Do you understand who Umberto Tozzi is? Age, career, ex-wife, partner, children and private life – Back cover

Umberto Tozzi is one of the most popular Italian singers of all time, with over 80 million records sold worldwide. His musical career was studded with successes such as “Gloria”, “Ti Amo” and “Gente di mare”, which left their mark on the history of Italian music. But who is Tozzi in private life? Let’s find out together.

Umberto Tozzi was born on March 4, 1952 in Turin, Italy, to a police officer father and a stay-at-home mother. He began studying guitar at the age of 13 and at 15 he started playing in a band with his brother Franco, also a singer. In 1976, he released his first album, “Donna Amante Mia”, but it was the single “Ti Amo”, released in 1977, that gave him international success, becoming a hit in Italy, France and Europe and selling over 8 million of copies. In 1979, he achieved further success with the single “Gloria”, which conquered radio airplay and number one on all European charts, selling a record 29 million copies.

Both Umberto Tozzi’s hits, “Ti Amo” and “Gloria”, were covered in English by Laura Branigan and reached the American charts. “Ti Amo” was also performed by Dalida and Howard Carpendale. In the 80s, Tozzi continued to be a protagonist with successes such as “Stella Stai” and “Notte Rosa”. In 1987, he participated in the Sanremo Festival with Gianni Morandi and Enrico Ruggeri with the song “Si può dare di più”, which won the competition and became a hit, as well as the soundtrack of the Italian national singers. In the same year, Tozzi also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest with “Gente di mare” together with Raf, finishing in third place. Tozzi returned to Sanremo three more times: in 1991 with “The others are us”, in 2000 with “Un’altra vita” and in 2005 with “Uomini”.

Since his debut, Umberto Tozzi has released 34 albums, including 18 studio albums, 3 live albums and 13 collections. In 2017, to celebrate 40 years of “Ti Amo”, he released a new album containing a special version in duet with Anastacia and announced a long tour in Italy, Europe and America. Tozzi was a very active artist, with the exception of 2017, when he had to suspend concerts due to illness. He underwent emergency surgery for intestinal diverticula, an infection that risked becoming septicemia, but fortunately he was rescued in time. Tozzi has sold over 80 million records worldwide and has had numerous hits, such as “Cosa serve le mani”, “Tu”, “Nell’aria c’è”, “Un’altra vita”, “E non volo ” and many others.

Monica Michielotto has been romantically linked to Umberto Tozzi for many years, but few details of her private life are known. She is a very private woman, despite her husband being an international star. As a young girl, she wanted to become a doctor, but then she decided to pursue a career in fashion. She said she started modeling by chance when a high school friend invited her to participate in a fashion show. Since then, she has continued to work in the fashion industry.

In 2010, an article in Il Piccolo reported that Umberto Tozzi had bought an apartment in Muggia, in the province of Trieste, which he had fallen in love with. The owner of the real estate agency involved in the sale said prices in the area ranged between 2,800 and 3,200 euros per square metre, and Tozzi’s bohemian loft measured 45 square metres. Tozzi also has a residence in Montecarlo, where he has lived since 1991. However, in 2014, the singer-songwriter was convicted by the Court of Appeal of Rome for tax evasion of 800,000 euros in taxes. He and his lawyer argued that it was an injustice, as Tozzi is resident abroad.