Tributes flowed in Tuesday for Toto
Cutugno, the symbol of Italy around the world with his 1983 hit
L'Italiano, after he died after along illness aged 80.
Fellow singer songwriter Angelo Branduardi called him "an artist
who really represented Italy while singer Pupo said "farewell
dear and beloved friend" and TV host Fabio Fazio said "his
passing leaves a great void".
Premier Giorgia Meloni echoed the chorus of his biggest hit by
calling him a "true Italian".
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