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Pino d'Angio

(Pino D'Angio)

Italian singer Pino D'Angiò is best known for his 1980 hit "Ma Quale Idea". Born in Pompeii on August 14, 1952 under the name Giuseppe Chierchia, he grew up in the United States before returning to his native country to study medicine in Siena. At the same time, he began earning pocket money by singing in clubs, and met producer Ezio Leoni, who launched him in 1979 with the track " È Libero, Scusi? A year later, he scored a hit with the single "Ma Quale Idea" ("But what an idea"), a rap- and funk-tinged Italo-disco with a bass line inspired by McFadden & Whitehead's "Ain't No Sto...