Ferruccio Merk Ricordi (born 11 July 1926), known professionally as Teddy Reno, is an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer.

[1] He later entered as a singer the orchestra of Teddy Foster, with whom he toured across Europe and North Africa.

[2] In 1948, he founded one of Italy's first record companies, CGD (i.e. Compagnia Generale del Disco), which he later sold to Ladislao Sugar, a publisher of Hungarian origin and future owner of the Sugar Group.

[2][3] Some of Reno's discoveries at the Festival include The Rokes, Dino and Rita Pavone, whom he married in 1968.

[2][3] Reno was also active as a film and stage actor and a television and radio presenter.