Anna Tatangelo is an Italian pop singer and television personality. At the age of 15, she became the youngest person to win the Newcomer's Award at the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival singing contest. Her repertoire consists mainly of pop music with slight influences of neo-melodic in some of the songs composed for her by singer Gigi D'Alessio, but also in the fifth fusion albums Progetto B. She confronted several social issues and current affairs, such as the empowerment of women, homophobia, anorexia and violence against women. Since 2007 she also wrote some songs. She participated in the Sanremo Music Festival six times in ten years, winning in 2002 with the song "Doppiamente fragile" and getting on the podium three more times: in 2005, when she came third in the category "Women" with "Ragazza di periferia", in 2006, when she came third overall and first in the women category with "Essere una donna" and in 2008, when, with the song "Il mio amico" she has reached the second position. The last was in 2011 with the song "Bastardo".
Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè, known professionally as Mia Martini, was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician. She is considered, by many experts, one of the most important and expressive female voices of Italian music, characterised by her interpretative intensity and her soulful performance.
Filippo Neviani, known by his stage name Nek, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Nek is popular in Italy and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and has performed and released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish.
Giorgia Todrani, best known as simply Giorgia, is an Italian singer and songwriter. Known for her wide vocal range, high belting register and great vocal abilities, she is one of the most famous Italian singers, she has released ten studio albums all enjoying commercial success. Giorgia has become fairly well known throughout Europe as an ambassador for Italian pop music.
Eat the Phikis is the 1996 album by Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese, published after their second-place finish at the Sanremo Music Festival 1996 with the song La terra dei cachi, a humorous take on Italian lifestyle.
Oro Incenso & Birra is the fifth studio album released by the Italian singer-songwriter Zucchero Fornaciari on 13 June 1989. As with his previous album Blue's, the album is credited to "Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari". Its title represents a pun on "oro incenso e mirra", the Italian for "gold, frankincense and myrrh", with mirra being replaced by birra, meaning beer.
Paolo Meneguzzi is a Swiss Italian singer. He is the son of Loredana Pacchiani and Gomez Meneguzzo.
Primavera in anticipo and Primavera anticipada are the tenth studio albums by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released on November 11, 2008 by Warner Music.
Dove c'è musica is the seventh studio album by Italian pop/rock singer Eros Ramazzotti, released in 1996 on the BMG label. It is Ramazzotti's first self-produced album and the first without any involvement from long-time collaborator Piero Cassano. Dove c'è musica was Ramazzotti's most successful album to that point, topping the Albums chart in six countries including Italy and Germany.
Inedito and Inédito are the eleventh studio albums by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by Atlantic Records in November 11, 2011. This is Pausini's comeback album, after two years of silence. The name of the album was confirmed on the dawn of September 10, 2011. The album was previewed with the release of the single "Benvenuto", which debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart. The second single from the album was "Non ho mai smesso", followed by "Bastava", released on January 20, 2012.
"Mi tengo" / "Me quedo" is a song recorded by Italian singer Laura Pausini for her studio album Inedito. The song, produced by Paolo Carta, was written by Laura Pausini and Niccolò Agliardi, with the music being composed by Niccolò Agliardi, Matteo Bassi, and Simone Bertolotti.
Modà is an Italian pop band from Milan. Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of lead singer Kekko Silvestre, guitarists Diego Arrigoni and Enrico Zapparoli, bass guitarist Stefano Forcella and drummer Claudio Dirani.
"Destinazione paradiso" is a song written and recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Gianluca Grignani together with Massimo Luca, who produced the track for Grignani's debut album with the same title.
Eduardo De Crescenzo is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for the songs "Ancora" and "E la musica va".
Pappa di latte is a double studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 20 October 1995 by PDU. The album received mixed reviews from critics and reached number two on the Italian Albums chart.
Letizia Oliva, known professionally as Tiziana Rivale, is an Italian singer primarily associated with the Italo disco style. In 1983, she won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Sarà quel che sarà".
Umberto Alongi is a Swiss Italian singer and songwriter.
Strano il mio destino is the first studio/live album by Giorgia. As the title indicates, the album is composed of a mix of live tracks, recorded on her Tour Teatrale during her Rome leg in 1995, as well as tracks recorded in the studio. The album was released under the BMG label at the beginning of 1996, directly after her third consecutive appearance at the Sanremo, with the title track "Strano il mio destino" placing 3rd, after winning the competition the previous year with the track "Come Saprei".
Adelio Cogliati was an Italian lyricist and record producer.
"Come saprei" is a 1995 song co-written and recorded by Giorgia. It won the 45th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
