Oggi sono io

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"Oggi sono io"
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Single by Alex Britti
from the album It.Pop
LanguageItalian
Released26 February 1999 (1999-02-26)
Genre Pop
Length3:49
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Alex Britti
Alex Britti singles chronology
"Gelido"
(1998)
"Oggi sono io"
(1999)
"Mi piaci"
(1999)

"Oggi sono io" (English: "Today it's me") is a song written and recorded by Italian singer Alex Britti. With this song, he won the 49th Italian Song Festival in 1999 in the category "newcomers". [1] It also had great success in the charts of Italy, taking the first place. [2]

Contents

Track listing

CD single [3]
  1. "Oggi sono io" – 3:52
  2. "Solo una volta" (Don Carlos Remix) – 4:08

Charts

Chart performance for "Oggi sono io"
Chart (1999)Peak
position
Europe ( Music & Media ) [4] 51
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [2] 1
Italy Airplay ( Musica e dischi ) [5] 1

Certifications ans sales

Certifications for "Oggi sono io" by Alex Britti
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [6] Platinum50,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Mina version

"Oggi sono io"
Promotional single by Mina
LanguageItalian
Released2001 (2001)
Genre Pop
Length3:57
Label GSU
Songwriter(s) Alex Britti
Mina singles chronology
"Tutti gli zeri del mondo"
(2000)
"Oggi sono io"
(2001)
"Succhiando l'uva"
(2002)

In 2001, Italian singer Mina recorded a cover version of the song. Ше was first introduced to the public on March 31 of the same year during the broadcast of the documentary Mina in Studio. [7] According to Paolo Limiti, it was recorded from one take. The singer herself later confirmed this, also stating that she immediately liked the song as soon as she heard it, deciding to record a cover, but in a heavier manner. [8] [9]

Certifications ans sales

Certifications for "Oggi sono io" by Mina
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [10] Gold25,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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