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Alexia (Italian Singer)
Alexia (born Alessia Aquilani, 19 May 1967) is an Italian singer. Before recording in Italian in the 2000s, she made records in English in the 1990s. Many of those were international hits. Before her solo career, she was the vocalist of Ice MC. In her career, she has sold over 6 million records with ten top 10 singles, four of which were number-ones with numerous international sales certifications. She has performed at the Festivalbar nine times, and four times at the Sanremo Music Festival in which she has earned, besides several music critic awards, three second-placings, and one first-placing in 2003. Career 230px, Alexia in 2008 Early work Alexia was born in Arcola, Liguria, and from a young age regularly entered singing talent competitions. She started working for Italian label Euroenergy (by Disco Magic) in 1989 with the singles (Eurobeat/hi-NRG style) "Boy" as Alexia Cooper and "It's All Right" as Lita Beck. One year later, she provided backing vocals to the singles "C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trainspotting (film)
''Trainspotting'' is a 1996 British black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, and Kelly Macdonald in her debut. Based on the 1993 Trainspotting (novel), novel of the same title by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1996. The Academy Award-nominated screenplay by John Hodge (screenwriter), John Hodge follows a group of heroin Substance dependence, addicts in an Poverty in the United Kingdom, economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life. Beyond drug addiction, other themes in the film include an exploration of the urban poverty and squalor in Edinburgh. ''Trainspotting'' was released to critical acclaim, and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of the 1990s. The film was ranked tenth by the British Film Institute (BFI) in its list of BFI Top 100 British films, Top 100 British films of the 20th century. In 2004, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hits (Alexia Album)
''The Hits'' is the second compilation album and first greatest hits release by Italian singer Alexia released in 2000 and would be her final album released with Robyx and DWA. The album spans all her international singles from 1995 to 2000, with the sole new song being the lead single "Ti amo ti amo". As they were released in only one territory, the singles "Virtual Reality" and "Hold On" were not included on the album. In addition to ten single, four album tracks were included "Claro de luna" from '' The Party'' and "Baby Baby Baby", "Shake You Up" and "Save a Prayer" from '' Happy'' along with three remixes including the Almighty Edit of Uh La La La. Release The album was released on CD, cassette and minidisc through Epic, firstly in Italy in June 2000 then throughout Europe (Sony Code 498552). Track listing All tracks written & composed by Roberto Zanetti & Alessia Aquilani except as noted. # "Ti amo ti amo" - 3:13 # " Me and You" - 4:05 # " Summer Is Crazy" - 4:20 # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy (Alexia Song)
"Happy" is the ninth single released by the Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ... singer Alexia released in 1999 and is the title track and final single from her third album '' Happy''. The single reached the Italian top 10. The track was released in Italy on CD and 12" (Sony Code 667996) in October 1999. Like " Keep On Movin'", there was no 2 track CD release. "Happy" was also released in Brazil where it received good radio play and was released in Finland in January 2000. It was the third Alexia single to have a remix by Almighty, but despite the CD having a '12" Almighty Mix' there was no 7"/Radio Edit. Official versions *Album/ Radio Version 3:13 *2K Noki Short Edit 3:10 *2K Noki Mix 5:57 *12" Almighty Mix 6:40 *Pierre J's Remix 6:17 *Pierre J's Dubaholic M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye (Alexia Song)
"Goodbye" is a song by Italian singer Alexia, released in 1999 as the first single from her third album, '' Happy'' (1999). It is her eight single overall and was the first of Alexia's releases after her switch from the Sony Dancepool label to the Epic label. The track was initially released in Italy on maxi CD, 2 track CD and 12" (Sony Code 667562) on the Dancepool label before being released across mainland Europe. A remix release later came out in Italy on 12" (Sony Code 668157) on the Epic label, the first of Alexia's releases on the Sony subsidiary for which all of Alexia's future releases would be issued by. Promotional copies were issued in the UK on Dancepool for a release in October 1999 (Sony Code 6683462), along with an extra remix by the Sharp Boys, but the release date got pushed further and further back. The track went unreleased, despite later plans by Dancepool to issue it as a double A side in the UK with Alexia's next single "Happy". Goodbye was later released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy (Alexia Album)
''Happy'' is the third studio album by Italian singer Alexia released in 1999, and would be her final studio album to be written and produced by Robyx and the DWA team. The album continued to see Alexia have a broad range of styles, though the move away from eurodance was not as dramatic as it had been with '' The Party''. It was Alexia's first album on the Sony Epic label. Alexia's management team had boasted that every track on the album was good enough to be released as a single, yet only two tracks were released as singles. Initially, "Change Your Life" was planned as the lead single, but instead "Goodbye" was released. " Happy" followed as the second single. Sony Music Finland announced plans to release "Baby Baby Baby" as the third single in early 2000, though DWA denied this. No record can be found of the track being released physically or as a radio promo, though the Italian Alexia Wikipedia page lists the song as a radio promotional CD and the track was included on Alexia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep On Movin' (Alexia Song)
"Keep On Movin'" is the seventh single released by the Italian singer Alexia released in 1998 and the third and final single from her second album '' The Party''. Although listed on Alexia's Italian Wikipedia page as a Radio promo single, physical versions were released. For the single version, the opening dialogue of partygoers "Hey Alexia! What a party you are having tonight! How do you organise such a thing?" was cut, replaced by a "Go DJ!", though the dialogue in the middle8 and at the end of the song was left. Release The track was released in Italy on CD and 12" (Sony Code 666553) followed by Finland and Spain. Promotional releases were issued in Mexico and Brazil. The song was to be released in the UK, but after the lack of success of both " The Music I Like" and '' The Party'', the idea was scrapped. Official versions *Album version 3:36 *Radio Mix 3:36 *Original Long Mix 6:18 *Short Club Edit 3:18 *Club Mix 7:02 *Pearl Radio Edit 4:12 *Pearl Main Vocal Mix 6:12 *Pear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music I Like
"The Music I Like" is a song by Italian singer Alexia, released in 1998 as the second single from her second album, ''The Party'' (1998). It is her sixth single overall and reached number one in Italy. A complete set of remixes for the UK market were issued which were later released in Italy. Release The track was initially released in Italy on maxi CD, 2 track CD and 12" before being released across mainland Europe. The UK lead remix of Alexia's previous single " Gimme Love" was a bonus track on the CD and 12" release. A limited edition 12" doublepack was released, the second disc containing some of the unreleased UK remixes of "Gimme Love". A set of remixes were commissioned for the UK market, with the Metro Club Edit being placed on the UK version of '' The Party'' instead of the original. The Metro edit was also dubbed onto the video, yet despite this the video with the original version was rotated in the UK as well, with the original radio version being released as the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Party (Alexia Album)
''The Party'' is the second studio album by Italian singer Alexia released in 1998. The album saw Alexia begin to branch away from the eurodance sound of '' Fan Club'' towards Europop, causing disappointment amongst some of Alexia's fans. The album contained the Almighty Edit of " Uh La La La" as a bonus track for territories which had seen the release of ''Fan Club'', and the lead track for the UK and Australia where the song had been released in its remixed version. "The Party" refers to the album's opening track " Keep On Movin'" in which Alexia is credited for hosting a good party. The album sold 500,000 copies worldwide. Release The album was released on CD through Sony Dancepool, firstly in Italy then throughout Europe (Sony Code 491339). The German edition featured the original version of "Uh La La La" as the lead track rather than containing the remixed version. An alternate European release (Sony Code 491542) saw "Dame Amor" (the Spanish version of " Gimme Love") repla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimme Love (Alexia Song)
"Gimme Love" is a song by Italian singer Alexia, released in March 1998 as the lead single from her second album, '' The Party'' (1998). It reached number one in both Italy and Spain, and charted in the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, where a complete set of remixes for the British market were issued. It is based on the 1977 song "Gimme Some" by Brendon. A music video was also produced to promote the single. Release This was the first of Alexia's singles to be fully released by Sony, with a maxi CD, 2 track CD and 12" being released in Italy (Sony Code 665647) and later Europe. The initial printing run of the maxi contained an error on the cover, titling the track "Gimmi Love". Further print runs of the maxi CD did not feature the track's title on the cover at all. A second 2 track CD was released with a reversed track listing to the original 2 track release. After Alexia's success in the UK with the Almighty remix of "Uh La La La", a full set of remixes were commissioned for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uh La La La
"Uh La La La" is a 1997 song recorded by Italian singer Alexia featuring additional vocals by an uncredited male rapper. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album, '' Fan Club'' (1997), and is written by Roberto Zanetti and Alexia herself. The song was a summer hit of 1997 in Europe and became Alexia's international breakout success. It reached number-one in Spain, number two in Finland and was a top 10 hit also in Austria, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and the UK. After its success in Europe, the song was remixed for a UK release the following year, which also saw release in Australia, where it peaked at number 17. This was her last single to be released by different labels in different territories as after this all her releases would be by Sony Music. Release The song was released in Italy on CD and 12" (coded DWA 97.02), with releases in other European countries following. As before (and for the final time) the German edition would be released by ZYX, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Club (Alexia Album)
''Fan Club'' (titled ''Fun Club'' in the U.S.) is the debut studio album by Italian singer Alexia released in 1997. The album featured mostly eurodance tracks, as was producer Robyx's speciality. It was released in 1997 after the release of Alexia's fourth single "Uh La La La", yet strangely no further singles were released from the album with the exception of two country specific releases of "Virtual Reality" and "Hold On". A version of "Virtual Reality" had already been released in Italy credited to E.Y.E. featuring Alexia. Release The album was released on CD and would be the first of Alexia's releases to be released by Sony Dancepool in her home country (Sony Code 487887). Despite her now being signed to Sony, some international versions were released on other labels. As had been the policy with her past singles, Blanco Y Negro released the Spanish version, K-Tel the Finnish release, Spotlight the Brazilian version, Polygram the French release and in the US, the album was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
