Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto (6 April 1935 – 8 November 2019), known by his stage name Fred Bongusto, was an Italian light music singer, songwriter and composer who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

Some of his most successful songs include "Amore fermati", "Una rotonda sul mare", "Spaghetti a Detroit" and "Prima c'eri tu", which won the 1966 edition of Un disco per l'estate.

[1] He composed the soundtracks of more than 30 films, including Day After Tomorrow (1968), Un Detective (1969), The Divorce (1970), Come Have Coffee with Us (1970), The Eroticist (1972), Gli ordini sono ordini (1972), White Sister (1972), Malicious (1973), Lovers and Other Relatives (1974), I'll Take Her Like a Father (1974), The Sex Machine (1975), Al piacere di rivederla (1976), Oh, Serafina!

(1976), The Cricket (1980), Fantozzi contro tutti (1980), Fracchia la belva umana (1981) and Superfantozzi (1986).

[2] On 18 March 2005, the President of the Council, Silvio Berlusconi, presented him with a silver plate to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his musical debut.