Silvia Salemi

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Silvia Salemi
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Silvia Salemi (left), 2012
Born (1978-04-02) 2 April 1978 (age 45)
Occupationsinger-songwriter

Silvia Salemi (born 2 April 1978) is an Italian singer-songwriter and television personality.

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Life and career

Born in Palazzolo Acreide, Syracuse, in 1995 Salemi won the Castrocaro Music Festival with the song "Con questo sentimento". [1]

In 1996 she entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Quando il cuore", ranking at fifth place in the "Newcomers" section. [1] A year later she returned to Sanremo Festival, this time entering the "Big Artists" section, with the song "A casa di Luca", ranking fourth and obtaining both a critical and commercial success. [1] She entered into the Sanremo Festival two more times, in 1998 with the song "Pathos" and in 2003 with "Il cuore delle donne". [1]

In 1998 Salemi co-hosted, alongside Pippo Baudo, the Canale 5 variety show Il gran ballo delle debuttanti. [2] In 1999, she hosted the Rai 3 religious themed program Viaggi nei luoghi del sacro. [3] In 2004 she took part to the Rai 2 reality show Music Farm. [4] In 2009 Silvia takes a break from show business and works at Tezenis, an underwear shop in Rome. In 2013, she was cast in Tale e Quale Show, the Italian version of the Your Face Sounds Familiar franchise. [5]

Discography

Album

Selected singles

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References

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  2. Maria Volpe (13 June 1998). "Baudo lancia la Salemi showgirl". Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. "ascolti tv: 'viaggio nei luoghi del sacro' oltre 6 pc di share". Adnkronos . 31 July 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  4. Mariella Tanzarella (8 April 2004). "I cantanti si sfidano in beauty farm tra musica, diete e cure di bellezza". La Repubblica . Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. Silvia Fumarola (2 November 2013). ""Tale e quale", lo show senza rivali: boom di ascolti, e due puntate in più". La Repubblica . Retrieved 31 December 2013.