Mario Merola (singer)

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Mario Merola
Background information
Born	(1934-04-06)6 April 1934 Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Origin	Campania, Italy
Died	12 November 2006(2006-11-12) (aged 72) Castellamare di Stabia, Italy
Genres	Canzone napoletana pop music
Occupation(s)	Singer actor
Years active	1959–2006
Labels	Phonotris Zeus [it] Hello [it] Storm Arlecchino [it] Deafon Edibi [it]
Website	www.mariomerola.it

Mario Merola (6 April 1934 – 12 November 2006) was an Italian singer and actor, most prominently known for having rejuvenated the traditional popular Neapolitan melodrama known as the sceneggiata.

He was nicknamed the King of the sceneggiata to be able to give this kind typically a regional and a national popularity and success unknown before, to make a film genre, representing all of this even off the stage, so being able to put a face to sceneggiata.^[1]