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Famous Italian singer and composer Toto Cutugno flew to heaven, he was 80 years old
Yesterday it became known that the famous Italian singer and composer passed away. This is a tragic event for the music world. However, Toto Cutugno and his best songs They will forever be in the hearts of millions of people. Today we want to honor the creator and tell him a little more.
Toto Cutugno: The best songs of Salvatore (full name of the singer) Cutugno fell in love with music as a child, when his father often played the trumpet. He was a sailor, so the boy loved the sea. When he was 5 years old, his parents sent him to music school. Toto followed in his father’s footsteps and began learning to play trumpet.
But the future singer was not enough. He began to master the playing of drums, accordion and guitar on his own. And after 2 years, Toto's father took him to play in his band on drums. This period was very difficult for the boy, as his sister passed away. It happened by accident: the girl just choked.
GettyImages Little Cutugno had a big impact. He closed himself in and became very thoughtful and sad. His emotions and experiences began to transmit through music. It became a way for him to express himself.
At the age of 13, Cutugno took part in the accordion competition, where he took the third prize. It was a great start to his career, because all the other competitors were a couple of years older than Toto. He wrote his first song at the age of 14. It was called La strada dell’ amore and was dedicated to the girl he fell in love with. How romantic!
The career of the Italian singer Time went by, and Toto realized that most of all he was drawn not to drums and accordion, but to the piano. He began to hone that skill. And a few years later (he was only 19) went on his first tour as part of a jazz band. Live performances shocked the guy, and he realized that music is his calling.
When the Italian returned home, he formed his own band with his brother and friends. It was called "Toto and Tachi" and soon became very popular. The guys performed in pubs, restaurants and discotheques.
But the career of a composer for Toto began much later. In 1974 he met the poet Vito Pallavicini. Together they began to create and create real hits. One of them is Africa, sung by French singer Joe Dassen.
Then the world heard another hit, "Et si tu n'eistais pas." After that, many artists from France began to write Coutugno with proposals for cooperation. And the Italian colleagues wondered: how could they not hear about such talent before?
Instagram Toto was very ambitious, so he wanted to continue performing on stage. The band was renamed Albatross. In 1976, the band broke the stage of the San Remo 1976 festival. A couple of successful years were interrupted by a series of failures. The group broke up and its members quarreled. One of Cutugno's friends said Toto's success was his own.
After that, the composer did not sit at the piano for a long time. Morally, he was depressed and broken. But the desire to create was the highest. He continued to write for French and Italian artists. And then in his life there was the main soundtrack to the film “Taming the Shrew”.
In the early 80s, Toto Cutugno was known not only in Europe, but also far beyond its borders. For example, he performed at a festival in Tokyo. He was also heard in Australia, Canada and the United States. At that time, the composer released one of the most popular hits of his career. This song is L’italiano, which in the CIS countries is known by the name “Lashate mi cantaré”.
GettyImages I always thought it was sung by Adriano Celentano, but it's not. Interestingly, the song was actually written under Celentano. But at the last minute he refused to do it. The cause remains unknown. However, Toto this track goes very well. I suggest you enjoy the clip again and remember the past!
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In the USSR, Toto began to love after the hit “Serenata”. It was so popular that for its plastics in stores lined up whole lines. When he first toured the Soviet Union, he gave 28 concerts. In total, 400,000 people attended his speeches.
Instagram Cutugno managed to visit Soviet television and starred in “Blue light”. In addition, he was a guest at the Diva, Alla Borisovna Pugacheva.
No wonder people in Russia love Toto so much. He said it was his second home. It is no less sad than in Italy. Bright memory!
Photo at preview and in article
Toto Cutugno: The best songs of Salvatore (full name of the singer) Cutugno fell in love with music as a child, when his father often played the trumpet. He was a sailor, so the boy loved the sea. When he was 5 years old, his parents sent him to music school. Toto followed in his father’s footsteps and began learning to play trumpet.
But the future singer was not enough. He began to master the playing of drums, accordion and guitar on his own. And after 2 years, Toto's father took him to play in his band on drums. This period was very difficult for the boy, as his sister passed away. It happened by accident: the girl just choked.
GettyImages Little Cutugno had a big impact. He closed himself in and became very thoughtful and sad. His emotions and experiences began to transmit through music. It became a way for him to express himself.
At the age of 13, Cutugno took part in the accordion competition, where he took the third prize. It was a great start to his career, because all the other competitors were a couple of years older than Toto. He wrote his first song at the age of 14. It was called La strada dell’ amore and was dedicated to the girl he fell in love with. How romantic!
The career of the Italian singer Time went by, and Toto realized that most of all he was drawn not to drums and accordion, but to the piano. He began to hone that skill. And a few years later (he was only 19) went on his first tour as part of a jazz band. Live performances shocked the guy, and he realized that music is his calling.
When the Italian returned home, he formed his own band with his brother and friends. It was called "Toto and Tachi" and soon became very popular. The guys performed in pubs, restaurants and discotheques.
But the career of a composer for Toto began much later. In 1974 he met the poet Vito Pallavicini. Together they began to create and create real hits. One of them is Africa, sung by French singer Joe Dassen.
Then the world heard another hit, "Et si tu n'eistais pas." After that, many artists from France began to write Coutugno with proposals for cooperation. And the Italian colleagues wondered: how could they not hear about such talent before?
Instagram Toto was very ambitious, so he wanted to continue performing on stage. The band was renamed Albatross. In 1976, the band broke the stage of the San Remo 1976 festival. A couple of successful years were interrupted by a series of failures. The group broke up and its members quarreled. One of Cutugno's friends said Toto's success was his own.
After that, the composer did not sit at the piano for a long time. Morally, he was depressed and broken. But the desire to create was the highest. He continued to write for French and Italian artists. And then in his life there was the main soundtrack to the film “Taming the Shrew”.
In the early 80s, Toto Cutugno was known not only in Europe, but also far beyond its borders. For example, he performed at a festival in Tokyo. He was also heard in Australia, Canada and the United States. At that time, the composer released one of the most popular hits of his career. This song is L’italiano, which in the CIS countries is known by the name “Lashate mi cantaré”.
GettyImages I always thought it was sung by Adriano Celentano, but it's not. Interestingly, the song was actually written under Celentano. But at the last minute he refused to do it. The cause remains unknown. However, Toto this track goes very well. I suggest you enjoy the clip again and remember the past!
about:blank
In the USSR, Toto began to love after the hit “Serenata”. It was so popular that for its plastics in stores lined up whole lines. When he first toured the Soviet Union, he gave 28 concerts. In total, 400,000 people attended his speeches.
Instagram Cutugno managed to visit Soviet television and starred in “Blue light”. In addition, he was a guest at the Diva, Alla Borisovna Pugacheva.
No wonder people in Russia love Toto so much. He said it was his second home. It is no less sad than in Italy. Bright memory!
Photo at preview and in article
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