Italian Romantic Pop: 1960s

Italy's golden era of romantic pop ran from roughly 1960 to 1965 but extended into the early '70s. Prior to its arrival was the dated operatic pop of the 1950s. On the other end and overlapping was the banal yeah-yeah movement of the mid- and late 1960s. Sandwiched in between was this love-struck pop ballad style triggered by a new generation of young a…