Overview

• Lawyer Giorgio Assumma confirmed Baudo’s death on August 16 at Campus Biomedico hospital in Rome, where he was surrounded by family and received the sacraments.
• Political leaders and entertainment figures including Matteo Salvini, Giorgia Meloni, Renzo Arbore and Mara Venier released messages of condolence.
• Baudo spent more than six decades hosting flagship RAI shows such as Domenica In, Canzonissima and Fantastico and led 13 editions of the Festival di Sanremo.
• He was renowned for discovering and promoting talents like Laura Pausini, Andrea Bocelli, Eros Ramazzotti, Heather Parisi and Fiorello.
• His 1987 move to Fininvest/Mediaset and subsequent dispute highlighted the enduring tensions between Italy’s public and private broadcasting sectors.