Deceased

How Did Domenico Modugno Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66

GenderMaleNationalityKingdom of ItalyBorn09/01/1928Born inPolignano a Mare, Puglia, ItalyDied06/08/1994 (aged 66)Died inLampedusaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ201392 ↗Buried atCimitero FlaminioTMDb#95247 ↗

Domenico Modugno 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.

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Filmography22 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	70 Years of the ESC – More than MusicMovie	Self (archive footage)	98
1990	The Sanremo CaseSeries	Self	62
1984	Western di cose nostreSeries	Dottor Nuara	56
1983	FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'Movie	self	55
1977	Don Giovanni in SiciliaSeries	Giovanni Percolla	49
1976	Il maestro di violinoMovie	Giovannni Russo	48
1975	Smell of FleshMovie	Salvatore Cannavone	47
1975	Piange… il telefonoMovie	Andrea Balestrieri	47
1966	Europa cantaMovie	Domenico Modugno (uncredited)	38
1965	Soeben eingetroffenSeries	self	37
1964	Der goldene SchußSeries	Self	36
1961	The Last JudgmentMovie	il cantante	33
1960	Adua and Her FriendsMovie	—	32
1958	You, Your Mother, and MeMovie	Gaetano	30
1956	Eurovision Song ContestSeries	Self - Contestant	28
1955	From Here to the InheritanceMovie	Innamorato di Marisa	27
1954	Knights of the QueenMovie	Athos	26
1954	Rosso e neroMovie	Himself	26
1951	DestinoMovie	Turiddu	23
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	20
0	Sanremo Dietro la QuintaMovie	Self (archivio)	—
0	Congratulations: 50 Years Of The Eurovision Song Contest (1956 - 1980)Movie	—	—