Italian star singer Lucio Dalla dies at 68

Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla has died while he was on tour in Switzerland, .Monstersandcritics.com reported, citing his Swiss concert managers Act Entertainment .

According to Italian media, the 68-year-old artist died earlier in the day of a heart attack.

Dalla was famous outside Italy for his song Caruso, which was covered on best-selling recordings by the tenors Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli.