After living in Turin for some years he decided to move to Rome, to attend the prestigious Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico.

In 1965 he started his singing career, releasing three singles under CGD : L'hanno ucciso a Roma, Hanno rapito il presidente and Un velo bianco.

[2] In '68 Dimitri was the protagonist, alongside Francesca Bertini, of the hit TV show La fiera dei Sogni, hosted by Mike Bongiorno.

In '69 he joined the world-famous theatrical representation of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso directed by Luca Ronconi, where he played the part of King Suleiman the Magnificent.

[1] In the early '70s he had profound spiritual awakening and decided to go back to his roots, studying and performing the traditional music of his region, the Salento.