Overview
- He died at his home in the Levante Genovese, according to a family source cited by la Repubblica.
- In a March appearance on Domenica In, he described chemotherapy, hair loss and using a wheelchair on doctors’ orders.
- He broke through with “Signora mia” in 1974, featured in Lina Wertmüller’s film, and placed third at Sanremo 1976 with “Gli occhi di tua madre.”
- He continued recording in recent years, including a 2020 collaboration with Don Backy and singles in 2015, 2019 and 2023, the last written by his son.
- Rooted in Liguria, he spent decades in Moneglia before moving to San Salvatore di Cogorno, played for a local football team and later coached the Nazionale Cantanti.