Who Are Those Singers & Musicians? ~ Nico e I Gabbiani

 

Nicola Tirone was born in Sambuco, Agrigento, Sicilyon  September 18, 1944. He was best known as Italian singer Nico dei Gabbiani.

He was founder and voice of the pop-beat group Nico e i Gabbiani, which achieved several hits in the late sixties. In the early 1970s, he became a soloist, obtaining his major success with the song “Cento Campane”, theme of the TV series ‘Il segno del comando’.

During the eighties Nico toured the U.S.A., notably New York with the Group Europa based in Westchester. He was greeted with great enthusiasm singing his hits such as” Dedica”, “Amore Senza Fine”, and “Parole”.

Nico sang the main theme song “Come se fosse gia'autunno” for the 1967 Spaghetti western “Vendo cara la pelle” (I’ll Sell My Skin Dearly”)

Nico e I Gabbiani (TIRONE, Nico (Nicola Tirone) [9/18/1944, Sambuco, Agrigento, Sicily - 4/12/2012, Milan, Lombardy, Italy] – singer, ) – Italian pop singing group.

I'll Sell My Skin Dearly - 1967 [sings "Come se fosse gia'autunno"]