Salvatore Cutugno (born July 7, 1943 in Fosdinovo, Tuscany), better known by his stage name Toto Cutugno, is an Italian pop singer-songwriter.BiographyCutugno was born in Fosdinovo, Tuscany, to a Sicilian father and a Tuscan mother (called Olga).He began his musical career as a drummer, but later formed a band that performed his own songs. He also had written for popular French-American singer Joe Dassin, contributing some of his most famous songs, including "L'été indien" ("Africa"),