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Rocco Granata
Rocco Granata is an Italian-Belgian singer and songwriter, famous for his
singing as well as his accordion playing. Born on August 16, 1938, in Figline
Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy, Rocco Granata immigrated to Belgium at age
10. He picked up the accordion at an early age, then touring Belgium with his
band The International Quintet. In 1959, Rocco Granata released the single
“Manuela,” which contained the song “Marina” as a B-side. Unexpectedly, the
B-side became a tremendous international success, hitting Number 1 in Belgium
and charting all across Europe and even the Un...
