A native of Sicily, Stellita moved to Bolzano at an early age. In 1971, shortly before getting his Chemistry degree, he founded in Genoa, with fellow musicians Piero Cassano and Carlo Marrale, the progressive rock band "Jet". The band released an album, "Fede, speranza, carità" and unsuccessfully participated to the Sanremo Music Festival 1973 with the song "Anika na-o".