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Il Cile
Lorenzo Cilembrini (born 9 November 1981), better known as Il Cile, is an Italian singer-songwriter. His debut single, "Cemento armato", was released in 2012 and later included in the album ''Siamo morti a vent'anni'', issued by Universal Music during the same year. In 2013, he competed in the Newcomers' section of the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Le parole non servono più", but was eliminated during the second night of the show. In 2014, he released his second studio album, ''In Cile Veritas'', which became his second top ten record in Italy. He also appeared as a featured artist on the single "Maria Salvador", by Italian rapper J-Ax Alessandro Aleotti (; born 5 August 1972), known as J-Ax (), is an Italian rapper, formerly in the rap group Articolo 31 with his DJ Vito Luca Perrini (DJ Jad). He is the brother of Weedo (also known as Grido from boyband Gemelli DiVersi). On 6 ..., which achieved commercial success in 2015. Discography Studio albums Wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arezzo
Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. As of 2022, the population was about 97,000. Known as the city of gold and of the high fashion, Arezzo was home to artists and poets such as Giorgio Vasari, Guido of Arezzo and Guittone d'Arezzo and in its province to Renaissance artist Michelangelo. In the artistic field, the city is famous for the frescoes by Piero della Francesca inside the Basilica of San Francesco, and the crucifix by Cimabue inside the Basilica of San Domenico. The city is also known for the important Giostra del Saracino, a game of chivalry that dates back to the Middle Ages. History Described by Livy as one of the ''Capita Etruriae'' (Etruscan capitals), Arezzo (''Aritim'' in Etruscan) is believed to have been one of the twelve most important Etruscan cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIMI
The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organisation. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business. FIMI is a member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and of the Italian employers' federation, Confindustria. Its main purpose is to protect the interests of the Italian record industry. Starting in March 1995, the Italian Music Industry Federation began providing the Italian official albums chart. In January 1997, FIMI also became the provider of the Italian official singles chart. Due to the decrease of CD singles sales in Italy, FIMI replaced its physical singles chart with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Italian Pop Singers
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1981 Births
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Syria (singer)
Cecilia Cipressi (born 26 February 1977), best known as Syria or Airys, is an Italian singer and entertainer. Life and career Born in Rome, Syria is the daughter of Elio Cipressi, a record producer and former singer. Noted by composer Claudio Mattone, she won the Newcomers competition at the 46th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Non ci sto", and one year later she placed third in the Big Artists competition of the Festival with the song "Sei tu". In 2002, she debuted as a songwriter with the song "Lettera ad Alice". In 2009, she adopted the stage name Airys for the electro-dance EP ''Vivo, amo, esco''. In 2011 Syria was vocal coach in the Rai 2 talent show ''Star Academy'', and in 2016 she was a juror in the Italia 1 talent show ''TOP DJ''. She also was a stage actress alongside Paolo Rossi and Francesco Paolantoni. Discography ;Albums * 1996 - ''Non ci sto'' * 1997 - ''L'angelo'' * 1998 - ''Station Wagon'' * 2000 - ''Come una goccia d'a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pupo
Enzo Ghinazzi (; born 11 September 1955), best known as Pupo (; ) is an Italian singer, lyricist, television presenter, writer and voice actor. Life and career Enzo Ghinazzi was born in Ponticino, a ''frazione'' of Laterina Pergine Valdarno in the Tuscan province of Arezzo. His father was a mailman and his mother was a housewife, but they both cultivated interests in singing and acting. In 1975 he debuted as a singer-songwriter under the stage name Pupo with "Ti scriverò" ("I will write to you"). Pupo's first album release, ''Come sei bella'' ("You are so beautiful"), came in 1976. His second album, ''Gelato al cioccolato'', was his first major success , containing the hit singles "Ciao" and " Gelato al cioccolato", written with Cristiano Malgioglio; the album was the artist's first of 11 gold records. In 1980 Pupo competed for the first time in the Sanremo Music Festival with the gold record winning song "" ("Above us"): the song was included in his third album ''Più di pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negrita
Negrita is an Italian rock band from Arezzo, Tuscany. Formed in 1991, the band was named after the song " Hey Negrita", included in The Rolling Stones' album ''Black and Blue'', released in 1976. The band currently consists of Paolo Bruni (also known as "Pau"), Enrico Salvi (known as "Drigo") and Cesare "Mac" Petricich. After recording several demos, the band's first album, ''Negrita'', was released in 1994 by Mercury and Black Out. Up to 2014, the band had released eight studio albums, including the platinum-selling ''XXX'' in 1997, ''Reset'' in 1999 and ''HELLdorado'' in 2008. The band also released two compilation albums, ''Hei! Negrita'' in 2003 and ''Déjà Vu'' in 2013; the latter became their first album to reach the top of the Italian Albums Chart. The band has received three nominations at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Italian Act in 1999, 2003 and 2005. In January 2012, their album ''Reset'' was ranked 77th in the list of the 100 Best Italian Albums of All Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana
The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organisation. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business. FIMI is a member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and of the Italian employers' federation, Confindustria. Its main purpose is to protect the interests of the Italian record industry. Starting in March 1995, the Italian Music Industry Federation began providing the Italian official albums chart. In January 1997, FIMI also became the provider of the Italian official singles chart. Due to the decrease of CD singles sales in Italy, FIMI replaced its physical singles chart with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Giorno (newspaper)
''Il Giorno'' is an Italian-language national daily newspaper, based in Milan, Italy; it has numerous local editions in Lombardy. History and profile ''Il Giorno'' was founded by the Italian businessman Cino Del Duca on 21 March 1956, with the journalist Gaetano Baldacci, to challenge ''Corriere della Sera'', also a daily newspaper published in Milan. Later, because of a financial crisis, Italian public administrator Enrico Mattei and the state-owned oil company Eni bought part of the publishing company. The paper maintains a liberal political stance. In 1959, Del Duca sold his stake to Eni and Italo Pietra became the newspaper's editor. One of the former contributors of the paper was Adolfo Battaglia. In 1997, Eni sold ''Il Giorno'' to the Italian publishing company Poligrafici Editoriale, which also owns two other Italian newspapers (''il Resto del Carlino'' and ''La Nazione'') under the ''Quotidiano Nazionale'' network. In 2000, ''Il Giorno'' switched from a broadsheet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-Ax
Alessandro Aleotti (; born 5 August 1972), known as J-Ax (), is an Italian rapper, formerly in the rap group Articolo 31 with his DJ Vito Luca Perrini (DJ Jad). He is the brother of Weedo (also known as Grido from boyband Gemelli DiVersi). On 6 May 2010, he created the band Due di Picche ('Two of Spades') with Neffa. Biography From 1990 to 2005, J-Ax (abbreviation of Joker Alex) rose to prominence as part of the popular Italian rap group Articolo 31 which he founded with Vito Luca Perrini, AKA "DJ Jad". In 2014 he became a judge on the show ''The Voice of Italy''. Articolo 31 Soloist In 2006 J-Ax released his first solo album, . This album, which was very pop oriented, spawned no fewer than six singles: "S.N.O.B.", "", "", "", "" and "". The single "" was also translated and released in Spanish as "". This album continued themes used by Articolo 31, such as knowing love (""), criticising society, ("S.N.O.B.", "") and the protection of immigrants ("", ""). In 2007 he teamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
