Italy On This Day

‘Master of Italian Horror’ had far-reaching influence Mario Bava followed his father into the film industry Mario Bava, whose near-50 year c...

One of 20th century Italy's most important authors Italo Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 but moved to Sanremo with his Italian-b...

One of the most popular faces on Italian TV Maria De Filippi has become one of the most popular presenters on Italian TV The televis...

Musician was an Italian pioneer of jazz and swing  Pippo Barzizza became known in Italy as the 'king of jazz' in the 1930s T...

Sixties star found fame after Sanremo disqualification Bobby Solo was heavily influenced by his idol Elvis Presley Bobby Solo, who w...

Young tenor found fame on TV talent show Piero Barone, one of the stars of the group Il Volo Piero Barone, one of the three sing...

Eurovision win at 16 launched successful career Gigliola Cinquetti was only 16 when she won Eurovision in 1964 Gigliola Cinquetti, w...

Best-selling Italian star is 53 today Eros Ramazzotti on stage in 2015 The best-selling Italian singer and songwriter Eros Ramazzo...

Designer behind two famous Milan landmarks Ulisse Stacchini Ulisse Stacchini, the architect who designed two of Milan's most famo...