Trivia

In 1964 participated at Un disco per l'estate and at the Festival di Napoli.

Released 11 singles between 1963 and 1971.

In 1963 he won the Castrocaro Music Festival.

Graduatedfrom a Technical-Commercial school where he studied music and chant.

Member of the Sistine Chapel Choir.

1999 saw the release of his compilation album "Il meglio".

In 1964 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Sabato sera", which was also a moderate success on the Italian hit parade.

In 1968 he was invited by Franco Zefirelli to perform the song "Canzone d'amore/Ai Giochi Addio" in the Italian release of his Romeo and Juliet film (voiced by Glen Weston as "What is a Youth" in the English-language release).

When his success declined in the 1970s, he focused on live performances in piano bars and music halls, as well as apparitions on several revival TV-programs.

In the second half of the 1960s he also had some occasional experiences as a composer and as a film actor.

He loaned his voice in the dubbing of famous Disney animated feature films , such as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" , in the role of the prince, and "The Sword in the Stone" , in the role of the bard who introduces the narrative with his singing.

Since the seventies he has directed his own pop music orchestra.

He wrote the musical part of Otto rampe di scale , recorded by the Italian group Pooh in 1969 (the lyrics are by Giuseppe Cassia and Roby Castiglione ).

In this period the gossip columns spoke of him for a flirtation with Rita Pavone (various articles on the subject were published by Ciao amici e Giovani ).

In 1999 he recorded a CD for DV More Record , produced by Gino Puglisi , with some re-recordings of his most famous hits with some unreleased ones.

In 1965 he returned at the Sanremo Music Festival, becoming successful with the song "L'amore ha i tuoi occhi".