 Daolio was born in Novellara, Emilia-Romagna.He founded Nomadi in 1963, together with Beppe Carletti, Franco Midili, Leonardo Manfredini, Gualtiero Gelmini and Antonio Campari, remaining the historical co-leader of the band together with Carletti.He died in Novellara on October 7, 1992, aged 45, from an aggressive form of lung cancer.