Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)"
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Domenico Modugno’s “Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)” is an iconic Italian pop song that achieved worldwide fame in the late 1950s and became one of the most recognizable Italian songs in music history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)" Context triple: [1959 Grammy Awards, SongOfTheYearWinner, Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)"]
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Nino Martini
Nino Martini was an Italian operatic tenor and film actor known for his lyrical voice and appearances in Hollywood musical films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
"My Way" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux
"My Way" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux is the French pop song that became world-famous through its English adaptation popularized by Frank Sinatra and later reinterpreted in a punk style by Sid Vicious.
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C.
O Sole Mio
"O Sole Mio" is a famous Neapolitan song, widely recognized as a classic of Italian music and frequently performed by renowned opera singers and vocal ensembles.
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Sergio Franchi
Sergio Franchi was an Italian-born tenor and popular singer who became a prominent concert, recording, and television performer in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Dalida
Dalida was a hugely popular French-Italian-Egyptian singer and actress known for her multilingual hits and enduring influence on European and Middle Eastern pop music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)" Target entity description: Domenico Modugno’s “Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)” is an iconic Italian pop song that achieved worldwide fame in the late 1950s and became one of the most recognizable Italian songs in music history.
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A.
Nino Martini
Nino Martini was an Italian operatic tenor and film actor known for his lyrical voice and appearances in Hollywood musical films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
"My Way" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux
"My Way" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux is the French pop song that became world-famous through its English adaptation popularized by Frank Sinatra and later reinterpreted in a punk style by Sid Vicious.
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C.
O Sole Mio
"O Sole Mio" is a famous Neapolitan song, widely recognized as a classic of Italian music and frequently performed by renowned opera singers and vocal ensembles.
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D.
Sergio Franchi
Sergio Franchi was an Italian-born tenor and popular singer who became a prominent concert, recording, and television performer in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Dalida
Dalida was a hugely popular French-Italian-Egyptian singer and actress known for her multilingual hits and enduring influence on European and Middle Eastern pop music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian pop song
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single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Volare ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number one in Italy
ⓘ
number one on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ number one on US Cash Box chart ⓘ top ten in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| composer | Domenico Modugno ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
Al Martino
ⓘ
Bobby Rydell ⓘ Dean Martin ⓘ Gipsy Kings ⓘ |
| creator | Domenico Modugno ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became an international pop standard
ⓘ
one of the most famous Italian songs worldwide ⓘ |
| eurovisionResult | third place ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceEvent |
Sanremo Music Festival 1958
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanremo Music Festival
|
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| grammyYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| hasBside | Vecchio frac ⓘ |
| hasISRC | IT-FC-58-00001 ⓘ |
| hasISWC | T-900.004.415-3 ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | melodic Italian canzone ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | television performance footage from late 1950s ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Volare, oh oh, cantare, oh oh oh oh ⓘ |
| hasTempo | moderate tempo ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| includedInList |
Rai list of most important Italian songs of the 20th century
ⓘ
Rolling Stone list of greatest songs of all time ⓘ
linked to:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
|
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| lyricist | Franco Migliacci ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first Grammy winner for Record of the Year
ⓘ
first Grammy winner for Song of the Year ⓘ |
| partOf | Domenico Modugno’s repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | Domenico Modugno ⓘ |
| publisher | Italian music publisher Curci ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Fonit Cetra ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| representedAt | Eurovision Song Contest 1958 ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| sanremoResult | first place ⓘ |
| theme | dreamlike flight in the blue sky ⓘ |
| title | Nel blu dipinto di blu ⓘ |
| vocalist | Domenico Modugno ⓘ |
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Subject: Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)" Description of subject: Domenico Modugno’s “Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)” is an iconic Italian pop song that achieved worldwide fame in the late 1950s and became one of the most recognizable Italian songs in music history.
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