Neomelodica star Tony Colombo arrested in Naples mafia swoop

Singer, whose music has been linked to crime gangs, and his wife are among 27 held in police raids targeting the Di Lauro clan

Before announcing his retirement from singing in 2020, Antonio Tony" Colombo was arguably the most acclaimed singer of neomelodico, an Italian pop genre that resonates strongly within mafia strongholds in the southern regions of Italy.

His songs were so highly praised among the underworld that when he married Tina Rispoli, the widow of the slain Neapolitan mafia boss Gaetano Marino, in 2019, dozens of members of the Camorra attended their wedding.