Overview
- He died in Rome at the San Camillo Forlanini hospital after his condition deteriorated rapidly, the facility said in a statement.
- Over three decades at the Festival di Sanremo, he became its most recognizable conductor and led four winning entries in 2000, 2003, 2010 and 2011.
- Beyond Sanremo, he was a composer and arranger for major artists including Gino Paoli, Roberto Vecchioni, Zucchero and Ornella Vanoni, and he served as a teacher and music director on Amici.
- Public figures and artists shared condolences, among them Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini, Fabio Fazio, Luciana Littizzetto, Amadeus and Carlo Conti.
- In recent years he pursued experimental work such as the Musikè Vini project and was preparing a theater tour with Ron announced for March 2026.