Enzo Ghinazzi, best known as Pupo, is an Italian singer, lyricist, television presenter, writer and voice actor.
Anna Tatangelo is an Italian pop singer and television personality. At the age of 15, she became the youngest person to win the Newcomer's Award at the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival singing contest. Her repertoire consists mainly of pop music with slight influences of neo-melodic in some of the songs composed for her by singer Gigi D'Alessio, but also in the fifth fusion albums Progetto B. She faced several social issues and current affairs, such as the empowerment of women, homophobia, anorexia and violence against women. Since 2007 she also wrote some songs. She participated in the Sanremo Music Festival six times in ten years, winning in 2002 with the song "Doppiamente fragile" and getting on the podium three more times: in 2005, when it was ranked third in the category "Women" with "Ragazza di periferia", in 2006, when it was ranked in third place overall and first in the category women with "Essere una donna" and in 2008, when, with the song "Il mio amico" has reached the second position. The last was in 2011 with the song "Bastardo".
Loredana Bertè is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress. In her long career she has worked with prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico Ruggeri, among others; her sister Mia Martini was also an acclaimed singer. She has experimented with different genres, from rock to reggae, from funk to pop. Bertè is known for the eccentric clothing she wears onstage for her performances.
Luigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and singer-songwriter from Naples. In his career, he has sold over 30 million records.
Ricchi e Poveri is an Italian pop group formed in Genoa in 1967, originally consisting of Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena. Active since the late 1960s, they have sold over 20 million records.
Antonella Clerici is an Italian television host and journalist. She's the fourth woman to have presented Sanremo Music Festival, after Loretta Goggi, Raffaella Carrà and Simona Ventura
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Italian broadcaster RAI. The artist was selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 and the song selection was carried out by the artist. Nina Zilli represented Italy with the song "L'amore è femmina ", which placed 9th in the final, scoring 101 points.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2012, officially the 62nd Italian Song Festival, was the 62nd annual Sanremo Music Festival. It was held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, during the five nights between 14 February 2012 and 18 February 2012, and it was broadcast by Rai 1.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2008, officially the 58th Italian Song Festival, was the 58th Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo. The first and the second night of the show were held on 25 and 26 February 2008, while the last three nights were held from 28 February and 1 March 2008.
The Voice of Italy is a reality singing competition and Italian version of the international syndication The Voice based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. The inaugural season was in 2013 with the first episode airing on Rai 2 on March 7, 2013, the series ended on June 7, 2019, after 6 seasons. The show was also broadcast via radio on Radio Rai and RTL 102.5. In the summer of 2020, Rai 1 announced a new version of the show, the format of The Voice Senior on air in autumn with Antonella Clerici as TV host.
Veronica Atzei – better known by her stage name Bianca Atzei – is an Italian singer and television personality.
The Voice Senior is a Dutch talent-search television program produced by Talpa Productions which is broadcast on RTL 4. The show is based on the concept of The Voice of Holland and The Voice Kids, both of which were also created by John de Mol. However, participants must be older than sixty.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2020, officially the 70th Italian Song Festival, was the 70th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo and organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 4 and 8 February 2020.
The Voice Senior is an Italian reality singing competition for elders of more than 60 years old, and a senior version of The Voice of Italy. The series is produced by Rai 2 after acquiring the show from the original Holland version, making Italy the 12th country to start producing The Voice Senior. The show began airing on November 27, 2020.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2021, officially the 71st Italian Song Festival, was the 71st edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 2 and 6 March 2021.
"Potevi fare di più" is a song by Italian singer Arisa. It was written by Gigi D'Alessio and released on 3 March 2021.
The second season of the Italian singing competition The Voice Senior will start to air on November 26, 2021, on Rai 1. All coaches from the previous season returned except for I Caricci. Orietta Berti was announced to be the new coach of the show, joining Loredana Bertè, Clementino and Gigi D'Alessio.
Umberto Napolitano is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer, mainly successful in the 1970s.
The second edition of The Voice Kids aired in prime time on Rai 1 from November 24 to December 22, 2023, for five episodes with the hosting of Antonella Clerici. New in this edition, in addition to the entry of the new coach Arisa, were two new tools, which could be used during the three episodes of Blind Auditions: the "Super Pass" and the "Super Block". The first guaranteed a competitor to go directly to the final, while the second was the classic "Block", which could only be used after the other coaches have turned around, allowing to prevent another coach from choosing a competitor.
The first season of The Voice Kids premiered on Rai 1 on March 4, 2023, with the coaches from the third season of The Voice Senior, Ricchi e Poveri, Clementino, Gigi D'Alessio, and Loredana Bertè. The finale aired on March 11, 2023. The show was hosted by Antonella Clerici.
