1980s legends: why Toto Cutugno considers himself dangerous for women

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

July 7 celebrates its 74th anniversary of the famous Italian singer and composer Toto Cutugno, which still enjoys no less popularity in our country than in its homeland. In the 1980s-1990s. his songs "Solo noi" and "L'italiano" were known by heart by millions of listeners. He is still actively touring, not getting tired of complimenting Slavic women, although he warns them against danger in his face.

The first music lessons were given to the future singer by his father, a military sailor, who was fond of playing the trumpet. From the age of 7, the boy began to play the trumpet and drums, then mastered the guitar and accordion. Toto (Salvatore) Cutugno never received a professional musical education, he was a self-taught nugget.

He initially did not dream of the stage and appeared on it as a solo artist quite late. At first, he toured as part of groups, playing various musical instruments. Cutugno wrote his first songs at the age of 13, and became known only after 30, when Joe Dassin began to perform his compositions, and then Celentano, Mireille Mathieu and Dalida.

His first song contest took place in San Remo in 1976. Then he and his band Albatross took 3rd place. And since 1980, Cutugno took up a solo career, and in the same year the song "Solo noi" brought him victory at the competition in San Remo. 3 years later, at the same festival, he performed another hit - "L'italiano", which brought him worldwide popularity and became a visiting card for many years. And in 1990, Toto Cutugno became the winner of Eurovision.

Throughout his creative life, the singer has released 17 albums and a huge number of hits. He became a real national hero of Italy, who was loved abroad no less than at home. And among women, he enjoyed just phenomenal success - fans followed him everywhere. Cutugno did not hide the fact that he was married and would never leave Carla, but he had affairs. “I love women, I like everything about them, even the flaws,” says the singer.

Now Karla is already calmly reacting to the fact that her husband spends a lot of time with his illegitimate son, but once the news of his appearance became a real drama for her. But she had to come to terms with the singer's infidelity. In an interview, Cutugno admitted: “I am actually dangerous and very smart! There can be only one problem in marriage - infidelity. It is dangerous that at some point someone breaks down and changes. But I'm an artist and I need inspiration. Yes, I was cheating. But I have only one woman of heart - this is my wife. Many women would like to be next to the famous artist Toto Cutugno. And with Salvatore, who at that time did not have a big name or money, there was only Karl's wife. She was from a wealthy family and loved me as a simple guy. For this I am very grateful to her. And today our love has grown into something more."

He first came to the USSR in 1986, and since then the number of his fans in the countries of the post-Soviet space has only been growing. He told about his first visit: “At that time I had no idea how popular he was in the Soviet Union. I had 15 concerts at Luzhniki, and then 14 in St. Petersburg. I remember that at every performance at Luzhniki I was accompanied by an escort of cars with special guards. The fans literally fell at my feet. To be honest, I was so shocked by the reception in the Soviet Union that for a long time I could not recover from this tour."

The singer does not get tired of complimenting the Slavs and admits that they are more romantic than the Italians. But he warns fans against excessive fanaticism and exaltation. He says that he would never have agreed to a long-term relationship with a Russian woman - he would not have withstood the stress because of "an explosive mixture of temperament and melancholy."

In 2007, the singer was diagnosed with a malignant tumor. He underwent complicated surgery, several chemotherapy sessions and stopped performing for a while. But he managed to steadfastly endure all the difficulties, recover and, to the delight of the fans, return to the stage.

The actor still does not stop active touring and conducts several television and radio shows. Over the past 10 years, he has repeatedly visited Moscow, Kiev, Odessa, Minsk and Vitebsk. Despite the unflagging success and love of the audience, he speaks of his capabilities as follows: “I am a singing composer with more than modest vocal abilities and some ability to turn the audience on. This is not vocals - so, a conversation in a pleasant company."

Until now, at concerts he is asked to perform the song "L'italiano", because this hymn of love by Toto Cutugno became music for all time