Overview
- After performing "The Lady Is a Tramp" with Ditonellapiaga, he set a persimmon on the Ariston stage and announced "caco."
- The moment followed days of social teasing, including a Fantasanremo video joking "Caco o non caco?"
- Host Carlo Conti responded by offering the festival’s trademark flowers, prompting Pitony’s quip, "Fiori e frutta."
- ANSA reports the duet topped Sanremo’s cover-night rankings, marking a breakout result for the provocateur.
- ANSA also notes he received the Assomusica prize for his distinctive live identity, while Il Fatto Quotidiano identifies him as Ettore Ballarino.