The stunning beach mansion formerly belonging to popular Italian songwriter Domenico Modugno who penned the legendary hit “Volare” is on sale on the spectacular island of Lampedusa.

Create an account or log in to save stories. Sixty years ago this week, Domenico Modugno's "Volare" topped the Billboard pop chart — the only song to originate in Italy and do so. The lyrics ...

Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images The popular music of the late 1950s was dominated by Italian singers from the urban northeast — though you might never guess it with a cursory glance at their names.

Every Non-English-Language Song to Reach the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. 39 total non-English hits have reached the top 10, including 13 by Bad Bunny.

Italy's muff-haired Domenico Modugno, a guitar-plunking crooner with a gypsy wail, turns out lyrics that make no sense, and he cannot read the music he composes and sings. But last year his song ...

Representing Italy, Modugno came in third place overall. André Claveau from France and Lys Assia of Switzerland finished in first and second place, respectively. Domenico Modugno, “Piove (Ciao ...

Il Volo will represent Italy with the song Grande Amore in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Eurovision Song Contest Domenico Modugno (Musical Artist) Piove (Ciao Ciao Bambina) (Musical ...

The stunning beach mansion formerly belonging to popular Italian songwriter Domenico Modugno who penned the legendary hit “Volare” is on sale on the spectacular island of Lampedusa.

Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images The popular music of the late 1950s was dominated by Italian singers from the urban northeast — though you might never guess it with a cursory glance at their names.

Il Volo will represent Italy with the song Grande Amore in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Eurovision Song Contest Domenico Modugno (Musical Artist) Piove (Ciao Ciao Bambina) (Musical ...

The stunning beach mansion formerly belonging to popular Italian songwriter Domenico Modugno who penned the legendary hit “Volare” is on sale on the spectacular island of Lampedusa.