Mantovani
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Mantovani in 1970 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Annunzio Paolo Mantovani |
| Also known as | Tulio Trapani |
| Born | 15 November 1905 Venice, Veneto, Italy |
| Died | 30 March 1980 (aged 74) Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Genres | Light music |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor Composer |
| Years active | 1939–1980 |
Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (Italian: [anˈnuntsjo ˈpaːolo mantoˈvaːni]; 15 November 1905 – 30 March 1980) was an Italian British conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature.
The book British Hit Singles & Albums stated that he was "Britain's most successful album act before the Beatles ... the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and [have] six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959".