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Bano in 2018, photo by Denis Makarenko /www.bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Albano Antonio Carrisi
Place of Birth: Cellino San Marco, Brindisi, Apulia, Kingdom of Italy
Date of Birth: 20 May, 1943
Ethnicity: Italian
Albano Carrisi, known as Al Bano, is an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and winemaker. He was part of pop music duo Al Bano and Romina Power, with his former wife, American-born singer and actress Romina Power , the daughter of actor Tyrone Power. He starred in the films Nel sole , L’oro del mondo , Il ragazzo che sorride , Il suo nome è Donna Rosa , Pensando a te , Mezzanotte d’amore , Angeli senza paradiso , and Champagne in paradiso , almost all of them with Romina.
Al is the son of Iolanda Ottino and Carmelo Carrisi. His name is after the country of Albania, where his father fought at the time of his birth, during WWII. Al is also an honorary citizen of Albania. His brother is musician Kocis (Franco Carrisi).
Al has had four children with Romina; and two children with his partner, entertainer Loredana Lecciso. His daughter with Romina, Ylenia Carrisi, went missing in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1994.