Rocco Granata
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 Rocco Granata facts

• Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was aged ten
• Rocco's father was a coal miner, but Granata pursued music instead
• He played accordion and toured Belgium with his band, 'The International Quintet'
• He then released the songs "Manuela" / "Marina" as a single in 1959; the B-side became an international hit, reaching #1 in Belgium and in Germany as well as charting across Europe and in the United States
• It sold over one million copies in Germany alone, and was awarded a gold disc
• It has been covered many times by artists such as Willy Alberti, Marino Marini, Ilham al-Madfai, Dalida and Louis Armstrong
• After the success of "Marina", Granata toured the world, including dates at Carnegie Hall
• A feature film entitled Marina was released in 1960, which set the stage for a string of German hits
• He also appeared in Italy at the Sanremo Festival in 1961
• Granata later became a successful record producer