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Albano
Carrisi was born in the town of Cellino San Marco
province of Brindisi, Apulia in Southern
Italy,
where he still lives.
His
mother named him Albano because, when he was born,
his father was fighting in
Albania
for the
Italian Army
during
World War II.
He made
his debute in 1966 both as a singer, at the Festival
delle Rose, and on television. He won the Disco per
l'Estate, an Italian song contest, with "Pensando a
te" in 1968. He recorded some major hits such as "La
siepe" and "Nel sole" at that time.
He
married
Romina Power,
the woman who had already started to share her
musical career with him, on
July 26,
1970.
That year, Al Bano and Romina Power also recorded
Storia di due innamorati.
Together they have sung as the duo
Al Bano & Romina Power
for almost thirty years and
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