Umberto Tozzi

About

Famous for his international hit songs "Ti Amo" and "Gloria," this Italian pop vocalist and songwriter released nearly twenty albums between the 1970s and the early 2000s. His recordings include Tu (1978), Equivocando (1994), and Le Parole (2005).

Before Fame

He launched his music career as a member of a Turin-based band called Off Sound and went on to co-write the 1970s hit "Un Corpo, un'Anima."

Trivia

His Italian-language song "Gloria" was featured in the 2014 Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Turin, Italy.

Associated With

American singer Laura Branigan scored a major 1982 hit with her cover of Tozzi's "Gloria."