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Sanremo Music Festival 2001
The Sanremo Music Festival 2001 ( it, Festival di Sanremo 2001), officially the 51st Italian Song Festival (), was the 51st annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, between 26 February and 3 March 2001 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by Raffaella Carrà, assisted by Megan Gale, Massimo Ceccherini and Enrico Papi. The winner of the Big Artists section was Elisa with the song "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)", which also won the Mia Martini Critics Award. The group Gazosa won the "Newcomers" section with the song "Stai con me (Forever)". The quality jury consisted of Gino Paoli (who served as president), Iva Zanicchi, Margherita Buy, Francesca Archibugi, Omar Calabrese, Piero Chiambretti, Saverio Marconi, Alberto Testa, Giovanni Veronesi and Piero Vivarelli Piero Vivarelli (26 February 1927 – 7 September 2010) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and lyricist. Vivarelli was born in Siena. After his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Carrà
Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), better known as Raffaella Carrà (), was an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, actress and model. She was well known in Europe and Latin America as a result of her many television shows and records. Carrà is the interpreter of very popular songs such as ''A far l'amore comincia tu'' from her album ''Forte forte forte''. Early life Carrà was born on 18 June 1943 in Bologna to Raffaele Pelloni and Angela Iris Dell'Utri (of Sicilian ancestry) and had a brother named Enzo (dead in 2001) her parents, however, separated shortly after the wedding and Carrà spent most of her childhood between her mother's bar and the ice cream shop in Bellaria – Igea Marina. At the latter establishment, she grew up watching the television programme '' Il Musichiere'', learning by heart titles, ballets, and refrains of the songs. When she was only eight years old, she left the Romagna Riviera to continue her studies directl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Chiambretti
Piero Chiambretti (born 30 May 1956) is an Italian television presenter. Biography Born on 30 May 1956 in Aosta to Felicita Chiambretti, an 18-year-old single mother, he grew up in Turin. He later moved to Bologna, where he studied Arts, Music and Entertainment. During his studies, Chiambretti also presented some cabaret shows and worked as a tourist resort entertainer. His first TV appearance was in 1977, when he co-presented the show ''Non siamo gazzose'' with Erik Colombardo, aired by Grp, a local TV channel broadcast in Piedmont only. In 1982, he started working in RAI, appearing in some shows for kids. Starting from 1988, he was part of the cast of the TV show ''Va Pensiero'', broadcast by Rai 3. This experience allowed him to receive a Telegatto for Revelation of the Year. In 1997, Chiambretti was chosen as one of the presenters of the 47th Sanremo Music Festival, along with Mike Bongiorno and Valeria Marini. During the following year, he presented the ''DopoFestival'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny B
Giovanna Bersola (born 20 July 1972), better known by her stage name Jenny B, is an Italian singer. Biography Bersola was born in 1972 in Catania, Sicily, Italy, to a Sicilian mother and Senegalese father. In the early years of her music career, she mostly did session work. She is best known for her feature vocal in the Italian Eurodance group Corona's 1993 hit, "The Rhythm of the Night", and also in the Italian Eurodance Playahitty 1994 hit " The Summer Is Magic". In 2000, she won the "Newcomers Section" and the Mia Martini Critics Award of the Sanremo Music Festival with her song, "Semplice Sai". Discography ;Singles * "Wanna Get Your Love" (1993) * "There's A Bit Goin' On" (1993) * "Semplice Sai" (2000) * "Shine Into My Life" (with Stefano Gamma, 1999) * "Toccami l'Anima" (2000) * "Come Un Sogno" (2000) * "Anche Tu" (2001) * "Ode a Celeste" (2011) * "Canto madrigal" (2011) ;Albums * ''Come Un Sogno'' (2000) * ''Jenny B In Concert'' (2007) * ''Esta soy yo'' (2011) ; F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Consoli
Carmen Consoli (; born 4 September 1974 in Catania) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She has released 11 studio albums, one greatest hits, one soundtrack album, two live albums, four video album and 33 singles, selling 2 million copies in Italy, certified by M&D and FIMI with a multiplatinum disc, 11 platinum and two gold certifications. She earned three nominations at the Sanremo Music Festival, one Targa Tenco, one Lunezia Award, seven Italian, Wind & Music Awards, one Telegatto, one David di Donatello, and two Nastri d'argento, and several other awards. In 2012 Consoli has been appointed as a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Life and biography Consoli was born in Catania, and grew up in the small town of San Giovanni la Punta. She started playing guitar at the age of fifteen and she later joined a rock-blues band, the Moon Dog's Party. In 1996 she recorded her first album, ''Due Parole'', and participated to the Festival of Sanremo with the song '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola Turci
Paola Turci (born 12 September 1964 in Rome), is an Italian singer, songwriter, performer and author. 1980s Turci's musical debut was in 1986 when she participated in Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo di ieri", written by Mario Castelnuovo The song appeared in her first album ''Ragazza sola ragazza blu''. In the three following years she participated again in Sanremo Music Festival, winning the critic's award in 1987 with the song "Primo tango". She participated again in the Festival with the song "Sarò bellissima", and in 1989 she returned with "Bambini". Thanks to this song she comes first in the Emerging artists category of the Sanremo Music Festival. "Bambini" is the song that clearly established Turci's popularity. 1990s In 1990 Turci graced for the fifth time the Sanremo Music Festival stage, with the song "Ringrazio Dio"; meanwhile she issued the album ''Ritorno al presente'' which included the song "Frontiera", that she promote during the summer music c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Zarrillo
Michele Zarrillo (born 13 June 1957) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is mainly known for hits such as "Una rosa blu" (A blue rose), "Cinque giorni" (Five days), L'elefante e la farfalla (The elephant and the butterfly) and "La notte dei pensieri" (The night of thoughts). In 1987 he won the Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the newcomers' section. Zarrillo took part in the competition several other times, the last time in 2017 with the song "Mani nelle mani" (Hands in the hands). He took part in Sanremo's competition 13 times, but only won once, as stated above. As a songwriter, he penned songs for several artists, including Ornella Vanoni and Renato Zero. Biography Zarrillo debuted as a musician in the 1970s, when he started playing guitar in the band Semiramis. In 1973, the band released the album ''Dedicato a Frazz''. Meanwhile, he wrote songs for popular Italian artists, including Ornella Vanoni and Renato Zero. In 1982 Zarrillo competed as a soloist at the Sanremo Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Cassano
Piero Cassano (born 13 September 1948) is an Italian keyboardist, singer and composer, a founding member of the Genoan band Matia Bazar. Early career and Jet Cassano started playing the piano at a young age. In 1971 he founded the progressive rock band JET with fellow musicians Aldo Stellita and Carlo Marrale. The band released an album, ''Fede, speranza, carità'' and unsuccessfully participated to the Sanremo Music Festival 1973 with the song ''Anika na-o''. Matia Bazar: first stint In 1975 vocalist Antonella Ruggiero and drummer Giancarlo Golzi joined Jet, resulting in a new band: Matia Bazar. In a six-year span, Cassano composed many of their hits, namely ''Stasera...che sera!'' (1975), ''Per un'ora d'amore'' (1975), ''Cavallo bianco'' (1975), ''Solo tu'' (1977), ''...e dirsi ciao'' – the winning song of the Sanremo Music Festival 1978, ''Raggio di luna'' (the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979) and ''C'è tutto un mondo intorno'' (1979). In 1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matia Bazar
Matia Bazar () is an Italian pop band formed in Genoa in 1975. The original members of the group were Piero Cassano (keyboards), Aldo Stellita (bass), Carlo Marrale (guitar, vocals), Giancarlo Golzi (drums) and Antonella Ruggiero (vocals). They represented Italy in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with a song called "Raggio di luna". They are known for the quality of their female vocalists: after Antonella Ruggiero, Laura Valente, Silvia Mezzanotte, Roberta Faccani and currently Luna Dragonieri. Their major hits were ''Solo tu'' (1978), '' Vacanze Romane'' (1982), Souvenir (1985) and '' Ti Sento'' (1985), which peaked on the charts in Belgium, Netherlands and Italy. Ruggiero and Marrale, the two main vocalists of the original line-up, left respectively in 1989 and 1994 to pursue solo careers. Main lyricist and bassist Stellita died in 1998 and drummer/writer and founding member Golzi in 2015. Cassano, the last original member, left in May 2017. The band is currently led by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mino Vergnaghi
Mino Vergnaghi (10 April 1955, Trivero) is an Italian singer and songwriter. In 1979 he won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Amare". Life and career Born in Trivero, Vergnaghi started his career as lead singer of a number of groups, including Il segno dello zodiaco and Bora Bora. In 1978 he started a solo career under the production of Iva Zanicchi and Maestro Ezio Leoni, debuting with the single "Parigi addio". One year later he was the winner of the 29th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with "Amare". In 1980, Vergnaghi temporarily left the music industry and moved to England, returning to Italy in the late 1980s. He then entered the Zucchero Fornaciari Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teach ...'s staff, collaborating with him as composer and backing voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Zucchero Fornaciari
Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teacher used to call him. His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B-boogie-like pieces. He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success. In his career, spanning more than three decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world, and internationally his most successful singles are "Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", " Baila (Sexy Thing)/Baila morena", and the duet " Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" with Paul Young. He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Vivarelli
Piero Vivarelli (26 February 1927 – 7 September 2010) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and lyricist. Vivarelli was born in Siena. After his father's death in 1942 at the hands of Yugoslav Partisans, Vivarelli joined the Republic of Salò as a young volunteer of the Decima Flottiglia MAS and for a short time was a member of the Italian Social Movement.Giuliana Rotondi. "Trapassati alla storia: Piero Vivarelli". ''Focus Storia'' n. 49. November 2010. p. 26. Later, from 1949 through the 1990s, he was a member of the Italian Communist Party, and was also the only Italian to receive the Communist Party of Cuba's membership card from Fidel Castro. Mainly active in genre films, he is regarded as a key figure in the musicarello genre. He was also active as a lyricist of pop songs such as 24.000 baci, and several hits popularized by Adriano Celentano. Selected filmography * '' Supreme Confession'' (1956) * '' The Wanderers'' (1956) * ''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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