Aurelio Fierro, born on September 13, 1923, in Montella, Italy, was an Italian
singer and actor specializing in Neapolitan and Italian song. He began his
career in 1951 after winning a new voices contest, which led to a contract with
the Durium label. In 1953, he won the first Festival of Castellammare di Stabia
with the song “Rose, poveri rrose!” prompting him to leave engineering for
music. His first hit was “Scapricciatiello”, and he went on to win the Festival
di Napoli four times, notably in 1956 with the song “Guaglione” performed as a
duet with Grazia Gresi. He also appear...