 In 1971, the song "Che sarà", composed by Fontana with lyrics by Franco Migliacci, was performed by José Feliciano with the Ricchi e Poveri group at that year's Sanremo Music Festival, winning 2nd prize.It eventually became one of the biggest pop music hits of the era in Italy and abroad.After "Che sarà", Fontana stopped writing songs, but continued to tour around Italy for another decade.