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Daughter, Amanda Sandrelli with Stefania Sandrelli .

Had a long relationship with Ornella Vanoni.

Has four children: Giovanni (b.1965) with first wife Anna; Amanda (b.1964) with actress Stefania Sandrelli; Nicolò (b.1981) and Tomaso (b.1992).

In 1985 he toured Italy together with Ornella Vanoni.

After several different jobs, he was signed to Ricordi with friends and fellow musicians Luigi Tenco and Bruno Lauzi.

In 1987 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies for the Italian Communist Party. He abandoned politics in 1992 to pursue his music ambitions.

Carla Bruni Sarkozy covered "La Gatta" song (mixing French with her native Italian) in her debut album ("Quelqu'un m'a dit").

Gino Paoli's debut album - Gino Paoli was released in Italy on 8 October 1961.

"Il cielo in una stanza" success was followed by "Sapore di sale" (1963), arranged by Ennio Morricone and believed to be his most famous song.

His first success was the single "La Gatta", which has been used in Italian language teaching classes in American middle schools and high schools.

Paoli was born in Monfalcone, a little town near Trieste, but moved to Genoa at a young age.

He had a long relationship with actress Stefania Sandrelli. Their daughter, Amanda Sandrelli, is also an actress.