Enchanting concerts of the nightingale of Italy, Salvatore "Cutugno" never take place without a full house. Everywhere the musician gathers huge halls of fans and admirers of his talent. The audience pampers him, sings along with famous compositions and is looking forward to new ones with anticipation. Toto Cutugno's music is full of beauty, sensuality, exquisite charm. An inner sense of tact and attitude helps the performer and author to choose the most correct words and melody. His work resonates with the hearts of the most diverse public around the world.
Biography
Singer and composer, TV presenter Toto Kutuno was born on 07/07/1943 in the Italian region of Toscana (Toscana) in the small town of Fozdinovo (Fosdinovo). The head of the boy’s family served in the navy and the family had to move a lot in connection with business trips.
The talent of his father - the ability to play the trumpet - rendered an invaluable service to his capable son. Toto began to learn to play musical instruments early.
At age 7, he became a drummer in his father's group and began to learn to play the guitar and accordion. Keyboards, trumpet, saxophone - all this was easily given to little Cutugno thanks to perseverance and diligence.
First successes
The childhood and youth of the future world celebrity took place in La Spezia (the eastern neighborhood of Riviera, a city on the shores of the Ligurian Sea (mar Ligure)), where his father was transferred to the service. At 13, Salvatore decided to try his hand at a regional accordion competition. His parents did not expect that his son would take at least some place, but supported in the desire to participate. It was unexpected for everyone to listen to the music of Toto Cutugno in solo performance was pleasant and easy, the boy played professionally. The jury awarded him the prize 3rd place.
Parents rejoiced at such successes, but the young man was not given a musical education. He had to enter an economic university and receive the profession of an accountant, which subsequently failed to work a single day.
After winning the first competition, the young musician continued to play percussion instruments in various musical groups. At 18, he was carried away by jazz. The drums were soon abandoned for the piano.
Beneficial cooperation
At 19, our hero goes on a six-month tour in Finland with the popular musician Guido Manuzardi and his jazz ensemble G-Unit. The tour was a dizzying success, which inspired Toto.
Upon returning to his homeland, he assembled his own group, giving it the name "Toto and Tati" ("Toto e Tati"), in which his three like-minded friends and sibling Roberto rallied. The group went on tour in Italy, sang at discos, in night clubs, in different bars. But there was not much success, the musicians did not play their songs, but the compositions of famous artists.
In the years 1976-76. the singer performs in the music group "Albatros" ("Albatros"). Toto Cutugno, together with Vito Pallavichinipesni, wrote Oasis and Uomo dove vai, Africa. In 1976, the composition of the Albatros group called Volo AZ 504 took third place in Sanremo.
A few months later, at the Festivalbar, Cutugno presented the song “In the Heart, in the Feelings” (“Nel cuore, nei sensi”) with tremendous triumph. The same composition in French called “Here are the keys” (“Voici les clés”) was for a long time the greatest hit of the country's season.
A year later, at the competition in San Remo, the composition of the group "Grand Prize" ("Gran Premio") was awarded fifth place.
Solo career
The collapse of the ensemble "Albatross" was the beginning of a solo career Salvatore.
In 1980, the song “Only Us” (“Solo noi”) brings laurels to the winner of Cutugno at the next festival in San Remo.
This is followed by a furor in Tokyo with the song “Francesca Non Sa”.
The Serenata was awarded second place at San Remo in 1984.
A year later, the 14-year-old Mexican singer Luis Miguel took second place in this competition with the composition of Cutugno "We, the guys of today" ("Noi ragazzi di oggi").
The producers did not get tired of making attractive offers to the sought-after songwriter and composer. Cutugno wrote songs for such world-famous names as: Italian Adriano Celentano, Frenchwoman Mireille Mathieu, American Francis Albert Sinatra and others.
In 1986, Salvatore presented the composition "Azure melancholy" ("Azzurra malinconia")ranked fourth in the music competition of performers.
The competition brought Salvatore more than one victory. In 1987, he went out with “Children” (“Figli”) and took second place., and his compositions: “I love” (“Io amo”, sang by Fausto Leali), “Dreamer” (“Il sognatore”, performer Peppino di Capri) and “Song about love” (“ Canzone d'amore ”, the group“ Rich and Poor ”(“ Ricchi e Poveri ”, Ricky and Poveri)) took fourth, fifth and seventh places. At the end of the festival, the Italian was offered to broadcast“ Sunday ”(“ Domenica In ”).
The following three years in a row in San Remo his compositions: “Emotions” (“Emozioni” 1988), “Moms” (“Le mamme” 1989), “Romance novels” (“Gli amori” 1990) in own performance take second place. And in 1990, the English version of Love Stories called Good Love Gone Bad was performed by the legendary American Charles Robinson.
In 1995, after a five-year rest, Kutuno in San Remo performs “I want to go live in the village” (“Voglio andare a vivere in campagna”), after which he has an album of the same name.
After a couple of years at the festival, he presents his other essay, “Be Honest” (“Faccia pulita”).
The set of musical compositions “The Train Goes” (“Il treno va”), recorded in 2002, was very fond of the French. In 2005, Toto Kutuno in a duet with blind singer Annalisa Minetti took second place, performing “Nobody in the world except us” (“Come noi nessuno al mondo”).
In 2006, Cutugno was invited for the first time to the Moscow Disco of the 80s music festival.
In 2008, the song "Falcon locked in a cage" ("Un falco chiuso in gabbia") in his performance was awarded fourth place in the competition.
At the end of 2011, he holds a recital in Kiev. Together with him come three members of the New Wave.
In total, the musician recorded 20 albums.
Top Songs
L'été indien
In 1974, Toto Cutugno met and organized a creative duet with songwriter Vito Pallavicini. Their unsurpassed masterpiece was the composition "Indian Summer" ("L'été indien"). Artist Joe Dassin, made the song extremely popular, it was the leader in hit lists around the world. Frank Sinatra introduced the song in America.
Et si tu n'existais pas
J. Dassin, seeing in Salvator the ability to create hits, asked him to create another masterpiece. They became the song “If You Weren't” (“Et si tu n'existais pas”). Today she remains one of the best romantic tunes.
Collaborating with Cutugno, Joe Dassin received more than ten songs from him. The lyrics of the French singer: Claude Lemel (Claude Lemesle) and Pierre Delanoe (Pierre Delanoe) to the music of Salvatore impose French texts. Collaboration was facilitated by the artistic director of the French singer - Jacques Plée.
Lashati Cantare (Lasciate Mi Cantare)
The musician’s calling card was the composition “The Italian” (“L'italiano”) better known as “lasatemi cantare”. Initially, it was created for Adriano Celentano, but he refused to perform. In 1983, Toto Cutugno performed the cantare de lasatas himself at the San Remo festival. The jury awarded him fifth place, but the results of the listeners' vote brought the song to first place. 13 weeks “Italian” topped the hit lists of France and other countries.
In 2013, Salvatore was an honored guest at this talent contest and again performed his song to the accompaniment of the Russian ensemble of the Academy. Alexandrova. Then they jointly performed “Moscow Nights” in Russian, expressing love for Russia in the song.
Insieme
The song "Together" ("Insieme") in 1990 gave Salvatore a victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb (Zagreb). The singer wanted to refuse to participate in the contest, he could not pick up a worthy song. Once, at one of the speeches, he asked the audience what words should be, what they want to hear about. One of his fans said that it should be a song about boundless love. People from four corners of the world fall in love, their desire to be together wants to erase all borders and barriers. And, in anticipation of the creation of a single Eurozone, the song of Toto Cutugno became the No. 1 hit.
Buona notte
The song "Good night" ("Buona notte") was born in Moscow. Inspired by the capital of the Soviet Union and the stage reception, the singer was fascinated by Russia, the capital was greatly impressed by the greatest composer.
In 1985, Toto Cutugno gave almost 30 concerts in three weeks of touring Moscow and Leningrad.
Personal life
The school love of the most sincere and sincere singer was called Anne-Marie. A modest and indecisive 14-year-old boy for a long time chose the moment to tell her about his feelings. He even wrote the song "Road of Love" ("La strada dell'amore"). When Toto emboldened and kissed the girl, she asked why he had not done this before.
In 1971, Coutugnio was married by legal marriage to his wife Karla. The young woman at that time had more money than Toto, but she loved him as a simple guy. Carla helped her husband buy an apartment and paid his bills. The couple has been married for more than 40 years, but they did not succeed in having common children. Despite this, the spouse never thought about divorce, he appreciates in his half his economic ability, kind and sympathetic heart, worldly wisdom. Their mutual love does not fade throughout life.
Toto Kutunyo 80s experienced another love for stewardess Kristina (Kristina). They met on the plane, the Italian liked the girl so much that he asked her for a phone number. After the tour, Salvatore called Christina, they met for two years.
Passion Christina did not affect the strong marriage of the musician. In 1989, the girl, at the request of her lover, gave birth to a boy and named him Nico. Toto told Karla about everything and his wife forgave him, although for a long time she was worried about this. After a while, she adopted her illegitimate son.
Toto Cutugno always helped his son and supported him in everything. The moral and material support of his father helped the young man grow up and graduate from the university. Nico inherited the ability for music from his star parent. He sings and accompanies the guitar. The young man has a girlfriend, she is Greek.
The parents of the composer and singer have long died, brother Roberto owns a security agency, sister Rosanna (Rosanna) is engaged in housekeeping and has two children.
Disease
The composer did not like to see doctors and considered his health to be excellent until in 2007 he was diagnosed with cancer. He had to be operated on. All of Italy and fans around the world prayed for the health of Cutugno. Surgeons successfully performed the operation, the disease subsided.
In 2007, the disease progresses again. Chemotherapy is prescribed to the Italian.
After a course of procedures, he became very old and was left without hair. His photo accidentally hit the Internet and many people from all over the planet began to express sympathy to their idol and wish for recovery.
Chemotherapy has become an obstacle to concerts in Russia.
At the end of 2009, Salvatore already sang at the musical festival “Legends of retro FM”. Listeners sang along with a favorite of the public and awarded a standing ovation.
Idol today
The 73-year-old idol gradually recovered from his illness. He, as before, travels to Europe with concerts, but not so much. Adheres to a healthy diet, swims in the pool and takes walks up to three kilometers daily.
Interesting Facts
- From the age of 7, the boy began collecting vinyl records. Today in his collection there are more than 3.5 thousand copies.
- At the Italian competition in San Remo, Toto Cutugno presented songs 13 times. Sometimes 2-3 compositions of the maestro competed among themselves.
- Koutuno’s victory in '90 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb gave the composer's homeland the right to host the next competition. In '91, Salvatore and J. Cinquetti (Gigliola Cinquetti, first place at Eurovision 1964) celebrated this holiday in Rome.
- In 2013, on the New Wave in Jurmala, Salvatore was the main jury member instead of Raimonds Pauls.
- The maestro is fond of outdoor sports and outdoor activities. His hobbies underwater fishing, car racing, water skiing, paintball, single and double tennis, motorcycle racing support the Italian in good shape. Not indifferent to football and a fan of the Milan team.
- Favorite flowers are roses. He likes to take bouquets of flowers and give them himself.
- Toto Cutugno owns a villa by the sea and a yacht. He likes to board a boat with friends and swim far behind buoys.
- Once at a concert in Yalta, an Italian kissed 48 of his fans.
- On the day the singer died mother, he wrote the song "Le mamme". Subsequently, critics accused him of speculating on human feelings, which greatly hurt Cutugno.
- Salvatore does not use any perfume except aftershave.
- In 1998-2000 was an Italian TV presenter in the program "Your Facts".
- In 2010, he performed at a concert in Kiev with Giacomo Celentano (Giacomo Celentano, son of A. Celentano).
- In 2011, Kutuno and the Russian group “Prime Minister” performed in the Kremlin Palace.
