He started to studying for becoming a singer at the age of 16
He appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947
After that, he signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
In 1948, he sang the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly in New Orleans
Film début for MGM was in That Midnight Kiss (1949) with Kathryn Grayson and Ethel Barrymore
In 1950, in The Toast of New Orleans, his featured popular song "Be My Love" became his first million-selling hit
In 1951, he played the role of tenor Enrico Caruso , his idol, in the biopic, The Great Caruso, which produced another million-seller with "The Loveliest Night of the Year" (a song which used the melody of Sobre las Olas)
The title song of his next film, Because You're Mine, was his final million-selling hit song
The song got him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song
He made three more films before dying of an apparent pulmonary embolism at the age of 37
At the time of his death in 1959 he was still "the most famous tenor in the world"
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What users say about Mario Lanza
Richard Santostefano: He was blessed by God with the most beautiful tenor voice ever!! I have been listening to his music since age 13 and am very close to 73 yrs old. Never tire of hearing him sing! Consider him family. (March 15, 2022)Reply »
Vennen Alfred: So sorry that he died so young - what a natural voice. We still listen to his records and do enjoy every moment (September 28, 2020)Reply »
Math Franssen: Mario Lanza, for me the best Tenor singer ever. (September 21, 2020)Reply »
I sing from the heart... I sing the words of a song and really feel them, from the top of my head to the tip of my toes... I sing as though my life depends on it, and if I ever stop doing that then I'll stop living
I sing each word as though it were my last on earth.
All my life I liked fun. I'm young and alive. I like people with heart. Even today when people get gloomy around me, I swear in high C and say, 'Let's get going ... you're fracturing me with this misery!'
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