Mike Bongiorno
Biography
Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno (Italian: [bonˈdʒorno, ˌbɔn-]; May 26, 1924 – September 8, 2009) was an American Italian television presenter. After a few experiences in the U.S., he started working on RAI in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy. He was also known by the nickname il Re del Quiz ('The Quiz King'), and the peculiarity of starting all his shows with his trademark greeting: Allegria! ('Cheers!', 'Joy!').
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
452 releases · 109 albums · active 1963–2024
- Performance · 514
- Other credits · 6
Studios: Studio 92 · L'Olympia · Estudios Eurosonic · CBS Studios, New York
Frequent collaborators
- Hervé Vilard
- Toto Cutugno
- Various
- Mina (3)
- I Giganti
- Dario Baldan Bembo
- Herve Vilard
- Mino Reitano