Domenico Modugno

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The Honourable Domenico Modugno
Modugno at Partitissima [it] in 1967
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office 18 April 1990 – 22 April 1992
Constituency	Rome
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 2 July 1987 – 18 April 1990
Constituency	Turin
Personal details
Born	(1928-01-09)9 January 1928 Polignano a Mare, Italy
Died	6 August 1994(1994-08-06) (aged 66) Lampedusa, Italy
Political party	Radical Party
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	Franca Gandolfi ​ (m. 1955)​
Children	4
Occupation	Singer actor politician
Musical career
Genres	Neapolitan song pop folk
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1953–1993
Labels	RCA Fonit Cetra Curci Carosello Panarecord Decca United Artists Jubilee
Musical artist

Domenico Modugno (Italian pronunciation: [doˈmeːniko moˈduɲɲo]; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received the first Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. He is considered the first Italian cantautore.^[1]