Toto Cutugno, one of the greatest singers of Italian music, died today at the age of 80 in a hospital in Milan.

The death of the singer-songwriter, who turned 80 in July, was reported by his manager Danilo Mancuso, who explained that "after a long illness, the singer's condition had deteriorated in recent months".

Cutugno, whose given name was Salvatore, was one of the most popular Italian performers worldwide, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with his song "Insieme: 1992".

Cutugno won the Sanremo Festival in 1980 with the song "Solo Noi". He was also one of the most successful Italian songwriters of all time, writing for artists such as Dalida, Adriano Celentano and Domenico Modugno.

His song "L'Italiano", published in 1983, has been translated into many languages ??and is considered a symbol of Italian culture and identity. This song made him one of the most popular Italian musicians in the world.