Italian born Umberto Marcato started his recording career from Sweden, where he was quite successful in the late 50's & 60's.
He usually sang in Italian covering Sanremo-winners like "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)" & "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" from 1958 & 1959 by Domenico Modugno / Johnny Dorelli,
"Romantica" from 1960 by Renato Rascel & Tony Dallara,
"Vola colomba" from 1952 by Nilla Pizzi,
"Al di là" from 1961 by Betty Curtis / Luciano Tajoli, which you can see on this EP, which includes also
"Le mille bolle blu" from the same year by Mina / Jenny Luna.
He also recorded "Nessuno" from 1959 by Betty Curtis / Wilma De Angelis,
"È mezzanotte" from 1960 by Joe Sentieri / Sergio Bruni,
"Casetta in Canadà" from 1958 by Carla Boni & Gino Latilla &
"Sole sole" from 1964 by Laura Villa.
His version of this latter one is a duet with Swedish singer Siw Malmkvist, which they recorded also in German.
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