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Grazia Di Michele (born 9 October 1955) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Born Maria Grazia Di Michele in Rome to parents from Abruzzo, at very young age, she founded with Chiara Scotti and Clelia Lamorgese "L'Ape di Vetro" ("The Glass Bee"), a politically inspired musical group which disbanded after a few years. [1] [2]
She debuted as a solo singer at Folkstudio, a music venue in Rome, in 1977. [1] [2] In those years she also worked in a cultural club in Rome, the "Johann Sebastian Bar", and worked as a disc jockey in radio. [1] [2]
Her first album Cliché, characterized by provocative lyrics about feminist and social themes, was released in 1978. [1] [2] In 1983 she released the album Ragiona col cuore, of which the title track tells the story of a lesbian love, then in 1986 she got her first and major commercial success with the single "Le ragazze di Gauguin" and with the album with the same name. [1] [2] Between 1990 and 1993 she entered the Sanremo Music Festival three times, ranking third in 1993 with "Gli amori diversi", a duet with Rossana Casale. [1] [2]
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