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Giorgia (singer)
Giorgia Todrani, best known as Giorgia (; born 26 April 1971) is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and radio host. Known for her soulful voice, aided by a wide vocal range, high belting register and great vocal abilities. Her vocal range spans 4 octaves. One of the most famous Italian singers, she has released ten studio albums all enjoying commercial success. Giorgia has become fairly well known throughout Europe as an ambassador for Italian pop music, and has also achieved moderate success in Canada and Latin America. For her voice's qualities she has been compared to Whitney Houston and Mina, and has been defined ''"fourth-best voice in the world"''. ''Billboard'' magazine called her "one of the most popular Italian singers" and stated that "she could have made it (a great success) in the USA too". Giorgia holds the first place among the artists Italian women of her generation for number of weeks in the Fimi-Nielsen chart, and she has sold over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, Gospel music, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of Contemporary R&B, R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LP record, LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Visual impairment, Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1963, at the age of 13, making him the List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgia Live In Rome
Giorgia is the Italian cognate of the female name Georgia. Notable people with the name include: Arts and entertainment * Giorgia (singer), Italian singer, born ''Giorgia Todrani'' * Giorgia Fumanti, Italian-Canadian soprano and singer of operatic pop * Giorgia Gueglio, Italian singer *Giorgia Moll, Italian actress * Giorgia Palmas, Italian television personality *Giorgia Surina, Italian television personality *Giorgia Whigham, American actress * Giorgia Würth, Swiss-Italian actress Sports people * Giorgia Apollonio, Italian curler * Giorgia Benecchi, Italian pole vaulter *Giorgia Bronzini, Italian professional racing cyclist * Giorgia Carrossa, Italian figure skater * Giorgia Motta, Italian footballer *Giorgia Villa, Italian artistic gymnast Other people *Giorgia Meloni Giorgia Meloni (; born 15 January 1977) is an Italian politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Italy since 22 October 2022, the first woman to hold this position. A member of the Chamber of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strano Il Mio Destino (Live & Studio 95/96)
''Strano il mio destino (Live & studio 95/96)'' is the first studio/live album by Giorgia. As the title indicates, the album is composed of a mix of live tracks, recorded on her Tour Teatrale during her Rome leg in 1995, as well as tracks recorded in the studio. The album was released under the BMG label at the beginning of 1996, directly after her third consecutive appearance at the Sanremo, with the title track "Strano il mio destino" placing 3rd, after winning the competition the previous year with the track "Come Saprei". Development Opening the album is the title track ''Strano il mio destino'', written by Giorgia together with the famous Italian lyricist Maurizio Fabrizio. The album's was produced entirely by "La Coccinella s.r.l." (which would later become "Dischi di Cioccolata s.r.l."). The final track contains a remix of ''E c'è ancora mare'', one of the most well known of Giorgia's songs (together with ''Come saprei'' from her previous album "Come Thelma & Louise") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivo Per Lei
"Vivo per lei" (English: "I Live for Her") is a 1995 song recorded by Italian artist Andrea Bocelli as duet with Giorgia Todrani (under the stage name of "Giorgia" only) for his album '' Bocelli''. The song was also released as a duet with other female artists, including Marta Sánchez in Spanish and Latin American countries; Hélène Ségara in francophone countries; Judy Weiss in German-speaking countries; Sandy in Brazilian Portuguese; and Bonnie Tyler in English under the title "Live for Love", though due to record company disputes their version was never released. The version with Marta Sánchez, under the title ''Vivo por ella'', that was included on her album ''One Step Closer'', peaked at number two in Panama, and reached the top-twenty on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs. The version with Hélène Ségara was released in December 1997 and became a hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and France, where it reached number one on the charts. It was the fifth single from Ségara's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Thelma & Louise
''Come Thelma & Louise'' is the second studio album by Italian singer Giorgia, who won the Sanremo music festival in 1995 with the song ''Come Saprei'' (written by herself and Eros Ramazzotti, Adelio Cogliati and Vladi Tosetto), which is also included on the album. Although Giorgia is listed as the author, many of the tracks on this album were written by Gatto Panceri, including a reinterpretation of the song ''Non c'è che musica in me'', which Giorgia often sang in clubs with her father's band. This album went on to sell more than 400,000 copies. Background Giorgia's second studio album is characterised by lighter lyrics for the most part, but with musical and vocal arrangements worthy of the best voices in the world. The album contains ''Come Saprei'', a song with which Giorgia won the Sanremo Festival in 1995. Apart from her grand success with this track, the album also had great success with the singles ''Riguarda Noi'', ''C'è da fare'' and ''E c'è ancora mare''. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song), Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year and Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year. He is considered the first Italian cantautore.Domenico Modugno: biography Early life The youngest of four children, Modugno was born at Polignano a Mare, in the province of Bari (Apulia), on 9 January 1928. His father, Vito Cosimo Modugno, was a Municipal police (Italy), municipal police commander, w ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Wants To Live Forever
"Who Wants to Live Forever" is a song by the British rock band Queen. A power ballad, it is the sixth track on the album '' A Kind of Magic'', which was released in June 1986, and was written by lead guitarist Brian May for the soundtrack to the film '' Highlander''.Who Wants To Live Forever UltimateQueen.co.uk Queen was backed up by an orchestra, with orchestrations by film score composer . The song peaked at No. 24 in the UK charts. In 1991, it was included in the band's second compilation album '' Greatest Hits II''. Since its release, the song has been |
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock. Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile (band), Smile. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He joined in 1970 and suggested the name "Queen". Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their Queen (Queen album), eponymous debut album in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, ''Queen II'', in 1974. ''Sheer Heart Attack'' later that year and ''A Night at the Opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modena, Italy
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. A town, and seat of an archbishop, it is known for its car industry since the factories of the famous Italian upper-class sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani (automobile), Pagani and Maserati are, or were, located here and all, except Lamborghini, have headquarters in the city or nearby. One of Ferrari's cars, the Ferrari 360, 360 Modena, was named after the town itself. Ferrari's production plant and Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari are based in Maranello south of the city. The University of Modena, founded in 1175 and expanded by Francesco II d'Este in 1686, focuses on economics, medicine and law, and is the second oldest :wikt:athenaeum, athenaeum in Italy. Italian military officers are trained at the Milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for his tone, and gaining the Honorific nicknames in popular music, nickname "King of the High Cs". As one of the Three Tenors, who performed their first concert during the 1990 FIFA World Cup before a global audience, Pavarotti became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. From the beginning of his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in Italy to his final performance of "Nessun dorma" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Pavarotti was at his best in bel canto operas, pre-''Aida'' Giuseppe Verdi, Verdi roles, and Giacomo Puccini, Puccini works such as ''La bohème'', ''Tosca'', ''Turandot'' and ''Madama Butterfly''. He sold over 100 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgia (album)
''Giorgia'' is the first album by Italian singer Giorgia, released in 1994. Background Produced by Marco Rinalduzzi and Massimo Calabrese, ''Giorgia'' is the first official album by the prodigal Italian singer, Giorgia Todrani that contains 13 tracks: 9 original songs, a cover of Lucio Battisti's ''Nessun Dolore'' and two songs that she performed at Sanremo: ''Nasceremo'', with which she won the contest ''Sanremo giovani'' in 1993; and ''E poi'', the song that identifies her with the CD, performed at Sanremo in the Nuove Proposte section in 1994. The album sold 170,000 copies, a remarkable achievement for a debut album, transforming Giorgia from an unknown but eminent talent, to one of the biggest names in Italian Pop. It includes the brief but intense song ''Alba'', based on a poem written by Giorgia and the music of Marco Rinalduzzi and Massimo Calabrese. The album is influenced by a black American type of music, mixed with the Italian style and the influence of Giorgia. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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