Overview
- Local Italian media reported his death on Friday in Cogorno, in the Liguria region.
- He disclosed in March 2025 that he could no longer walk and later appeared in a wheelchair.
- His 1976 Sanremo performance of "Los ojos de tu madre" took third place, marking a breakthrough year.
- He sustained popularity in Spain through Spanish-language versions of his romantic ballads, with reported worldwide sales near 20 million records.
- He finished second at the 2003 Viña del Mar Festival with the song "E passa il tempo."