The celebrations for the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Domenico Modugno. The first step is the official logo of Domenico Modugno 100presented by the Official Team Modugno 100, which opens the path towards the anniversary of January 9, 2028.
The logo brings together the three elements that defined his public image: the sea of Polignano, the guitar and the open arms of the gesture with which he sang in 1958 In the blue, painted blue on the Sanremo stage.
Domenico Modugno 100: two anniversaries in one
The path to 2028 holds two dates together. The first is the centenary of his birth: Domenico Modugno was born in Polignano a Mare on 9 January 1928. The second comes first, in 2028 it will be seventy years since In the blue, painted bluethe song that changed the position of Italian music in the world in 1958.
That album remains a unique case: first place in the Billboard charts in the United States, three Grammy Awards for album of the year, song of the year and performer of the year. No other Italian song has succeeded more.
What the celebrations involve
According to the announcement, the route will cross the places, the music and the artist's repertoire, with the aim of telling not only the musician and the interpreter but also his public figure. The logo is the first element made known, while the program of events has not yet been released.
For information, the Official Team Modugno 100 has indicated the address modugno100official@gmail.com.
Domenico Modugno, the tributes of recent years
The centenary comes after a decade of initiatives dedicated to Mister Volare. In 2018, for the ninetieth anniversary of his birth and the sixtieth anniversary of In the blue, painted blueCarosello Records and Edizioni Curci released a 45 rpm single in a limited edition of 1958 copies, followed by the triple CD Fly with reinterpretations by Ermal Meta, Massimo Ranieri, Gianna Nannini and Milva.
In 2024, for the thirty years since his death, Sony Music Italy published Like in a midsummer dreamdouble album which includes versions in Spanish never before released in Italy. Meanwhile, in Polignano a Mare, the demonstration takes place Wonderful Modugno has been going on since 2011 and has brought to the stage of its city, among others, Ornella Vanoni, Niccolò Fabi, Diodato, Brunori Sas and Giuliano Sangiorgi.
