Winning a place in a school for professional waiters, he instituted a career in five star restaurants in several countries.
Combining his talents as a singer whilst he was waiting, he was happy to burst into song in the style of Caruso singing opera arias and other Neapolitan song.
Pagliari settled in the West Midland's, England in 1975, and entered the New Faces Talent Quest on television, songwriter Johnny Edwards was impressed with his vocal and utilized him for his balled Save Your Love., with the single gaining chart status also in the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway, the follow up single's "Just One More Kiss" and "Jesus Loves Us All" failed to have the same impact however and Pagliari would go to performing on cruise ships and singing at his son's restaurant and recording six further solo albums.
He died after undergoing surgery for a brain tumor in July 2009.