Stefano Belisari (born 30 July 1961 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 ...

), nicknamed Elio, is an Italian singer and musician. He is the founding members of the Italian rock band

Elio e le Storie Tese Elio e le Storie Tese (; literally "Elio and the Troubled Stories"), often abbreviated EelST, was an Italian comedy rock band from Milan, formed in 1980. Its leader was Stefano Belisari, better known as Elio. They announced their split on 17 Oct ...

Career

Elio founded Elio e le Storie Tese in 1980. He is the lead vocalist and occasionally plays the

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(in which he is a graduate at the

Milan Conservatory The Milan Conservatory (''Conservatorio di Milano'') is a college of music in Milan, Italy. History The conservatory was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following year ...

), the electric guitar and the electric bass. In 2002, Elio graduated from the

Politecnico di Milano The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design. Founded in 186 ...

with a MSc degree in

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. He had previously interrupted his studies following the success of his music career. The texts of his songs are humorous and irreverent, and he listed

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as a primary influence. He has been a judge on the panel of the Italian version of ''The X Factor'' for five seasons, winning two of them through acts he mentored,

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(season 4, 2010) and

Giò Sada Giovanni Sada (born 10 September 1989), also known as Giò Sada or Gulliver, is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known for winning the ninth season of the Italian talent show ''X Factor'' in 2015. His debut single, "Il rimpiant ...

(

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, 2015).

References

External links

Elio e le Storie Tese official website
1961 births People of Marchesan descent Living people Singers from Milan Italian male singers Italian comedy musicians Polytechnic University of Milan alumni Engineers from Milan Musicians from Milan {{italy-musician-stub