He was succeeded by Oreste Zecchino as minister. Natali began her career with an appearance at the Zecchino d'Oro festival in Bologna, Italy. The winning song is rewarded with the Zecchino d'Oro award. At the same time, there appeared the zecchino. The original Italian version came third in the Zecchino d'Oro on 11 March 1969. Rai Uno also broadcast the performance later that day, during the Zecchino d'Oro Festival. He performs regularly at Zecchino d'Oro festival and other programs created by Antoniano and RAI. In 1284, the first Venetian gold ducat, later called the "Zecchino", was introduced into circulation. The song won the "Zecchino d'Argento" prize for the best non-Italian song. The song premiered at the first edition of the children song festival Zecchino d'Oro.