The funeral at L'italiano, thousands of people gathered: how Italy said goodbye to the legendary Toto Cutugno. Video

Today, on 24 August, Milan said goodbye to Italian singer Toto Cutugno, who died at the age of 80 two days ago. Thousands of fans, family friends and the press came to pay their last respects to the world-famous star.

When the coffin was brought to the church of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo, the crowd burst into applause and played the star's most famous hit, L'italiano. Everyone who knew the artist approached the deceased's relatives, after which his body was brought into the church. OBOZREVATEL will show you how the Italian legend was said goodbye (scroll to the bottom of the page to see the photos).

Toto Cutugno was brought in a classic coffin with a wreath. It consisted of white roses and a ribbon with the words "Carla" on it - his wife's name.

Other famous people in Italy came to say goodbye to the legend. Among them was singer Ivana Spagna, who said: "Toto was unique. In addition to being a great artist, he was modest, kind and polite. A true gentleman, a unique person."

Famous faces in Italy also came to say goodbye to the legend. Among them was singer Ivana Spagna, who said: "Toto was unique. Besides being a great artist, he was modest, kind, polite. A real gentleman, a unique person."

Singer Gianni Morandi also attended the funeral. He addressed the crowd with the words: "A great friend, a great man and a great artist," before entering the church.

It is known that the iconic artist and songwriter died on 22 August at around 16:00 at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, where he was hospitalised. Read about the cause here.

Earlier, OBOZREVATEL wrote 5 interesting facts from Toto Cutugno's biography. Millions of people know about his music career, but he was also an interesting personality outside the stage.

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