Lucio Dalla company of Marco Alemanno when he died. An estimated 50,000 people attended his funeral in Bologna. Dalla's 1986 song "Caruso", dedicated to Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, entered the Italian Singles Chart after his creator's death, peaking at number two for two consecutive weeks. The single was also certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Lucio Dalla Lucio Dalla, OMRI (; 4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012) was an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He also played clarinet and keyboards. Dalla was the composer of "Caruso" (1986), a song dedicated to Italian opera tenor Enrico Caruso, and
David Caruso and Edward G. Robinson. He said: The ethics of certain actors certainly had a power over me. These guys taught me how to be what I call a stand-up kind of guy. Caruso's first movie appearance was in the 1980 film "Getting Wasted" as Danny. He credits his role as Topper Daniels, "the cadet who nearly drowned", in "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982) as what got him noticed. Caruso then spent most of the decade in supporting roles in films including "First Blood" (1982), "Blue City" (1986), "China Girl" (1987) and "Twins" (1988). On television, Caruso had a recurring