Bruno Canfora was born in Milan, Lombardy, Italy on
November 6, 1924. He studied piano at an early age, then studied oboe at the
Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. During the Second World War, he played
several concerts with his group in Trieste. After the war, he moved to Turin
and became conductor of the Castellino Danze Orchestra.
Besides having composed scores for television programs
and films, Canfora was known for his work in pop music, particularly for his
collaboration with Mina, for whom he composed songs like Brava, Un bacio è
troppo poco, Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore, Sono come tu mi vuoi and Vorrei
che fosse amore (the latter two were also translated into other languages like
Spanish, the latter also into French). In the 1960's he toured with Mina in
Japan and wrote a hit for her in that country: "Anata To Watashi".
Bruno also composed songs for Rita Pavone, Ornella
Vanoni, Shirley Bassey, and the Kessler Twins. The Sanremo festival song
"La Vita" was brought to international success by and became the
signature song for Shirley Bassey as This Is My Life.
Several of his songs became classics. To name a few,
besides the above mentioned Mina songs : Fortissimo, Rome by Night.
He composed over 20 scores for films among which was one
Euro-western: “Fall of the Mohicans” [1965] which he co-wrote with fellow
Italian composer Francesco Lavagnino.
Canfora was the conductor for the Sanremo Music Festival
in 1961, 1988 and 1993. In the Eurovision Song Contest, he was the musical
director in the 1991 contest that was held in Rome, Italy. He conducted the
Italian home entry "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" by Peppino di Capri.
Canfora died on August 4, 2017 in Piegaro, Italy at the
age of 92.
CANFORA, Bruno [11/6/1924,
Milan, Lombardy, Italy – 8/4/2017, Piegaro, Umbria, Italy] – composer,
conductor, songwriter, actor, father of musician Daniele Canfora.
Fall of the Mohicans – 1965 (co) [with Francesco
Lavagnino]
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