My life: Rocco Granata

Rocco Granata ends up in 1948 as the son of an Italian immigrant in the Limburg mining village of Waterschei. From there he will conquer the world with his accordion and characteristic voice. Rocco Granata tells the story of his life. It is a story that appeals to the imagination, about a boy who makes everything out of nothing. With the song 'Marina' - an improvised number that was initially on the B-side of his first single - he conquers the world. Never has a Belgian song been released in so many versions and languages. The song would sell more than 5 million copies. Even John F. Kennedy and Fausto Coppi hummed along to it. It is the beginning of an impressive international music career.