Grandi Grandi Grandi by William Anthony

William Anthony

William Anthony sings songs written by Antillean composers of years past. Songs that until now were unknown and never been recorded and songs that have fallen into oblivion. Biography
The artistic versatility of William Anthony

Julino Willem Anthony was born in Bonaire.
He visited almost every room from where music was created. He did his first experiences with the singing with the bouscoutin ... read more

William Anthony

8 years ago

Grandi Grandi Grandi

Hi there, Let me introduce a beautiful song to you named “Grandi Grandi Grandi”. It’s originally written in Italian language by Tony Renis and Alberto Testa. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina in Italy and Shirley Bassey released it as "Never Never Never." Many other singers followed the success of Grande Grande Grande. To mention, Celine Dion with Luciano Pavarotti, Vicky Carr, Julio Iglesias with Nana Mouskouri covering the song in various languages. My version is covered in my native language Papiamento. When I was translating the song there was a discussion going on about the legal status of Papiamento. I will not bother you with this political issue. But I made a kind of “Joke” about that discussion. Actually Papiamento is a mixture of some languages including Spanish. So many native Spanish speaking people living on the island and also the locals also use Spanish words in daily conversations. This habit I’d used in my version of Grandi Grandi Grandi. Listen to it here: https://play.spotify.com/track/29DbqhvFtENoBEb2t4LA7y Greetings and take care.