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Jimmy Fontana

real name Enrico Sbriccoli

Italian singer‐songwriter

Italy · 1934-11-13 – 2013-09-11

Jimmy Fontana is credited on 1,797 releases across 467 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,797

Credits

467

Albums

8

Decades active

15

In collections

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Italian actor, songwriter and singer born on 13 Nov 1934 in Camerino and died on 11 Sept 2013 in Sacrofano, Rome.
He was "discovered" by Peppino D'intino, leader of the "Roman New Orleans Jazz Band", he made his debut in a show for the Carnival of Tivoli. Then he gave a series of recitals in nightclubs in Geneva and, upon returning to Italy, got his first record deal.

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Credited work

1,797 releases · 467 albums · active 1954–2025

  • Performance · 1,961
  • Other credits · 80
  • Production · 22
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Koseinenkin Kaikan · Finnvox · Studio Des Dames · L'Olympia

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