 His death in 1987 by a heart attack was announced live by host Pippo Baudo during the last night of that year's Sanremo Festival.His tomb, surrounded by bas-relief and wall-paintings made in occasion of 20th anniversary of death, is located in San Sebastiano cemetery in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, where he lived for many years with his family.The singer was largely unknown in North America until the 1996 film "Big Night" was released, co-directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott.