The popular music of the late 1950s was dominated by Italian singers from the urban northeast — though you might never guess it with a cursory glance at their names. Besides the uncontested star of ...
The singer performed "Volare" plus one of her own hits at the Milano Cortina Games. Mariah Carey brought her epic voice to the elaborate opening ceremony of the 2026 Olympics in Italy with a song ...
Also in the 1958 year-end issue, Billboard continued its tradition of surveying the music industry via “The Billboard Eleventh Annual Disc Jockey Poll,” which “Volare” also crowned. “[The song] was ...