Gabriella Ferri

Gabriella Ferri,
born in Rome, 18th September 1942, has been a pop-folk singer.
Known for the interpretation of the typical roman popular songs.
Gabriella Ferri was an Italian singer born in Rome. Ferri’s career began in a Milan nightclub in 1963. She was discovered by Walter Gürtler who discovered formerly already Adriano Celentano and Luigi Tenco for instance. By 1965, she had successfully broke onto the Rome singing scene singing popular Roman songs. One of her biggest hits was «Sempre» (Always). During her career, she also performed Neapolitan and Latin American pieces. During the 1970s, she starred on several popular TV shows. By the 1990s, however, she had largely left the spotlight.She died in Corchiano, Viterbo, Latium, Italy, on the 3rd of April 2004 after falling from a third-floor balcony in an apparent suicide, although family members denied such reports, saying she may have fallen ill after taking anti-depression medication and lost her balance. But she left a mark as one of the representive singers of Rome.

Albums

…Lassatece Passà ◄ (2 versions) RCA Italiana 1970
Gabriella Ferri (LP, Album) RCA Italiana 1970
‘A Roma Nostra (LP) Joker (2) 1970
…E Se Fumarono A Zazà (LP, Album) RCA Italiana 1971
L’Amore È Facile Non È Difficile… ◄ (2 versions) RCA Italiana 1972
Sempre (LP) RCA Italiana 1973
Remedios ◄ (2 versions) RCA Italiana 1974
Mazzabubu’ (LP, Album) RCA Italiana 1975
Gabriella (LP, Album, Promo, Gat) RCA Italiana 1981

Singles & EPs

Grazie Alla Vita (7») RCA Italiana 1964
Gabriella Ferri / Pino Caruso - Le Canzoni Del Bagaglino (7», Ltd) Le Canzoni Del Bagaglino 1967
E’ Scesa Ormai La Sera / Ti Regalo Gli Occhi Miei (7») Arc (5) 1968
Sinnò Me Moro / Notte Serena (7») RCA Italiana 1971
Sempre / Il Valzer Della Toppa (7») RCA Italiana 1973
…E Cammina / Vola Pensiero Mio (7») RCA 1975
Mazzabubù (7») RCA Italiana 1975
Lasciami Sola (Leave Me Alone) (7») RCA 1977
Ma Che Ne So / …E Adesso Andiamo A Incominciare (7») RCA 1977
Gabriella Ferri / Enzo Jannacci - Ma Che Ne So / Secondo Te… Che Gusto C’E’? (7», Spe) RCA Italiana 1977
Canzone (7») RCA Italiana 1981

Compilations

Il Cabaret di Gabriella Ferri (Cass, Comp) RCA Italiana 1976
Gabriella Ferri / Giorgio Onorato / Malia Rocco / Luigi Proietti* / Nino Manfredi - Roma De ‘Na Vorta (LP, Comp) RCA LineaTre 1979
L’Album Di Gabriella Ferri (3xLP, Comp + Box) RCA Italiana 1984
Gabriella Ferri (CD, Comp) Harmony 1998
Gabriella Ferri Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Harmony 1999
Collections (CD, Comp) Sony Music Entertainment (Italy) S.p.a., RCA 2009