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Italian singer Raffaella Carrà has died at the age of 78. Italian television maker Sergio Japino announced this on yesterday, July 5, 2021. The news of her death was also picked up by various Spanish and Italian media throughout the day. Carrà became known, especially in the Netherlands, for her song ’A Far L’amore Comincia Tu’. This song was a huge hit in Holland, especially because of her performance in TopPop! Nobody in the Netherlandse understood what the song was about because nobody speaks Italian. Perhaps that’s why the enigmatic chorus stuck, and Raffaella Carrà’s ’A far l’amore comincia tu’ became a huge hit. When the Italian singer appeared in the studio of Avro’s Toppop, the whole country sang along: ’Scoppia scoppia mi sco...’, and then that double explosion of the bass drum. And although Carrà would turn out to be a one-hit wonder in the Netherlands with her song: the song became a cult hit here too, which would continue to pop up everywhere, from carnival to hipster parties. Carrà ((1943-2021), who passed away on Monday July 5, 2021, naturally sang about love in her 1976 hit, and especially about the physical pleasures that come with it. And Carrà certainly didn’t speak in secret. “When you start making love to me, my heart explodes, explodes, explodes,“ she sang. And in the unforgettable choreography accompanying the song, she swung her head perilously from front to back, dressed in a glittery dress with a historically low cleavage. When Carrà appeared on television, something happened! The song became a massive hit in many countries selling more than 20 million copies. In the Netherlands it reached #3 in the Top 40 and in Belgium #1 in the BRT Top 30. In The UK it became a hit much later. In april 1978 it charted in the UK Singles Chart with a peak position of 9 and under the title: ’Do it do it again.’ This is the the original version. Also check out the chroma-key version on the TopPop channel! Nederlands: De Italiaanse actrice en zangeres Raffaella Carrà is maandag 5 juli 2021 op 78-jarige leeftijd overleden. In Nederland werd ze vooral bekend door het nummer ’A far l’amore comincia tu’. The TopPop performance was on 5 November 1977. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 1977-11-05 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.
