Romantic balladeer, Drupi (born: Giam Piero Anelli) became one of the few Italian artists to have a hit a hit in the United Kingdom when his song, Vado Via, reached the seventeenth slot on the British pop charts in 1974. The winner of the San Remo Festival song competition, the tune remained in the British top fifty for three months and was... [+] Read More

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Italian pop singer/songwriter Toto Cutugno was mostly influenced by his father, a trumpet player, to pursue a music career. After playing drums for different local bands, Toto Cutugno formed Toto e Tati, performing his own compositions. In 1975, his song "L'ete Indien," written for French Joe Dassin, became an international hit, followed by... [+] Read More

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With the death of Fabrizio De André from cancer on January 11, 1999, Italy lost one of its most modern singer/songwriters. Inspired by the songwriting of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, De André's songs encompassed Genoese folk songs, French protest/social commentary, beatnik "stream of consciousness" poetry, and the soundtracks of Italian film... [+] Read More

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