Enrico De Angelis
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Enrico De Angelis was an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 singer of 1940s.

In 1940, he founded a vocal quartet named Quartetto Egie
Quartetto Egie
Quartetto Egie was a jazz vocal male quartet working in Italy during 1940s.It formed in Rome in 1940. The four singers were Tata Giacobetti, Iacopo Jacomelli, Enrico Gentile e Enrico De Angelis. The name EGIE came from their initials....

 together with Tata Giacobetti
Tata Giacobetti
Giovanni "Tata" Giacobetti was one of the singers of Quartetto Cetra, a very famous Italian vocal quartet.-Biography:...

, Iacopo Jacomelli
Iacopo Jacomelli
Iacopo Jacomelli was an Italian singer of 1940s.In 1940 he founded a vocal quartet named Quartetto Egie together with Tata Giacobetti, Enrico Gentile and Enrico De Angelis. They made their debut on 27 May 1940 at the Valle Theatre in Rome...

 and Enrico Gentile
Enrico Gentile
Enrico Gentile was an Italian singer of 1940s.In 1940 he founded a vocal quartet named Quartetto Egie together with Tata Giacobetti, Iacopo Jacomelli and Enrico De Angelis. They made their debut on 27 May 1940 at the Valle Theatre in Rome. They performed the song Bambina dall'abito blu...

. They made their debut on 27 May 1940 at the Valle Theatre in Rome. They performed the song Bambina dall'abito blu ("little girl in a blue dress"). In a year's time the quartet changed line-up and name twice, becoming Quartetto Ritmo
Quartetto Ritmo
Quartetto Ritmo was a jazz vocal male quartet working in Italy during the 1940s.The group originated from the previous Quartetto Egie, after Iacopo Jacomelli left the formation...

 first and then Quartetto Cetra
Quartetto Cetra
Quartetto Cetra, or simply I Cetra, was an Italian vocal quartet established during the 1940s.The group originated from the previous Quartetto Ritmo following the replacement of one singer. Felice Chiusano filled the vacancy left by Enrico Gentile and joined Tata Giacobetti, Virgilio Savona and...

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In October 1942, Enrico De Angelis left Quartetto Cetra
Quartetto Cetra
Quartetto Cetra, or simply I Cetra, was an Italian vocal quartet established during the 1940s.The group originated from the previous Quartetto Ritmo following the replacement of one singer. Felice Chiusano filled the vacancy left by Enrico Gentile and joined Tata Giacobetti, Virgilio Savona and...

 to join the Army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...

. He was replaced by Lucia Mannucci
Lucia Mannucci
Lucia Mannucci is an Italian singer, best known as one of the singers of Quartetto Cetra, an Italian vocal quartet.-Biography:...

, a singer and the wife of Virgilio Savona
Virgilio Savona
Antonio Virgilio Savona was one of the members of the Italian vocal group, the Quartetto Cetra.-Biography:Antonio Savona was born at Juventus, Italy. His artistic career had a very early start. In 1926, aged 6, he began studying music...

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