Albano Carrisi, otherwise known by his stage name Al Bano, is an Italian singer, actor and winemaker. He represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest twice with his ex-wife, Romina Power, in 1976 and 1985. Carrisi came back to Eurovision for one final time as a backing vocalist for Jane Bogaert in 2000 for Switzerland.
Early Life[]
Carrisi was born in Cellino San Marco in Southern Italy, and he still lives there to this day. He was named Albano because his father was fighting in Albania for the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Albano has one other brother, Franco.
Al Bano & Romina Power[]
Towards the end of the 1960s, he met up with Romina Power - the daughter of American actor Tyrone Power - and married her in 1970 after starting musical collaborations with her. They performed as Al Bano & Romina Power for almost 30 years, and have been popular in a few countries across Europe through their entries in Sanremo and Eurovision. The duo divorced and split their musical career together in 1999, although they have raised four children together, one of them Ylenia Maria, who went missing in 1994.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | |||
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 Brotherhood of Man •  Peter, Sue & Marc •  Les Humphries Singers •  Chocolate Menta Mastik •  Jürgen Marcus •  Pierre Rapsat •  Red Hurley •  Sandra Reemer •  Anne-Karine Strøm •  Mariza Koch •  Fredi & The Friends •  Braulio •  Al Bano & Romina Power •  Waterloo & Robinson •  Carlos do Carmo •  Mary Cristy •  Catherine Ferry •  Ambasadori
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| Songs | |||
| Save Your Kisses for Me • Djambo, Djambo • Sing Sang Song • Emor Shalom • Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment • Judy et Cie • When • The Party's Over • Mata Hari • Panaghia Mou, Panaghia Mou • Pump Pump • Sobran las palabras • We'll Live It All Again • My Little World • Uma Flor de Verde Pinho • Toi, la musique et moi • Un, Deux, Trois • Ne mogu skriti svoju bol
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | |||
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| Participants | |||
Maria Christian • Sonja Lumme •  Lia Vissi •  Hot Eyes • Paloma San Basilio • Roger Bens • MFÖ • Linda Lepomme • Adelaide Ferreira • Wind • Izhar Cohen • Al Bano & Romina Power • Bobbysocks! • Vikki Watson • Mariella Farre & Pino Gasparini •  Kikki Danielsson • Gary Lux • Margo, Franck, Diane, Ireen, Chris & Malcolm • Takis Biniaris
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| Songs | |||
| Wait Until the Weekend Comes • Eläköön elämä • To Katalava Arga • Sku' du spørg' fra no'en? • La fiesta terminó • Femme dans ses rêves aussi • Didai Didai Dai • Laat me nu gaan • Penso em tei, eu sei • Für alle • Olé, Olé • Magic, oh, Magic • La Det Swinge • Love Is • Piano, Piano • Bra Vibrationer • Kinder dieser Welt • Children, Kinder, Enfants • Miazoume
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