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We all know Auld Lang Syne from bleary-eyed New Year’s Eve renditions, but have you ever wondered exactly what the words mean, and where they come from? And what about the tune? Most of us will know ...

In Andrew Pippos’ successful epic migrant family saga, Lucky’s (2020), the characters were often larger than life and violence never far from the picture. His new novel, The Transformations, takes a ...

For some five decades Pippo Baudo was the face of Italy’s national broadcaster, RAI. His death on Saturday unleashed a wave of accolades and tears. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Fans, ...

From Laura Pausini to Eros Ramazzotti and Giorgia, including Morandi and the Jalisse. A significant part of Italian music is also at Pippo Baudo's wake at the Teatro delle Vittorie in Rome. Pausini ...

Few know that Pippo Baudo inaugurated the Diana in Naples. Lucio Mirra, dean of the Vomero theater, recalls: "It was December '64 and with my wife Mariolina, I had recently taken over the management.

The mayor of Benevento, Clemente Mastella, shares on social media a personal memory of Pippo Baudo, emphasizing the friendship and many moments shared, from evenings in Benevento to episodes of ...

Italy bids farewell to beloved television icon. Pippo Baudo, a legendary television presenter watched by generations of Italian audiences, died at a private hospital in Rome on Saturday evening at the ...

Pippo Baudo was not just the longest-serving and most influential host of Italian television: he was also a man of memorable quips, phrases that have entered common parlance, and quotes that still ...

The famous host was 89 years old. In love with Sardinia, he spent many summers in Torre delle Stelle with his ex-wife Katia Ricciarelli. Farewell to Pippo Baudo: the famous TV host, 89, died this ...