Succesful singer in the 50s, Achille Togliani was apreciated for his harmonious voice and for his stage presence. He took part in the first editions of the Sanremo Festival, inaugurating this important event. Amongst his greatest hits, "Lasciami cantare una canzone", composed by Cesare Andrea Bixio, which gained the third place in 1953. He will always be one of the most talented singer in italian music.
Singer, composer and percussionist, Tony Esposito invented metropolitan blues. Together with other artists from Naples, he gave birth to "Napoli Power", movement that mixes Funky-jazz sound with world music and that becomes very popular in the 80s thanks to hits like "Kalimba de luna". He composed soundtracks for movies like "L'ombra nera del Vesuvio" and "Un complicato intrigo di donne vicoli e delitti" ("A Complex Plot about Women, Alleys and Crimes").
Sophia Loren is considered a symbol of the italian beauty in the world. Her strong personality and her talent brought her to act in the most important movies by italian directors and to win two Academy Award. During her fortunate career, she often recorded songs included in the soundtracks of the movie where she performed. For Cinevox she sang the tracks composed by Armando Trovajoli and featured in the score of the tv short series "La Ciociara" ("Running Away"), re-making of the movie by Vittorio De Sica, which consecrated her as an international star in the 60s.
Besides being a composer, Severino Gazzelloni is well known for being a flute virtuos. Because of his skill, he is also known with the name "flauto d'oro" (golden flute). He collaborated with famous contemporary musicians like Berio, Nono, Cage and Stockhausen. In the field of film music we can remember "Scipione detto anche l'africano" ("Scipio the african")
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