Overview
- Peppino di Capri’s management confirmed that the singer died on Saturday, July 11, 2026, on the island of Capri at age 86.
- Reports say a funeral will be held at the former cathedral Santo Stefano on Capri’s Piazzetta, with local outlets citing La Repubblica for the arrangements.
- Colleagues and public figures including Renato Zero, Tullio De Piscopo and Eros Ramazzotti posted condolences, and local officials praised his role as an ambassador for Capri.
- Di Capri rose to fame in the late 1950s with the band I Rockers, scored international hits such as “St. Tropez Twist” and won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1973 and 1976.
- His long career mixed Neapolitan song with rock and twist, featured records in German, English and French, and continued into the 21st century with a 2019 album and a 2023 Sanremo lifetime award.