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Italian record label

Ri-Fi was an Italian record company and "label," active between 1959 and 1982.

The company was founded in Milan by Giovanni Battista Ansoldi [it], who also served as CEO. The company discovered and launched many artists, including Iva Zanicchi, Fred Bongusto and I Giganti, as well as recording established artists such as Fausto Leali and Michele. Notably, singer Mina had several major hits with Ri-Fi between 1963 and 1967, including "Città vuota", "È l'uomo per me", "Un anno d'amore" and "E se domani". A few years after the death of Ansoldi in 1979, "the company went on hiatus." Its catalogue was subsequently bought by Southern Music.

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References

  1. ^ Mauro De Luigi. "Ri-Fi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.


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