Non ho l’età (Song)
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| “Non ho l’età” | |
|---|---|
| |
| Single by Gigliola Cinquetti | |
| from the album Gigliola Cinquetti | |
| Language | Italian |
| B-side | “Sei un bravo ragazzo” |
| Released | 28 January 1964 |
| Genre | Ballad |
| Length | 3:10 |
| Label | CGD Records |
| Composer(s) | Mario Panzeri |
| Lyricist(s) | Nicola Salerno |
| Producer(s) | Mario Panzeri |
| Gigliola Cinquetti singles chronology | |
| “Non ho l’età“ (1964) “Dio, come ti amo“ (1966) | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 entry | |
| Country | Italy |
| Artist(s) | Gigliola Cinquetti |
| Language | Italian |
| Composer(s) | Mario Panzeri |
| Lyricist(s) | Nicola Salerno |
| Conductor | Gianfranco Monaldi |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 1st |
| Final points | 49 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ “Uno per tutte” (1963) | |
| “Se piangi, se ridi” (1965) ► | |
“Non ho l’età (per amarti)” (Italian for “I’m not old enough (to love you)”), usually given as just “Non ho l’età” (pronounced [non ˈɔ lleˈta]), is a song recorded by Italian singer Gigliola Cinquetti, with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. It represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, held in Copenhagen, winning the contest, having previously won that year‘s Sanremo Music Festival.
Background
Conception
“Non ho l’età” was written by composer Mario Panzeri and lyricist Nicola Salerno.
Sanremo
Between 30 January and 1 February 1964, “Non ho l’età” performed by both Gigliola Cinquetti –in Italian– and Patricia Carli –in French– competed in the 14th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, winning the competition. As the festival was used by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) to select their song and performer for the 9th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, the song became the Italian entry, and Cinquetti the performer, for Eurovision.
Cinquetti recorded the song in Italian, English –as “This is my prayer”–, Spanish –”No tengo edad”–, French –”Je suis à toi”–, German –”Luna nel blu”–, and Japanese –”Yumemiru omoi”, 夢みる想い–.[1]
Eurovision
On 21 March 1964, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Tivolis Koncertsal in Copenhagen hosted by Danmarks Radio (DR), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Cinquetti performed “Non ho l’età” twelfth on the night, following Portugal‘s “Oração” by António Calvário and preceding Yugoslavia‘s “Život je sklopio krug” by Sabahudin Kurt. Gianfranco Monaldi conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Italian entry. No video recording of her performance is known to have survived, only footage of part of her winning reprise exists in addition to the audio of the full radio broadcast.
At the close of voting, the song had received 49 points, placing it first in a field of sixteen, winning the contest. Cinquetti was sixteen years old, making her the youngest Eurovision winner until the 1986 contest when Belgium‘s Sandra Kim won the contest with “J’aime la vie” –initially claiming to be fifteen, it was later revealed that Kim was only thirteen–. The song was followed as contest winner in 1965 by “Poupée de cire, poupée de son” by France Gall for Luxembourg. It was followed as Italian representative that year by “Se piangi, se ridi” by Bobby Solo.
Aftermath
“Non ho l’età” became a considerable commercial success for Cinquetti, in Italy, the rest of Europe, Scandinavia, and other countries worldwide.
Cinquetti later returned to compete in Eurovision at the 1974 contest, when she finished second with “Sì“, behind “Waterloo” by ABBA.[7] On 4 May 1991, she co-hosted the 1991 contest held in Rome alongside Toto Cutugno, where they performed their Eurovision winning songs, “Non ho l’età” and “Insieme: 1992” respectively, as the opening act. On 14 May 2022, in the 2022 contest held in Turin, she performed “Non ho l’età” as an interval act at the grand final.
Cinquetti was proved not to be a UK ‘one-hit-wonder’ when an English recording of her 1974 Eurovision entry –titled “Go”– reached #8 in the UK chart.
Chart history
Weekly charts
| Chart (1964–65) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF) | 5 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 1 |
| Finland | 5 |
| France (InfoDisc) | 1 |
| Germany (Media Control AG) | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi) | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 2 |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 17 |
Legacy
Linda Scott’s version
| “This Is My Prayer” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Linda Scott | |
| from the album Hey, Look at Me Now! | |
| A-side | “That Old Feeling“ |
| Released | 1964 |
| Length | 2:54 |
| Label | Kapp Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Kaye–Springer–Nisa |
| Producer(s) | Mike Berniker |
Linda Scott‘s recording of the song’s English version, “This Is My Prayer“, was released as the B-side of the single “That Old Feeling” in late 1964. In the Philippines, it topped the national chart for twelve straight weeks beginning on 12 December 1964.
Other covers
“Non ho l’età” has been recorded by a wide range of artists in other languages, for example, in Icelandic –as “Heyr mína bæn”– by Ellý Vilhjálms. Lili Ivanova, a famous Bulgarian singer, and Hong Kong singer Rebecca Pan, covered the song in 1964. Polish-Belarusian singer Wiesława Drojecka [pl] covered the song in Polish –”Nie wolno mi”–. Anneli Sari [fi] made a Finnish cover –”Liian nuori rakkauteen”–. Sandra Reemer recorded the song in Dutch –”Als jij maar wacht”–.
This song is by Gigliola Cinquetti and appears on the album Gigliola Cinquetti (1974) and on the album Go (Before You Break My Heart) (1974).
Deutsch (German): “Luna nel blu”
Español (Spanish): “No tengo edad para amarte”
Français (French): “Je suis à toi”
Italiano (Italian): “Non ho l’età”
日本語 (Japanese): “夢見る想い”
Here, on my pillow, this it my prayer That he will care, really will care
When I need him, he will be there
My life to share Oh… let him love me, when we kiss, let a fire start
And let him want me the way that I want him
With all my heart This is my prayer, my silent prayer
All I wish for on every star
May his arms be never too far
When I awake, may the day bring
For my finger, his ring to wear
This is my prayer, my prayer
Oh… let him love me, when we kiss, let a fire start
And let him want me the way that I want him
With all my heart
This is my prayer, my silent prayer
All I wish for on every star
May his arms be never too far
When I awake, may the day bring
For my finger, his ring to wear
This is my prayer, my prayer
LINDA SCOTT – THIS IS MY PRAYER
This is my Prayer by Charlie Dicks
THIS IS MY PRAYER – Florence Aguilar
Vera Lynn – This Is My Prayer
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