Paganini", "Polvere di stelle", "Op op trotta cavallino", "Natalino studia canto", "Il valzer del boogie-woogie", "La classe degli asini". Natalino Otto and his wife Flo Sandon's are credited with the discovery of one of Italy's greatest singers of all times – Mina. On the night of 24 September 1958 the Happy Boys, a band of teen-age students was playing in the Rivaloro del Re dance hall, Cremona. Otto and his wife were present, and were greatly impressed by the singer of that group. They went to meet her at the end of the concert and proposed her a trial recording session. One month later, Mina's first single was out. Selected filmography The Whole City Sings (1945) References External links 1912 births 1969 deaths Musicians from the Province of Genoa Italian jazz singers Swing singers 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male singers Male jazz musicians