His father Sergio was from Banjevci, Municipality of Stankovci, near Lake Vrana.

[6][7] He first became popular in the 1980s with his band Dorian Gray, and then soon embarked on a successful solo career.

[10] In 2013, Massimo's thirty-year anniversary concert sold out the Pula Arena.

It featured Vlado Kreslin, Neno Belan, and Nina Badrić as guests, and was also broadcast live by the Croatian Radiotelevision.

[12] Massimo died from lung cancer at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Zagreb on 23 December 2022, at the age of 60.