The award was founded in 1953 and ran until 1981; after some years of hiatus, it was relaunched in 1989 by journalist Maurizio Costanzo.
"Se telefonando" is Mina's flawless interpretation of a difficult song, composed and arranged by Ennio Morricone to lyrics by Maurizio Costanzo.
Maurizio Cattelan | Maurizio Pollini | Maurizio Arcieri | San Maurizio Canavese | Maurizio Zamparini | Maurizio Ponzi | Maurizio Damilano | Maurizio Costanzo | Maurizio Benini | Maurizio Arena | Villar San Costanzo | Mike Costanzo | Maurizio Bianchi | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Jack Costanzo | Paulo Costanzo | Nello Di Costanzo | Maurizio Savini | Maurizio Mosca | Maurizio Lobina | Maurizio Gucci | Maurizio Guarini | Maurizio Gherardini | Maurizio Ferrini | Maurizio De Jorio | Maurizio Crozza | Maurizio Belpietro | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis | Gerald Costanzo | Franco Costanzo |
He first became known nationally in September 1991, when he defended his political patron Mannino, accused of being a witness at a Mafia wedding, live on television in a joint broadcasting of the Maurizio Costanzo show and Michele Santoro’s Samarcanda, accusing the presenters that their journalism was Mafia journalism.