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Jimmy Fontana

Jimmy Fontana
  • Name: Jimmy Fontana
  • Birthday: 1934-11-13
  • Also known as: Enrico Sbriccoli
  • Place of birth: Camerino, Macerata, Marche, Italy
  • Popularity: 0.426
Biography: Jimmy Fontana (13 November 1934 – 11 September 2013) was an Italian actor, composer and singer-songwriter. Two of his most famous songs are "Che sarà", performed also by José Feliciano with Ricchi e Poveri, and "Il Mondo". Born Enrico Sbriccoli in Camerino, Italy, after graduating from high school, he moved to Rome to study Economics. In his spare time, Fontana taught himself bass and attend local jazz venues. Eventually, he dedicated himself completely to music and adopted the stage name Jimmy Fontana in homage to one of his heroes, American musician Jimmy Giuffre. (The surname "Fontana" was arbitrarily chosen out of the phone book). In the early 1950s he started his own jazz band,... Read More

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Title Release date
Quando dico che ti amo   as  Himself 1967-08-17
Canzoni... in bikini   as  himself 1963-04-13
Crazy Desire   as  Jimmy, the Boy Friend 1962-03-15
I Kiss... You Kiss   as  Jimmy 1961-03-09