Sergio Bruni
Sergio Bruni, born Guglielmo Chianese in Villaricca, Naples, Italy, on September
15, 1921, was an Italian singer, guitarist, and songwriter known as The Voice of
Naples (“'A voce 'e Napule”). He began studying music at age 9 and played
clarinet in a local band at age 11. He made his professional singing debut at
the Teatro Reale in Naples on May 14, 1944, and won Radio Naples' new voices
competition in October 1945. He married Maria Cerulli on February 14, 1948. In
the 1970s, he collaborated with poet Salvatore Palomba, yielding the hit single
“Carmela” in 1976 and the studio alb...
