Three lucky Italian couples will soon have the opportunity to be married to the strain of love songs written by their prime minister.
A CD of pieces largely written by Silvio Berlusconi hits the shops today with a special offer: buyers counting the days to their wedding can enter a draw. The winning couples, one each from the south, centre and north of Italy, will be serenaded during the ceremony by his "artistic collaborator" Mariano Apicella, singing songs from the CD.
Meglio 'ne Canzone (Better a Song) carries 14 tracks with lyrics by the Italian leader, five of them written in collaboration with a professional librettist. The seeds of his improbable venture were sown a couple of years ago when Mr Berlusconi, once a crooner on a cruise liner, was dining at a restaurant in Naples where Mr Apicella was performing.
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