Mantovani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mantovani

Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1905

Place of Birth: Venice, Venetian Province, Italy

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1980

Profession: composer, conductor

Nationality: Italy, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (Italian pronunciation: [an'nuntsjo 'pa?olo manto'va?ni]) (15 November 1905 – 29 March 1980), known mononymously as Mantovani, was an Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature.
The book British Hit Singles & Albums states that he was "Britain's most successful album act before the Beatles...the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and [have] six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959".