Italy On This Day

Neapolitan who wrote the words to ‘O sole mio Giovanni Capurro wrote many songs but made little money from them Giovanni Capurro, a poet and...

Child prodigy who specialised in traditional Italian songs Robertino Loreti pictured in 1964, when  he was 17 and already a star The singer ...

Performer ushered Italy into the rock ‘n roll era Peppino di Capri was dubbed the 'Buddy Holly of Italy' Pop legend Peppino di Capri...

Naples mourned star with flags at half-mast Pino Daniele on stage in 1982 in the early part of his career, when he was already becomin...

Composer revived popularity of the traditional Neapolitan song Renato Carosone wrote such classic songs as  Tu vuo' fa' l'...