Rocco Granata (born 16 August 1938) is an Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist. Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was aged ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but Granata pursued music instead. He played accordion and toured Belgium with his band, 'The International Quintet'. He then released the songs "Manuela" / "Marina" as a single in 1959; the B-side became an international hit, reaching #1 in Belgium and... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Rocco Granata first charted in 1959 with Marina.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
Top songs: #1: Marina - #2: Marina
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