Tino Rossi (1907–1983) was a singer and film actor from Corsica, France
ifted with an operatic voice, a “Latin Lover” persona made him a movie star as well. Over his career, Rossi made hundreds of records and appeared in more than 25 films, the most notable of which was the 1953 production, Si Versailles m’était conté directed by Sacha Guitry. His romantic ballads had women swooning and his art-songs by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947), and other composers helped draw sold out audiences wherever he performed.
I only discovered him on YouTube - don’t you just love the internet? - sadly his airtime these days is likely limited to Hollywood soundtracks of WWII dramas, perhaps one of his records played in an belle epoque cellar French bar.
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