Italy On This Day

One half of popular duo Paola e Chiara Chiara Iezzi has enjoyed success both as a singer and in tv and film roles The actress and singer Chi...

Historic annual event that inspired Eurovision  Nilla Pizzi won the first two editions of the Sanremo Festival The first annual Sanremo Musi...

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

Former DJ now one of Italian TV’s most familiar faces Amadeus has become one of the most recognisable faces on Italian TV The entertainment ...

Versatile baritone helps make Il Volo’s magical sound As a small boy, Gianluca Ginoble used to sing in the bar owned by his grandfathe...

Film star who married pop icon Adriano Celentano Claudia Mori is half of what was at one time Italy's golden celebrity couple T...

Debut album topped Italian charts Noemi - born Veronica Scopelliti in Rome - found fame after appearing on the Italian version of X-Fa...

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