Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) has signed a global music publishing deal with PDU, the record label and publishing company founded by Italian singer Mina. Under the new agreement, DMP will provide global publishing administration and sync services for Mina's catalog.

Heralded as "the greatest singer in the world" by Louis Armstrong, Mina is considered the most successful female performer in Italian pop music. Her catalog includes the 1959 classic "Tintarella di Luna" and her 1998 effort, Mina Celentano, the highest-selling album in Italy’s history. To date, she's sold more than 150m records worldwide.

DMP will represent Mina’s extensive body of work via PDU, comprising over 80 LPs and 1,395 songs performed in multiple languages and dialects, including Italian, English, Spanish, Neapolitan, French and German. PDU’s catalog includes more than 400 songs from 1980 onwards, with DMP also representing Mina’s forthcoming album set to be released in November.

"Mina is an extraordinary musician and performer who can master different genres of music," PDU Music & Production President Massimiliano Pani said. "The PDU catalog is a source of true classics that have been top hits in Italy but are yet to be as known globally. We are glad that Downtown Music Publishing has decided to take on this challenge and we look forward to working together on this innovative project for the international publishing market."

Listen to "Tintarella di Luna" below while we try to figure out what that means.