Edoardo Vianello (born 24 June 1938 in Rome) is an Italian singer and songwriter famed for his 1960s summer/beach hits such as "Abbronzatissima", "I Watussi" and "Guarda come dondolo". He also formed the duo Vianella with Wilma Goich.

Songs featured in film soundtracks (e.g. Il sorpasso) and some arrangements by Ennio Morricone are mentioned in contemporary commentary. Reviews note family ties to Raimondo Vianello and Andrea Vianello and his central place in the 1960s Italian "beach hit" tradition.

Three DeBaser reviews celebrate Edoardo Vianello's role as the king of Italian 'beach hits', highlighting his 1960s summer anthems and enduring stage presence. Reviewers praise his energy, singability and cultural impact while treating his more serious attempts as less convincing. The coverage mixes affectionate nostalgia, humor and cultural commentary about Italy's seaside popular music.

For:Fans of 1960s Italian pop, nostalgia seekers, listeners of summer/beach music and live-performance enthusiasts.

 Vianello is in great shape, he was born for the stage and he’s ready to share his dazzling smile with us for the next fifty years.

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 This "I grandi successi originali" that encompasses Edoardo Vianello’s intense recording career, cannot be missing (especially in the warm season) in CD players, Mp3 players, in the car stereo, or in any gadget capable of playing it, for those who love pure fun and who can’t stand listening to a jumble of noises blasted from a speaker anymore.

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 Vianello was the undisputed king of the Beach Hit, and thus of the golden age of 45s, the true King of the 60s Jukebox, still studied in universities as a prototype of the ideal medium for the mass-media art of his time, a long poetic wave all Italian, daughter of Poliziano, of Lorenzo De' Medici, of Folgore da San Gimignano.

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