Answer:
Italians and their descendants outside of the homeland tend to be a musical people. So they tend to appreciate good music in whatever language the song may be in. But at the same time, they tend to have as favorites those songs that are in Italian or, in the case of other languages, that are good translations of Italian songs. They also tend to have as favorites singers who sing well in Italian. They tend too to favor Italian singers whether the songs are in Italian or in other languages.