Goodbye to Sandro Giacobbe: he had been living with prostate cancer for years

Sandro Jacob it went out a 75 years old in his home in Cogorno, Liguria. His death was confirmed by a source close to the family and immediately sparked a wave of affection and emotion. The singer-songwriterone of the most recognizable voices in the Italian music between the seventies and eightieshe would have turned 76 on December 14th. For more than ten years she had been living with a prostate cancera condition that he had accepted with great awareness and which had recently had a profound impact on his daily life.

Today, while the world of music dedicates a thought to him, what remains of Sandro Giacobbe goes beyond his songs. What remains is his gentle way of being in the world, his ability to excite without raising his voice, his discretion, his authenticity.

Sandro Giacobbe, a much loved artist: his career and successes

Sandro Giacobbe was one of the symbolic singer-songwriters of Italy in the 70s and 80s. Among his most famous songs are: My lady And Your mother’s eyes, which earned him third place at the Sanremo Festival in 1976. His romantic and intense voice accompanied generations of fans, giving emotions and songs that entered the hearts of many. Those mourning him today are his wife Marina Peroni and his sons Andrea and Alessandro, who remained by his side in every phase of his life and his illness.

The reserved artist who marked an era

There was something unique in Sandro Giacobbe’s voice: a melancholy sweetness, capable of enveloping the listener and taking him into simple and sincere stories. Successes like My lady And Your mother’s eyes they were not just songs loved by the public, but fragments of an era. Songs that accompanied first loves, returns, nostalgia, leaving an indelible mark on the collective memory.

Despite having become a well-known face, Giacobbe had maintained a reserved character, far from the media hype, faithful to a kind and discreet way of being. His music spoke for him, and perhaps that’s why it reached people so deeply.

Ligurian roots, simple life, authentic passions

For many years Giacobbe had lived in Moneglia, a place loved and chosen for its slow pace and intimate atmosphere. More recently he had moved to San Salvatore di Cogorno, remaining however in his Liguria, a land he had never wanted to abandon. Alongside music, a lesser-known but deeply felt passion: the soccer. A constant presence in his life, first with the local team and then in the National Singers, where he also held the role of coach. One way to combine sport and solidarityin a more intimate and concrete dimension than the stage spotlights.

An illness journey lived with transparency and delicacy

For over ten years Jacob had been living with a prostate cancer. Over time, the disease had required continuous therapies. With the naturalness that distinguished him, the artist he chose to talk about it openly, recounting the transformations that this experience brought with it, including the need to use a wheelchair in recent months. His approach has always remained respectful, sincere, never dramatic. One way of share fragility without making a spectacle of it, maintaining his dignity, his modesty and a light smile that many remember.

Prostate: tumor numbers

Prostate cancer it is the most widespread among the Italian male population: according to the data AIOM 2023, represents in fact 19.8% of all cancers diagnosed in men. Alone last year in Italy there were 41,100 diagnoses and there are now 564,000 men living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer. But there is good news. «The percentage of patients who survive 5 years from diagnosis is 91%. This is thanks to all the highly effective tools available today and which can also be combined with each other, such as surgery and radiotherapy, together with new generation therapies which have changed the treatment”, he explains Andrea Tubaro, Full Professor of Urology, Director of UOC urology, Sant’Andrea University Hospital of Rome.