Mino Reitano (December 7, 1944 – January 27, 2009) was an Italian singer and actor.Reitano was born to a poor family in Fiumara, a small village near Reggio Calabria. he studied at the conservatory at Reggio for eight years, learning piano, trumpet, and violin. At a young age, he moved with his brothers to Germany, where he played with his brothers in a band.