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Peppino di Capri dies at 86; funeral held on Capri island

Italian singer‑songwriter Peppino di Capri (born Giuseppe Faiella, 27 July 1939 on the island of Capri) died on 11 July 2026 at the age of 86 after a long illness. A city‑wide mourning was declared by the mayor of Capri, and his funeral took place on 12 July at 17:00 in the Church of Santo Stefano, near the island’s famed piazzetta.

His career spanned more than six decades, selling around 35 million records and recording roughly 500 songs. He won the Sanremo Music Festival twice (1973 with “Un grande amore e niente più” and 1976 with “Non lo faccio più”) and is best known for hits such as “Champagne”, “Roberta”, “St. Tropez Twist”, “Nun è peccato” and “Luna Caprese”. Tributes poured in from Italy’s cultural and political figures, including Minister of Tourism Gianmarco Mazzi, Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli, mayor Paolo Falco, and fellow artists like Renato Zero, who wrote, “Sei stato un faro.”

He is survived by his three sons – Igor, Edoardo and Dario – and leaves a legacy that shaped Italian popular music from the post‑war era to the present.

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