Salvatore Adamo
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1943-11-01 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Comiso, Sicily, Italy
- Also known as
- Adamo
Biography
Salvatore Adamo (November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citizenship. By the second half of the sixties, Adamo had become the world's second best-selling musician after The Beatles. Through his career, he sold more than 80 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide, making him the best-selling Belgian artist of all time, and one of the most commercially successful musicians in the world.
He first gained popularity throughout Europe and later in the Middle East, Latin America, Japan, and the United States. Adamo mainly performs in French but has also sung in Italian, Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Turkish. "Tombe la neige", "La nuit", "Vous permettez, Monsieur?", "Inch'Allah" and "Petit bonheur" remain his best known songs.
Since 2001 Adamo holds the Belgian noble title of Ridder, similar to the English title of "Knight". He became an officer of the French Légion d'honneur in 2005 and a Commander in the Order of the Star of Italy in 2015. He was also awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 2016 for his influence on Japanese popular music.
The father of Adamo, Antonio, emigrated to Belgium in February 1947 to work as a colliery worker in the mines of Marcinelle. Four months later his wife, Concetta, and their son, Salvatore, joined him in the town of Ghlin, before moving to Jemappes (Mons).
In 1956, Salvatore was bedridden for a year with meningitis.
Known For
TV Shows (57)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self - Singer
Zum blauen Bock
1957
as Self
Fan School
1977
as Self
C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
Discorama
1959
as Self
Die Montagsmaler
1974
as Self
Die ZDF-Hitparade
1969
as Self
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
1963
as Self - Musical Guest
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
La Chance aux chansons
1984
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Was bin ich?
1955
as Self
Star Academy
2001
as Self
Die Pyramide
1979
as Self - Musician
Disco
1971
as Self
Musik aus Studio B
1961
as Self
Téléthon
1987
as Self
30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
as Self
Système 2
1975
as Self
Einer wird gewinnen
1964
as Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
as Self / Self - Musician
Les Jeux de 20 heures
1976
as Self
Amanda
2016
as Self
The Unexpected Getaway
2022
as Self
À bout portant
1968
as Self
Starparade
1968
as Self
Cadet Rousselle
1971
as Self
De pé a pá
1996
as Self
Melodien für Millionen
1985
as Self
Musik liegt in der Luft
1991
as Self - Singer
Musik ist Trumpf
1975
as Self
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969
as Self
Der goldene Schuß
1964
as Self
Ready Steady Go!
1963
as Self
Night-Club
1968
as Self
Europarty
1967
as Self
La Boîte à secrets
2019
as Self
40° à l'ombre
1987
as Self
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
2019
Basique, le concert
2018
as Self
Telespiele
1977
as Self
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
1972
as Self
Von uns für Sie
1966
as Self
L'amour à trois
2021
as Lui-même
Movies (24)
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
2025
as Self
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman
2025
as Self : Guest
Une journée avec Jacques Brel
2023
as Self
Les Arnaud
1967
as André Arnaud
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
The Comeuppance
1970
as Philippe
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
2025
as Self : Guest
Chroniques de l'âge tendre
2021
as Self
Salvatore Adamo: A Belgian Success Story
2021
as Self
Lili David
2012
as Self
France, Song
1969
as Himself
Paris nach Noten
1968
as Self
La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris
2025
as Self : Guest
La Fête De La Chanson Française
2005
as Self
Les Belges ça ose tout
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Allez viens je t’emmène dans les sixties
2020
as Self
Schlager nonstop Die 60er – Merci, Cherie
2018
as Self
Salvatore Adamo, ma vie, la vraie
2022
as Self
Leurs voix pour l'espoir - 4ème édition
2015
as Self
Alexandra – die Legende einer Sängerin
1999
as Self
Carlos Numéro 1
1979
as Self
Le concert de Noël avec Roberto Alagna et l'orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
2015
as Self : Guest
L'île au coquelicot
About Salvatore Adamo
Salvatore Adamo (November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citizenship. By the second half of the sixties, Adamo had become the world's second best-selling musician after The Beatles. Through his career, he sold more than 80 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide, making him the best-selling Belgian artist of all time, and one of the most commercially succ… With 81 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Salvatore Adamo has appeared in 24 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular Salvatore Adamo Movies
- Serge Lama, le dernier rappel (2025) — as Self
- Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
- Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman (2025) — as Self : Guest
- Une journée avec Jacques Brel (2023) — as Self
- Les Arnaud (1967) — as André Arnaud
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