With that wrinkled and carefree look, the eternally lit cigarette, he was an icon of Italian disco music in the 80s. Pino D’Angiò, Giuseppe Chierchia, died today at the age of 71 after collecting international talents and it was a great pleasure to see his most famous song, ‘Ma Quale Idea’, again with in recent years , after the remix with Bnkr44 who also had a duet, in February, on the stage of Sanremo.
His wife Teresa and his son Francesco shared the news of the death of the artist, originally from Pompeii: “Unfortunately, dad left us today, struck by a serious illness that took him away within a few weeks. He face as much as ever. ” In various interviews, after the success of the Sanremo performance, D’Angiò himself spoke of the many, serious illnesses that affected him over the years, including a throat tumor that forced him undergo six surgeries, then a heart attack to arrest. heart and finally another lung tumor. Health problems he always responded with courage, returning to his artistic activity – he was also a voice actor, an actor and a music producer – after mandatory breaks.
His characteristic voice gave life to the first Italian rap, ‘Ma Quale Idea’, a smash hit from 1980 which stayed at the top of the Spanish charts for 14 weeks the following year. In 1981 it was the turn of ‘Un concerto da strapazzo’, which is always characterized by irony and nonsense, in which he dreamed of dueting with the biggest names in the song.
A long career, many international tours, prestigious awards. In 2001 he was the only Italian to receive the Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in the USA. Among other things, he writes a song for Mina, “But who is that”. In 2022 Amazon chose its ‘Okay Okay’ for Black Friday ads in the US and around the world. In 2023 he returns on tour in Italy, Switzerland, London and Paris playing in pubs and clubs.
The young people, those who weren’t even born at the time of ‘Ma Quale Idea’, praise it, especially after the Sanremo remix hit the radio. His name appears, with Bnkr44, in the projection of the episode of Tim Summer Hits which will be broadcast on Sunday 7 July in prime time on RaiUno: a musical broadcast recorded in recent weeks in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, which will be an opportunity for A final farewell to his wonderful audience. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday July 9 in Pompeii.
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