Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno was an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. Cutugno may be best known for his worldwide hit song, "L'Italiano", which was on his hit CD, I Grandi Successi. He won the Eurovision in 1990 with the song Insieme: 1992
In 1976, Cutugno participated for the first time in the Italian Sanremo Music Festival coming up with third place with his band Albatros with the song, Volo 504. He then won in 1980 with the song "Solo noi", and subsequently finished second in six editions: in 1984 with the song "Serenata" ("Serenade"), in 1987 with "Figli" ("Sons" or "Children"), in 1988 with "Emozioni" ("Emotions"), in 1989 with the song "Le mamme" ("The Mamas"), in 1990 with Ray Charles with the song "Gli amori" ("Loves", but entitled "Good Love Gone Bad" in Charles' version) and in 2005 with Annalisa Minetti with the song "Come noi nessuno al mondo" ("No One Else in the World Like Us"). Toto Cutugno participated in the festival a total of 13 times.
He presented the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome alongside fellow Italian winner Gigliola Cinquetti, and is one of 4 artists to host the contest the year immediately following their win.
Toto passed away of prostate cancer on 22 August 2023 at the age of 80.
Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | |||
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Participants | |||
Azúcar Moreno • Christos Callow & Wave • Philippe Lafontaine • Kayahan ft. Demet Sağıroğlu • Maywood • Céline Carzo • Emma Booth • Stjórnin • Ketil Stokkan • Rita • Lonnie Devantier • Egon Egemann • Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac • Joëlle Ursull • Tajči • Nucha • Liam Reilly • Edin-Ådahl • Toto Cutugno • Simone • Haris Anastasiou • Beat | |||
Songs | |||
Bandido • Horis Skopo • Macédomienne • Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim • Ik wil alles met je delen • Quand je te rêve • Give a Little Love Back To The World • Eitt lag enn • Brandenburger Tor • Shara Barkhovot • Hallo Hallo • Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus • Frei zu leben • White and Black Blues • Hajde da ludujemo • Há sempre alguém • Somewhere In Europe • Som en vind • Insieme: 1992 • Keine Mauern mehr • Milas Poli • Fri? |