"Nel blu dipinto di blu", popularly known as "Volare" is Domenico Modugno's signature song. It is the only song ever by an Italian artist to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Domenico Modugno's recording of this song was the first Grammy winner for Record of the Year (1958). It is also the only foreign-language recording (sung entirely in Italian) to take this top honor. Since then it has been recorded by numerous artists like Chet Atkins, Cliff Richard, David Bowie, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Gipsy Kings, Louis Armstrong, Luciano Pavarotti or Oscar Peterson.
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