Tony Cucchiara

Tony Cucchiara, stage name of Salvatore Cucchiara (30 October 1937 – 3 May 2018) was an Italian folk singer-songwriter, playwright and composer. In 1970 Cucchiara debuted as a playwright with a musical titled "Cassandra 2000". His first hit was the song " Annalisa", named after Cucchiara's first daughter. This song was used as closing theme of the RAI variety show "Alta pressione".
Cucchiara died in Rome on 3 May 2018 at the age of 80.