Dick Danello, stage name of Filippo D'Anello, was born in Belvedere Marittimo, Italy, but started his career as a professional singer in Brazil in 1964 with the album "O Reino da Juventude" released by the popular São Paulo DJ Antonio Aguilar along with other acts like Sérgio Reis, The Vips and Marcos Roberto. In 1965, he recorded a cover of Quando Vedrai La Mia Ragazza for Fermata Records, which got to #10 in the brazilian charts. Since then he became a regular at Jovem Guarda, a TV rock show compered by Roberto Carlos who used to dub him "The italianissimo", and recorded many singles that contributed to make the italian music popular in Brazil. He also participated in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar as an actor and singer. He composed soundtracks for over 30 movies and novelas, including the song Passion Love Theme, that sold over 1 million copies worldwide. In the 70s founded the Central Park Records, a record label which had great importance in the music production, launching artists like Téo Azevedo, who was awarded the Latin Grammy in 2013. In 1982 it began with the broadcast program Parlando D'Amore, who began to publish the popular Italian music in Brazilian territory. The program won several prizes awarded by the municipal council of São Paulo as a recovery vehicle of foreign Italian culture and enriching the São Paulo culture as itself. Dick Danello is awarded by the Brazilian Academy of Art, Culture and History for his artistic contribution to the country.