Elio (Italian singer)

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

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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 at 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 degree 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 Italia's Got Talent in 2022. [13]

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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.
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