“I hope this new year gives me some peace and strength ??” the 54-year-old wrote on the social media platform Instagram. He also posted a photo that showed him walking on the walker.
“Don’t give up, legend” or “have courage, Gigi” commented fans below. Born in Turin, northern Italy, D??Agostino is best known for his turn-of-the-millennium party hits. Many still know the music videos, such as for his hit “The Riddle” or “Bla Bla Bla”, which show a running cartoon character that is constantly changing. Both songs were in the German charts for weeks.
No details about the disease
In 2018, together with the Lithuanian DJ Dynoro, he made a number one hit in Germany with “In My Mind”. The Italian announced in mid-December last year that he was ill. “Unfortunately, for a few months now, I’ve been battling a serious illness that has attacked me very aggressively,” he wrote at the time. He spoke of a “constant pain”. He didn’t reveal exactly what he’s missing. In Italian, he wrote to his three million followers that he hoped for peace and strength in the new year.