Elio (Italian singer)

Elio during a live performance

Stefano Belisari (born 30 July 1961 in Milan), nicknamed Elio, is an Italian singer, comedian, actor and musician. He is a founding member of the Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese.

Career

Elio founded Elio e le Storie Tese in 1980. ^[1] He is the lead vocalist and occasionally plays the transverse flute (in which he is a graduate of the Milan Conservatory), ^[2] the electric guitar and the electric bass. ^[3]

In 2002, Elio graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan with an MSc in electronic engineering. ^[4] He had previously interrupted his studies following the success of his music career. ^[5]

The texts of his songs are humorous and irreverent, and he listed Frank Zappa as a primary influence. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

He has been a judge on the panel of the Italian version of The X Factor for five seasons, winning two of them through acts he mentored, Nathalie (season 4, 2010) ^[11] and Giò Sada (season 9, 2015). ^[12] He was also a judge at Italia's Got Talent in 2022. ^[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Asini	Tomalino		[14]
2004	Terkel in Trouble	Arne Nougatgren	Voice (Italian dub)	[15]
2011	Paul	Paul	Voice (Italian dub)	[15]
2013	Ci vuole un gran fisico	Gino		[15]
	Il sole dei cattivi			[16]
	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Chester V	Voice (Italian dub)	[15]
2015	La ragazza Carla	Elio		[16]
2019	UglyDolls	Ox	Voice (Italian dub)	[16]
2023	Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo	The Mayor		[16]
2024	Gloria!	Romeo		[16]

References

1. "La band". ElioeleStorieTese.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
2. "Niente Storie tese Elio è al flauto". la Repubblica (in Italian). 6 August 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
3. "Biografia di Elio". Rockol (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
4. Riva, Orsola (23 August 2016). "Unesco, Banfi o Checco Zalone che ha la laurea? Da Mr. Bean a Chiellini, quei laureati che non-ti aspetti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
5. "Stefano Belisari. Sottili genialità musicali". Biografieonline (in Italian). 7 September 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
6. Lo Giudice, Antonio. "Elio e le Storie Tese. Tecniche di resistenza al nulla". Ondarock.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
7. Tricomi, Antonio (4 May 2008). "La musica senza etichette dei militanti irriverenti". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
8. Giudici, Luca (4 May 2008). "La vita tesa di Elio". Bravo! Online (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
9. "Umorismo e qualità Elio e le Storie Tese non-deludono mai". BergamoNews.it (in Italian). 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
10. Donadio, Beppe (2 January 2019). "Alla ricerca del Sacro Umorismo (intervista a Elio)". laRegione (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
11. "X Factor, vincono Nathalie ed Elio (ma anche Morgan)". Libero (in Italian). 23 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
12. Prisco, Francesco (11 December 2015). "X Factor, nella notte dei Coldplay vince Giosada, il rocker con l'inedito "meridionalista"". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
13. "Italia's Got Talent 2022 al via con Elio, la new entry 'eliena'". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
14. "Reparto de Asini (película 1999). Dirigida por Antonello Grimaldi". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
15. "Elio a le Storie Tese e i progetti solisti del frontman del gruppo". Libero (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
16. "Stefano Roberto Belisari". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 May 2025.

External links

• Elio e le Storie Tese official website (in Italian)