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Domenico Modugno

1928 - 1994

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Domenico Modugno is the 102nd most popular singer (up from 113th in 2019), the 727th most popular biography from Italy (up from 753rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Singer.

Domenico Modugno is most famous for his song "Nel blu dipinto di blu" which was the first song to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Domenico Modugno ranks 102 out of 4,381. Before him are Eros Ramazzotti, Dieter Bohlen, Rihanna, Karel Gott, Frank Sinatra Jr., and Bonnie Tyler. After him are Anatoliy Solovianenko, Johnny Hallyday, Víctor Jara, Gwen Stefani, Anna Netrebko, and Glenn Hughes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Domenico Modugno ranks 32. Before him are Alexander Grothendieck, Fidel Ramos, Yves Klein, Herbert Kroemer, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, and James Coburn. After him are Agnès Varda, Elie Wiesel, Martin Landau, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Maya Angelou, and Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov. Among people deceased in 1994, Domenico Modugno ranks 29. Before him are Andrei Chikatilo, André Michel Lwoff, Léon Degrelle, John Wayne Gacy, Paul Feyerabend, and Mas Oyama. After him are Billy Wright, Roland Ratzenberger, Niels Kaj Jerne, George Peppard, Telly Savalas, and Guy Debord.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Domenico Modugno ranks 727 out of 5,161. Before him are Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pietro da Cortona (1596), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), and Gianni Rivera (1943). After him are Oriana Fallaci (1929), Agostino Carracci (1557), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Giovanni Agnelli (1866), Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), and Franco Zeffirelli (1923).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Domenico Modugno ranks 10. Before him are Andrea Bocelli (1958), Toto Cutugno (1943), Farinelli (1705), Albano Carrisi (1943), Salvatore Adamo (1943), and Eros Ramazzotti (1963). After him are Gigliola Cinquetti (1947), Barbara Strozzi (1619), Renata Tebaldi (1922), Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921), Beniamino Gigli (1890), and Mina (1940).

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