"Ascolta il tuo cuore" (in Italian: ''Listen to your heart'') is a song written by Vito Mastrofrancesco, Alberto Mastrofrancesco, Charles Cohiba, Cheope and Fabrizio Pausini. It was recorded by Italian singer

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for her 1996's album ''

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'' and it was released as the album's third single in February 1997. The song was also featured on Pausini's

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'' The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te'', released in 2001. A Spanish-language version of the song was also recorded by Pausini for the Hispanic version of the album, ''Las cosas que vives'', and it was released as a single under the title "Escucha a tu corazón". The

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for the song was directed by Alberto Colombo.

Live performances

A live performance of the song, recorded during Pausini's concert at the

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in December 2001, was included in Pausini's first live

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, ''

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''. Pausini also performed "Ascolta il tuo cuore" at the

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stadium in Milan on 2 June 2007. This performance was also included in her

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''.

Charts

References

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