Giorgio Farina was born Pier Giorgio Farinelli on October 12, 1938, in Goro, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Farina was the cousin of the singer Milva (Maria Ilva Biolcati) [1939-2021]. He started his career performing in Emilia-Romagna's ballrooms and had his breakout in the second half of the 1960s thanks to his participation to the RAI musical variety Settevoci.
In 1968 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival in couple with Orietta Berti with the song ″Tu che non sorridi mai″, while in the 1975 edition of the Festival he was cast to perform on violin all the competing songs. He was also a sax, double bass and piano musician.
His son Bruno is also a musician (drummer).
Farina sang the title song ‘Basta Cosi’ for the Gianni Garko, Claudio Camaso Spaghetti western, “$10,000 for a Massacre”.
FARINA, Giorgio (aka Pierogiorgio Farinelli) (Pier Giorgio
Farinelli) [10/12/1938, Goro, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - 7/28/2008,
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (cancer)] – composer, actor, singer, father of
musician Bruno Farina.
$10,000 for a Massacre - 1967 [sings: “Basta cosi”]
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