The beginning of the 70s in the Soviet Union famous choirboy Sergei Paramonow ( 1961-1998 ) was compared with him, including in the 44- minute documentary " Sergei Paramonow. Robertino Loreti A Soviet " (2006).