Emanuela Trane (born 16 May 1977),
stage name "Dolcenera" , is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress.
She rose to fame in 2003, after winning the newcomers' section of the
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 annual ...
, but she achieved commercial success in
Italy
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only in 2005, when she won the music-based reality show ''Music Farm'' and she released her second album, ''
Un mondo perfetto
''Un mondo perfetto'' is the second studio album by Italian singer Dolcenera
Emanuela Trane (born 16 May 1977), stage name "Dolcenera" , is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress.
She rose to fame in 2003, after winning the newcomers' sect ...
''. In 2005 she was also awarded Best New Artist of the Year at the Italian Meeting of Independent Record Labels and she received the De André Award for Best Emerging Artist.
Dolcenera participated again in the Sanremo Music Festival in
2006
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—when she sang the hit single "Com'è straordinaria la vita", included in the album ''
Il popolo dei sogni
''Il popolo dei sogni'' is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released on 3 March 2006 via Amarena Music. The album peaked at number 16 on the Italian Albums Chart and it was certified platinum by the Federation of th ...
''—and in
2009
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, singing "
Il mio amore unico
"Il mio amore unico" (English: ''My only love'') is a song by Italian singer Dolcenera, released in 2009 as the lead single from her fourth studio album, ''Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie''. The song competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 200 ...
", from her fourth studio set ''
Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie
''Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie'' is the fourth studio album by Italian singer Dolcenera, released on 18 February 2009. It is her first album released on Sony Music Italy. The lead single from the album, " Il mio amore unico", became the m ...
'', the first one released by a
major label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produc ...
,
Sony Music
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.
After signing with
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...
, she released her fifth studio album in 2011, titled ''
Evoluzione della specie
''Evoluzione della specie'' is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released on 17 May 2011 by EMI Music Italy.
It was preceded by the single " Il sole di domenica", released on 7 April 2011 and written by Dolcenera and ...
''. During the same year, she appeared on the Italian version of
Professor Green
Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London.
Growing up on ...
's single "
Read All About It (Tutto quello che devi sapere)", which was also included in the 2012 edition of ''Evoluzione della specie'', released after Dolcenera's participation in the
Sanremo Music Festival 2012
The Sanremo Music Festival 2012 was the 62nd annual Sanremo Music Festival. It was held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, during the five nights between 14 February 2012 and 18 February 2012, and it was broadcast by Rai 1.
Th ...
with "
Ci vediamo a casa
"Ci vediamo a casa" (English: ''See you at home'') is a single by Italian singer Dolcenera, released by EMI Music Italy on 15 February 2012. It is included on the album ''Evoluzione della specie²'', a new edition of 2011's ''Evoluzione della spe ...
".
Early life
Emanuela Trane was born in
Galatina
Galatina ( el, label=Griko, Ας Πέτρο, As Pètro; scn, label=Salentino, San Pietru), known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina, is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy. It is situated ...
,
province of Lecce
The Province of Lecce ( it, Provincia di Lecce; Salentino: ) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy whose capital is the city of Lecce. The province is called the "Heel of Italy". Located on the Salento peninsula, it is the second most-p ...
, Italy,
to Mimma and Gino Trane.
She lived in
Scorrano
Scorrano ( Salentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
Italian singer Dolcenera
Emanuela Trane (born 16 May 1977), stage name "Dolcenera" , is an Italian singer, songwriter ...
until the age of 18, when she moved to
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, to study mechanical engineering at the
University of Florence
The University of Florence (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'', UniFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled.
History
The first universi ...
.
She started writing songs at the age of 14, and she later studied singing,
clarinet
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Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
and piano.
In 1993, she founded the band I Codici Zero,
together with Michele Vitulli, Francesco Cherubini, Emanuele Fontana and Francesco Sighieri.
In the early 2000s she met through a web chat
A web chat is a system that allows users to communicate in real-time using easily accessible web interfaces. It is a type of Internet online chat distinguished by its simplicity and accessibility to users who do not wish to take the time to insta ...
the Italian musician and record producer Lucio Fabbri
Lucio Fabbri (born 25 March 1955) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Born in Crema, Lombardy, Fabbri graduated in violin and then in the early 1970s he was a member of the progressive rock groups Il ...
, former member of the progressive rock
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band Premiata Forneria Marconi
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) (translation: ''Award-winning Marconi Bakery'') is an Italian progressive rock band founded in 1970 which continues to the present day. They were the first Italian group to have success internationally. The group ...
. Thanks to Fabbri, who later became her first producer,[ she obtained a recording contract with the independent record label Amarena Music.
]
Music career
''Sorriso Nucleare'', the first album
Dolcenera's debut single, "Solo tu", was released in September 2002.[ The song allowed her to participate in the singing contest ''Destinazione Sanremo'',] broadcast on Rai 2
Rai 2 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting ''TG2'' news bulletins, talk ...
from 27 September 2002, with the purpose to choose 12 of the 16 newcomers participating to the 53rd Sanremo Music Festival. On 20 December 2002, during the final of the show, Dolcenera was announced one of the winners.[
During the festival, held in May 2003, Dolcenera performed the song "Siamo tutti là fuori", later released as her second single. On 7 March 2003, Dolcenera won first place in the newcomers' section of the competition and she received the "Press, TV and Radio Award". The single, which peaked at number 10 on the ]Italian Singles Chart
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 exist ...
, was included in Dolcenera's debut album, '' Sorriso nucleare'', released in March 2003.[
The album also spawned the singles "Devo andare al mare" and "Vivo tutta la notte".
In summer 2003, Dolcenera embarked on a concert tour throughout Italy, promoting her debut album.
]
''Music Farm'' and the second studio album
In 2005, Dolcenera won the second edition of ''Music Farm'', an Italian reality show, whose contestants were well-known or promising singers. During the live shows, she performed Italian and international songs, such as Loredana Bertè
Loredana Bertè (; born 20 September 1950) is an Italian singer and actress. In her long career she has worked with prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico Ruggeri, among others; her siste ...
's "Sei bellissima
"Sei bellissima" is an Italian song written by Claudio Daiano and Gian Pietro Felisatti and performed by Loredana Bertè. During the years Bertè claimed to be the actual composer of the song, but that at the time she was unable to sign it as she ...
" and Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor ( née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978), " Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), " I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" ( ...
's "I Will Survive
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". She also sang for the first time "Mai più noi due", the first single from her second studio album titled ''Un mondo perfetto
''Un mondo perfetto'' is the second studio album by Italian singer Dolcenera
Emanuela Trane (born 16 May 1977), stage name "Dolcenera" , is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress.
She rose to fame in 2003, after winning the newcomers' sect ...
''.
The album, released on 20 May 2005, peaked at number 4 on the Italian Albums Chart
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 exist ...
and was certified Platinum, selling more than 90,000 copies. In 2005 she also received the ''De André Award'', the ''Leone d'Argento'' as "Musical Revelation of the Year" and she scooped "Best New Artist of the Year" at the MEI ("Meeting of Independent Record Labels").
''Il popolo dei sogni'' and the tour in Germany
In 2006 Dolcenera participated in the 56th Sanremo Music Festival singing "Com'è straordinaria la vita", the lead single from her second album, titled ''Il popolo dei sogni
''Il popolo dei sogni'' is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released on 3 March 2006 via Amarena Music. The album peaked at number 16 on the Italian Albums Chart and it was certified platinum by the Federation of th ...
''. The album was certified Gold in the first week and it later received the Platinum certification in Italy.[
In August 2006 she released ''Un mondo perfetto'', a compilation album published in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only. The album includes songs from her previous Italian studio albums. On 30 March 2007 the album was re-released with additional bonus tracks, and it was supported by a tour in Germany.
]
''Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie''
In 2009 she signed a recording contract with Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...
and she published her fourth studio album, titled ''Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie
''Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie'' is the fourth studio album by Italian singer Dolcenera, released on 18 February 2009. It is her first album released on Sony Music Italy. The lead single from the album, " Il mio amore unico", became the m ...
''. The first single from the album, "Il mio amore unico
"Il mio amore unico" (English: ''My only love'') is a song by Italian singer Dolcenera, released in 2009 as the lead single from her fourth studio album, ''Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie''. The song competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 200 ...
", was performed during the 59th Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the "Artists" section, but it failed to reach the final. Despite the competition's outcome, the single was strongly aired by Italian radios, reaching the first position in the airplay chart and peaked at number 5 on the Italian Albums Chart. The other singles from the album are "La più bella canzone d'amore che c'è" and "Un dolce incantesimo".
In April 2009, she recorded the song " Domani 21/04.09" with the charity supergroup
A charity supergroup is a music group comprising famous musicians or other celebrities which is formed to raise funds or awareness for charities or causes. The supergroup is usually together only for a single album, performance, or single.
The ...
Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo, formed to raise money for the population struck by the earthquake in L'Aquila. To support the same population, in June 2009 she sang together with more than 40 Italian female singers at the San Siro Stadium
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. The event, organized by Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with her debut single "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an internat ...
, was titled ''Amiche per l'Abruzzo''.
On 18 June 2009, she was the support act for Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
Depeche ...
's concert in Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, during their ''Tour of the Universe
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The ride was the idea of Moses Znaimer and designed by SimEx. ...
''.
''Evoluzione della specie''
On 8 April 2011, Dolcenera released the single "Il sole di domenica
"Il sole di domenica" is a single by Italian singer Dolcenera, released by EMI Music on 8 April 2011. It will be included in her fifth studio album, ''Evoluzione della specie'', released in Italy on 17 May 2011.
The song is written by Dolcenera wi ...
", which was later included in her fifth studio album, ''Evoluzione della specie
''Evoluzione della specie'' is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released on 17 May 2011 by EMI Music Italy.
It was preceded by the single " Il sole di domenica", released on 7 April 2011 and written by Dolcenera and ...
'', recorded from June to November 2010 and released on 17 May 2011 by EMI Music
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...
Italy.
The ''Evoluzione della specie tour'' started on 9 June 2011 in Falcade
Falcade (Ladin: ''Falciade'', German: ''Pfalden'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about northwest of Belluno.
Falcade borders the following munic ...
, province of Belluno
The Province of Belluno ( it, Provincia di Belluno; de-AT, Provinz Belluno; lld, Provinzia de Belum) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.
It has an area of and a total population of about 205,000.
...
(Veneto
Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.
Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
).
The second single from the album, "L'amore è un gioco", was released on 26 August 2011. To promote the music video for the song, starring four Playboy Playmate
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s, Dolcenera appeared on the cover of the Italian version of the men's magazine
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''Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
K ...
''.
On 12 November 2011, Dolcenera embarked on a new leg of her tour, performing in theaters throughout Italy.
She also featured on the Italian version of Professor Green
Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London.
Growing up on ...
's song " Read All About It (Tutto quello che devi sapere)", included in British rapper's second studio album, ''At Your Inconvenience
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'', and released as a digital single on 9 December 2011.
In February 2012, Dolcenera participated in the 62nd Sanremo Music Festival, placing sixth with the song "Ci vediamo a casa
"Ci vediamo a casa" (English: ''See you at home'') is a single by Italian singer Dolcenera, released by EMI Music Italy on 15 February 2012. It is included on the album ''Evoluzione della specie²'', a new edition of 2011's ''Evoluzione della spe ...
", written for the soundtrack of Maurizio Ponzi
Maurizio Ponzi (born 8 May 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinema critic.
Born in Rome, he wrote cinema reviews in several Italian magazines during the early 1960s. He worked as assistant director in Pier Paolo Pasolini's epi ...
's film with the same title. The song was included on the 2012 version of her fifth album, ''Evoluzione della specie
''Evoluzione della specie'' is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released on 17 May 2011 by EMI Music Italy.
It was preceded by the single " Il sole di domenica", released on 7 April 2011 and written by Dolcenera and ...
²'', released on 15 February 2012. On 16 February 2012, during the third night of the Festival, she dueted with Professor Green in "My Life Is Mine", a cover version of "Vita spericolata" by Vasco Rossi
Vasco Rossi (born 7 February 1952), also known mononymously as Vasco or with the nickname Il Blasco, is an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. During his career, he has published 30 albums (not including unofficial releases) and has written over ...
.
In March 2012, Dolcenera received a TRL Awards
The ''MTV Awards'' (known as ''TRL Awards'' from 2006 to 2012) were established in 2006 by MTV Italy, awarded to the most popular artists and music videos in Italy. Originally an annual event for the most requested videos and artists on ''Total Re ...
nomination in the category Italians Do It Better. In April 2012, she will embark on the ''Ci vediamo in tour'', promoting her fifth studio album throughout Italy.
Actress career
Dolcenera's first acting role was a cameo appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly eit ...
in ''Il nostro messia'', a 2008 comedy directed by Claudio Serughetti. In 2008 she starred alongside Cristiana Capotondi
Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress.
Early life and career
Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish). Growing u ...
, Primo Reggiani and Ludovico Fremont
Ludovico Fremont (born 26 September 1982) is an Italian actor.
Biography
From 1992 to 1994 he studied acting at the Nazarene College in Rome, then attended the National Academy of Dramatic Art Silvio D'Amico graduated in 2004. Also in 2004, ta ...
in the movie ''Scrivilo sui muri'', directed by Giancarlo Scarchilli.
Discography
Studio albums
* '' Sorriso nucleare'' (2003)
* ''Un mondo perfetto
''Un mondo perfetto'' is the second studio album by Italian singer Dolcenera
Emanuela Trane (born 16 May 1977), stage name "Dolcenera" , is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress.
She rose to fame in 2003, after winning the newcomers' sect ...
'' (2005)
* ''Il popolo dei sogni
''Il popolo dei sogni'' is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released on 3 March 2006 via Amarena Music. The album peaked at number 16 on the Italian Albums Chart and it was certified platinum by the Federation of th ...
'' (2006)
* ''Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie
''Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie'' is the fourth studio album by Italian singer Dolcenera, released on 18 February 2009. It is her first album released on Sony Music Italy. The lead single from the album, " Il mio amore unico", became the m ...
'' (2009)
* ''Evoluzione della specie
''Evoluzione della specie'' is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released on 17 May 2011 by EMI Music Italy.
It was preceded by the single " Il sole di domenica", released on 7 April 2011 and written by Dolcenera and ...
'' (2011)
* Le stelle non tremano (2015)
* Anima Mundi (2022)
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Dolcenera Official Site
Dolcenera Official Fan Club
*
Dolcenera Iran Site
{{Authority control
1977 births
University of Florence alumni
Italian women singer-songwriters
Italian singer-songwriters
Italian pop singers
Living people
Italian film actresses
People from the Province of Lecce
Sanremo Music Festival winners of the newcomers section
Singing talent show winners
21st-century Italian singers
21st-century Italian women singers