Mario Merola Musical artist

Mario Merola (April 6, 1934 – November 12, 2006) was an Italian singer and actor, most prominently known for having rejuvenated the traditional popular Neapolitan melodrama known as the sceneggiata.He was nicknamed the King of the sceneggiata to be able to give this kind typically a regional and a national popularity and success unknown before, to make a film genre, representing all of this even off the stage, so being able to put a face to sceneggiata.

Personal facts

Mario Merola
Birth dateApril 06, 1934
Birth place
Naples
Date of deathNovember 12, 2006
Hometown
Naples

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Musical artist

Career started1959
Career ended2006
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Canzone Napoletana

Mario Merola on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.eduardocastaldo.com/Merola2.htm