Flo Sandon's

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Mammola Sandon, known by the stage name of Flo Sandon's (29 June 1924 – 17 November 2006), was an Italian singer who was popular in the post-WWII years. She won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1953 with the song "Viale d'autunno". Career Sandon was born in Vicenza, in the Veneto. Her musical career began in 1944 when she debuted in a Red Cross charity show. Her stage name Sandon's came by chance - it was an oversight by the illustrator who prepared her first record cover. Her first big break as a professional vocalist came in 1947, when she sang in The Hot Club Of France with two jazz legends: guitarist Django Reinhardt, and violinist Stephane Grappelli. Celebrity came in 1952 thanks to the movie Anna directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassmann and Raf Vallone. Flo Sandon's did not appear in the movie itself, but she performed two songs on the movie sound track, "T'ho voluto ben" and "El negro Zumbon". Both were great hits. Nat King Cole liked "T'ho voluto ben" so much that a few years later he recorded it with the new title "Non dimenticar". In 1953 Flo Sandon's took part in the Sanremo Music Festival for the first time, and won. The song was "Viale d'autunno" and it was also performed by another singer, Carla Boni. Both winners were at their first appearance at the popular song contest, and succeeded ahead of the great favorite Nilla Pizzi. The press speculated about a possible plot against Pizzi: allegedly she had been originally chosen to

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I Successi Di Flo Snadon'S

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Music from Woody Allen Films

A come Amore

Putumayo Presents Vintage Italia

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Cafe Italia - 75 Original Italian Hits

Vintage Italian Song Nº1 - EPs Collectors (Italy Music And Songs)

Serenata a Mergellina - Flo Sandon's Old Neapolitan Songs

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50 Italian Hits From The 50s

Flo Sandon's - Le grandi voci della canzone italiana

Flo Sandon's Collection

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The Italian Dinner Vol. 01

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The Italian Dinner, Vol. 1

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