Nicola Salerno
His first hit was "Eulalia Torricelli" of 1947, about the unhappy love story between a wealthy girl from Forlì and a guy named Giosuè.Salerno put the whole team of songwriters (including himself, Gino Redi and Dino Olivieri) in the lyrics as heirs to each of Eulalia's three castles.It was Mariano Rapetti, Ricordi record company's director – and father of lyricist Mogol – who suggested that they should work together to enter a radio contest.Carosone had an instant inspiration and started composing a boogie-woogie on the piano keyboard.Other famous hits by the duo include "'O suspiro", "Torero", "Caravan Petrol", "Pigliate 'na pastiglia" and "'O sarracino".