Carlo Dini

CARLO DINI is an operatic Tenor,he was trained in Milano by professore Daniel Gabrieli
he moved to London where he studiedat the Royal College of Music,but preferred to be preferred
to be tuitioned privately by HAROLD MILLER a reknown teacher in London that taught singers
such as Shirley bassey,Julie Andrews and many more.... HAROLD MILLER obtained Carlo Dini's
first television appearance on the Hughie Green quiz show (ITV television 1961),in which he was invited to sing.The public reaction was so overwhelming that Hughie Green invited him back the following week to sing with the show's Hostess Julie De Marco.This duet resulted in a series of appearances throughout the country.Shortly after Dini started to give concerts in his own right,
delighting the English audience everywhere.It was during one of his apearances when Michael Black
a reknown manager saw him and signed him to an exclusive contract ( 1963).Michael Black was responsible for including Dini on several television shows on BBC and ITV,such as The Kathy Kirby show (1963)where he sang "CHE GELIDA MANINA" from LA BOHEME,he returned to sing the famous
Neapolitan song "O SOLE MIO" and on his next television show "THE DONALD PEERS SHOW" (1964) he sang
"E LUCE VA LE STELLE" from TOSCA,he also sang on Open House,(at Tyne Tees Television), EMI signed him to a contract( 1964),where he recorded several songs "HERE IN MY HEART" CARA MIA" (as featured on Youtube)amongst his recordings DON CHARLES producer at EMI offered him a song from Italy entitled "IO CHE NON VIVO" which was specially translated to "SOMEONE NEW"(as featured on Youtube)The song was aired all over the radios,and a year later Dusti Springfield had another version penned entitled "You don't have to say you love me".Dini being an operatic singer consequently sang the song with a completely different approach (which can be heard on Youtube)As an investment Carlo Dini started a perfume company and called the perume "PURDEY" after the character Joanna Lumley was playing in the series.The perfume was advertised in all the magazines such as Vogue,Hapers Bizarre..... and was doing very well indeed.Dini gave concerts in Australia,New Zealand,Germany,Portugal where he made a television appearance.It was during one his television appearances on the BBC that an American Entrepreneur saw him and decided to buy his contract and bring him over to the United States ( 1965). He had to sell his perfume business to embark in to his new life in the United States.His very first concert in the States was at the famous Concord Hotel (1965) where he appeared several times,he went on to sing on the tonight show several times (1966),The Joey Bishop show,and became Joey Bishpo's protege, soon after he was headlining in Las Vegas,at the Flamingo,and the Dunes Hotel.When Frank Sinatra saw Dini perfom in Miami at the Fontainebleau he said quote "This is the best voice I heard in a decade"unquote.He wnet on to design and create a new Perfume "COBRA" ( as demonstrated on Google) which was sold in all the department stores including Bloomingdales,Macy's,Henri Bendel,and several others...The perfume became the number one fragrance from 1991 to 1993( as per Google demonstration)Carlo Dini went back to London to make more recordings,and recorded a song entitled "TWO PEOPLE"(as seen on Youtube) which was written for him by Don Black the oscar award winner of the song "Born free" While in London he was asked to sing at a benefit concert before Her Majesty the Queen of England at the Victoria Palace(1980) a letter dated 1981 from Buckingham Palace thanking him for his performance is available)Back in the States,he was invited to sing at the White House for President Clinton,(as per available invitation) but developed a case of bronchitis and was unable to attend.After selling the Cobra perfume,he started a company for his son,maufacturing a Natural soft drink "Rola Cola" ( website www.rolacola.net)during this time he kept on studying with Raymond Buckingham,a brilliant teacher who has been responsible for many singers to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House. After which Carlo Dini has resumed his career.
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