Best remembered for his song 'Volare', which became a big international hit in
1958 and went on to sell over 22 million copies, Domenico Modugno was a popular
Italian crooner who also acted, wrote and was involved in political activism.
Born in the seaside town of Polignano a Mare in the south of Italy, Modugno
started writing songs at the age of 15 and landed minor film roles in the early
1950s before penning his first nationally famous hit 'Veccho Fraro'.
After a dream, his actor friend Franco Migliacci started writing lyrics inspired
by two Marc Chagall paintings and, with ...