Tributes flowed in Tuesday for Toto Cutugno, the symbol of Italy around the world with his 1983 hit L’Italiano, after he died after along illness aged 80.
Fellow singer songwriter Angelo Branduardi called him “an artist who really represented Italy while singer Pupo said “farewell dear and beloved friend” and TV host Fabio Fazio said “his passing leaves a great void”.
Premier Giorgia Meloni echoed the chorus of his biggest hit by calling him a “true Italian”.
Source: Ansa News Agency (ANA)