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Sanremo Music Festival 2023
The Sanremo Music Festival 2023 ( it, 73º Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo 2023) is the upcoming 73rd 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 will be held between 7 and 11 February 2023, and will be presented for the fourth time in a row by Amadeus, who also serves as the artistic director for the competition, with Gianni Morandi co-hosting. Format The 2023 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival will take place at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, organized by the Italian public broadcaster RAI. The artistic director and the presenter for the competition will be Amadeus, for the fourth consecutive year. Presenters On 24 March 2022, one month after the final of the 2022 edition, RAI officially confirmed Amadeus as the presenter of the 73rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. Together with Amadeus, Gianni Morandi will serve as co-host in all five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Ariston
The Ariston Theatre ( it, Teatro Ariston) is a cinema in Sanremo, Italy. It has been the venue of the annual Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annua ... competitions since 1977. External links Teatro Ariston Cinemas in Italy Buildings and structures in Sanremo Sanremo Music Festival {{Europe-theat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Oxa
Anna Hoxha (; born 28 April 1961), known professionally as Anna Oxa (), is an Italian singer, actress, and television presenter. Oxa has received mainstream popularity and recognition within Italy due to her numerous participations in the Sanremo Music Festival. Beginning her career as a teenager, Oxa debuted in the Sanremo Music Festival 1978 with the song "Un'emozione da poco", placing second in the competition. Following her success in Sanremo, she released her debut studio album ''Oxanna'' (1978) that year, which became her first chart-topping album in Italy. After numerous participations in Sanremo during the 1980s, Oxa competed again in the Sanremo Music Festival 1989, performing " Ti lascerò" as a duet with Fausto Leali. The duo won the competition, and thus were chosen as the Italian representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne, competing with the song " Avrei voluto"; they placed ninth in the finals. Oxa went on to win Sanremo once more, winning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Rossi
Davide Rossi (born 7 August 1970) is an Italian violinist, string arranger, composer, conductor and a record producer, perhaps best known for having been the violinist, guitar and keytar-player for the British electronic music duo Goldfrapp from 2000 until 2013, and for his large contribution of electric violin parts and for all the string arrangements on all Coldplay's albums since ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'', and The Verve's album ''Forth''. Biography Early career – Italy Rossi began playing music at the age of four and, encouraged by his mother, started to study violin at the age of ten. He entered the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Torino in 1981 and began studying under the guidance of Maestro Ivan Krivensky, who remains his violin teacher to this day. Rossi received his Diploma in 1992 at the homonymous school in Milan. Alongside formal classical studies he started to work with bands at the age of fifteen, mainly in the Turin area. After his Diplom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimartino
Antonio Di Martino (born 1 December 1982), known professionally as Dimartino, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He participated at Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with the song "Musica leggerissima", together with Colapesce. He took part at Sanremo Music Festival 2023, once again alongside Colapesce, with the song "Splash", winning the Mia Martini Mia Martini (; born Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè ; 20 September 1947 – 12 May 1995) was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.James Christopher MongerMia Martini allmusic.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colapesce (singer)
Lorenzo Urciullo (born 6 September 1983), known professionally as Colapesce, is an Italian singer-songwriter. Life and career Born in Solarino, Urciullo graduated in Communication Sciences at the University of Catania. He started his career as frontman of the indie rock group Albanopower and part of the musical project Santiago. In 2010 he adopted the stage name Colapesce, inspired by a traditional local mith about a legendary fisherman who holds Sicily on his shoulders to prevent it from sinking, and released the EP ''Colapesce''. His 2012 debut album ''Un meraviglioso declino'' included duets with Roy Paci and Meg from 99 Posse, received critical acclaim and got him a Targa Tenco for best debut work. In 2015 Colapesce released his second album ''Egomostro'', and made his debut as a comics writer with the graphic novel ''La distanza'', illustrated by Alessandro Baronciani. Active as a songwriter for other artists including Luca Carboni, Irene Grandi, Malika Ayane, Emma Marron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grido (rapper)
Luca Paolo Aleotti, known as Grido or Weedo (born March 30, 1979), is an Italian rapper and singer. Grido is a former member of the band Gemelli Diversi (1997–2014), and member of the crews Spaghetti Funk and TDK. He's also J-Ax' younger brother.http://www.gemellidiversi.net/bio.html Biography Biography Beginnings Born in Milan, Grido grew up in Cologno Monzese. His nickname (Grido, "Scream" in Italian) has been apparently given to him by his brother Alessandro (aka J-Ax) because he always cried as a child. His first appearance was a collaboration with his brother J-Ax in the song ''Cavaliere senza re'', 1996. His second appearance was in the song ''Tutti Per Uno'' (Dj Enzo, 1997), when he was still part of his first band ''Rima nel Cuore'' along with Strano, now lead singer of Gemelli Diversi. Gemelli Diversi He then joined the group ''La Cricca'', with Thema, Strano and THG, thereby forming the group of Gemelli Diversi (he was the youngest member). With GDV he recorded se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federica Abbate
Federica Abbate (born in 1991) is an Italian composer, lyricist and singer-songwriter. Life and career Abbate started playing piano at 5 years old and graduated in sociology. In 2013 she won a contest for songwriters promoted by SIAE and by the Comune of Genoa, "Genova per voi", and got a contract with Universal Music Group. For her songs, she generally is the sole author for the music and collaborates with (Alfredo Giulio Rapetti, the son of Mogol) for the lyrics. Abbate wrote over 100 songs, including successful hits the diamond certified hits " Roma-Bangkok" for Baby K and Giusy Ferreri, "L'amore Eternit" for Fedez and Noemi. As a singer, Abbate featured "In radio" by Marracash, with whom she also toured, and with Baby K on "Chiudo gli occhi e salto", later certified gold by Fimi. She was also vocal coach in the Rai 2 musical reality show ''The Voice''. Her song "Nessun grado di separazione", performed by Francesca Michielin, placed second at the 66th edition of the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Silvestri
Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Career Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' Section of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo col megafono". The track was included in his second studio album, ''Prima di essere uomo'', whose second single, "Le cose che abbiamo in comune", became a radio hit in 1995 and received the Targa Tenco for Song of the Year. In 1996 Silvestri released a double studio album, ''Il dado''. His following studio set, ''Sig. Dapatas'', was released in 1999, after Silvestri's appearance as a contestant of the Big Artists section in the Sanremo Music Festival with the track "Aria", which received the Mia Martini Critics' Award. In 2000, he released his first greatest hits album, ''Occhi da orientale'', launched by the single with the same name, released in September of the same year. In 20 ... [...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] |
Articolo 31
Articolo 31 is a band from Milan, Italy, formed in 1990 by J-Ax and DJ Jad, combining hip hop, funk, pop and traditional Italian musical forms. They are one of the most popular Italian hip hop groups. Band history Articolo 31 were formed by rapper J-Ax (real name Alessandro Aleotti) and DJ Jad (Vito Luca Perrini). In the spoken intro of the album ''Strade di Città'' ("City Streets"), it is stated that the band is named after the article of the Irish constitution guaranteeing freedom of the press, although article 31 of the Irish constitution is not about the freedom of the press. They probably meant the Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act. Articolo 31 released one of the first Italian hip hop records, ''Strade di città'', in 1993. Soon, they signed with BMG Ricordi and started to mix rap with pop music - a move that earned them great commercial success but that alienated the underground hip hop scene, who perceived them as traitors. In 1997, DJ Gruff dissed Articolo 31 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta (singer)
Edoardo D'Erme (born 19 April 1989 in Latina, Lazio), better known as Calcutta, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He debuted with the album ''Forse…'', released by Geograph Records in 2012. Its follow-up, ''Mainstream'', was released by Bomba Dischi on 30 November 2015, preceded by the single "Cosa mi manchi a fare". Initially ignored by Italian media, the album started to achieve success after a few months, when its lead single received airplay by Italian radio networks. The song "Oroscopo", produced by Takagi & Ketra, was released as a stand-alone single in May 2016. Since its release, Calcutta considered the song as something which did not represent himself; despite this, it became his first commercial success and his first single to be certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. In 2018, Calcutta's third studio album, ''Evergreen'', became his first number-one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album spawned singles including "Orgasmo", "Paracetamolo" and "P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Faini
Dario Faini, also known as Dardust or DRD, is an Italian songwriter, record producer and pianist. He composed songs for several recording artists, including Marco Mengoni, Francesco Renga, Emma, Annalisa, Thegiornalisti, Giusy Ferreri, Levante, Elodie, Fabri Fibra, Ermal Meta and Rancore. In 2019, he co-wrote the song "Soldi", also produced by Faini with Charlie Charles, which won the 69th Sanremo Music Festival. Faini also conducted the orchestra during Mahmood's performance. After placing second in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, "Soldi" also became a hit in Europe. During his career, he also released a trilogy of instrumental albums, composed of ''7'' (2015), ''Birth'' (2016) and ''S.A.D. Storms and Drugs''. As a lead artist, he released the hit singles " Calipso" (2019), produced with Charlie Charles and performed by Mahmood, Fabri Fibra and Sfera Ebbasta, and "Defuera" (2020), with vocals by Ghali, Marracash and Madame. He performed in the first semi-final of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
