Toto Cutugno, an Italian singer and songwriter whose 1983 hit song “L’Italiano” became a worldwide sensation and was still hugely popular decades later, died on Tuesday in Milan.
His longtime manager, Danilo Mancuso, said the cause of Mr. Cutugno’s death, at San Raffaele Hospital, was cancer.
In a career that began when he was in his late teens, Mr. Cutugno sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.
“He was able to build melodies that remained stuck in the audience’s mind and heart,” Mr. Mancuso, who had worked with Mr. Cutugno for 20 years, said in a phone interview.
“The refrains of his most popular songs are so melodic.”
Persons:
Toto Cutugno, ”, Danilo Mancuso, Cutugno’s, Cutugno, Mr, Mancuso
Organizations:
San Raffaele Hospital, Mr
Locations:
Italian, Milan