Reggio Emilia, July 24, 2026 – Just today, on the day of Alessandro Magnani’s funeral, after the rumors of recent days, the official communication arrived on the PB produzione website and on Paolo Belli’s: “Currently, Paolo Belli’s artistic activities are suspended, until further notice.”
The rumors began to circulate after the poster announcing his Big Band’s Summer Tour 2026, with the list of stops that should have accompanied the Emilian artist until mid-September through squares, village festivals, and private events, disappeared from Belli’s Instagram profile. The next one was scheduled for Monday, July 27, in Monsampolo del Tronto, then Merano, Gatteo, Aglientu, Montalto Uffugo, and Noci.
Now the official confirmation, eleven days after the tragic bicycle accident that the singer experienced firsthand, and which cost the life of the catechist and volleyball coach, a resident of Canolo di Correggio.
The tragedy on Monday, July 13
The tragedy occurred on Monday, July 13: around noon, the singer was on a bike ride, while Magnani, an employee of a service company, was leaving a house on Via Picenardi on foot. According to an initial reconstruction, as he was returning to his car, parked nearby, he was hit by the bike Belli was riding.
Paolo Belli under investigation for vehicular homicide
In recent days, Magnani’s autopsy was completed. Paolo Belli’s name has been entered in the register of suspects, as is customary in these cases, for the hypothesis of vehicular homicide, in order to carry out the necessary investigations to reconstruct the incident.
