Singer, songwriter, and producer Tony Renis was born Elio Cesari in Milan, Italy
on May 13, 1938. His career began in the mid-1950s when he teamed up with
Adriano Celentano to form a duo that impersonated American comedy team Dean
Martin and Jerry Lewis. He signed a record deal with Combo records and recorded
a series of rock ‘n’ roll cover versions backed by the group I Combos. In 1959,
he began his solo career with singles such as “Nessuno al mondo” (1959), “Morir
d'amor” (1959), “Tenerezza” (1960), and “Piccolo indiano” (1961). Tony Renis
made his Sanremo Music Festival in 196...