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Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtɔːto kuˈtuɲɲo]; 7 July 1943 – 22 August 2023) was an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. He was best known for his worldwide hit song, "L'Italiano", released on his 1983 album of the same title. Cutugno also won the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia, with the song "Insieme: 1992", for which he wrote both the lyrics and music. He has been described as "one of the most popular singers in Italy and a symbol of Italian melody abroad",[1] as well as "one of the most popular Italian performers on a global scale" and "one of the most successful Italian songwriters of all time",[2] selling over 100 million records worldwide.[3][4]
In 1990, Cutugno won the Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb with his own composition, "Insieme: 1992" ("Together: 1992"), a ballad which celebrated European political integration and the establishment of the European Union.[5] Along with Gigliola Cinquetti, Italy's earlier Eurovision winner, he presented the 1991 contest, which was staged in Rome as a result of his victory.[5] Aged 46 years, 302 days, Cutugno became the oldest winner of the contest to date, surpassing the record set by André Claveau in 1958. Cutugno's record stood until 2000, when the Olsen Brothers won the contest.[6] Italy would only win again with Måneskin in 2021.[7]
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He currently releases his music independently through Melody Gang, a joint venture with Gio Melody. His upcoming album is titled I Am Risky II. (Full article...)
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- ^ Assante, Ernesto (22 August 2023). "Toto Cutugno, un italiano vero". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Toto Cutugno". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. p. 661. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy (2015). The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official Celebration. Carlton Books. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-1-78097-638-9.
- ^ Fredella, Francesco (22 August 2023). "Il mondo della musica è il lutto, è morto Toto Cutugno". RTL 102.5 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.