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and a "Premio Lunezia".

Biography

Giorgia was born in Rome and started performing at an early age in several Roman Jazz clubs. She was influenced by classic soul and jazz artists such as

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,

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,

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among others. She recorded two live albums in the early 1990s, called ''One more go round'' and ''A Natural Woman''.

Career

Debut album

Her debut was on the stage of the Ariston theatre for the 1994 ''

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'' when she sang "E poi" in the category ''Nuove Proposte (New Acts)''. At that festival she won 7th position in the final ''New Act'' chart (losing to

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who praised her in his winning speech).Giorgia – Biografia – Musica Italiana .com
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sold more than 160,000 records (it was a best seller in Italy and enjoyed good success in Germany too). A few months later

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asked her to perform with him in a duet at the annual ''Pavarotti & friends'' show in

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where she gave a performance of

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. She also sang with the famous tenor. In 1994 Giorgia won the ''European Award'' as "best Young Italian artist".

Sanremo Music Festival and second album

In 1995 she returned to the Sanremo Music Festival, singing "Come saprei". She won the competition and the critics' award too, becoming the second artist to achieve that (the first being

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) but being the first Italian female singer to win both awards. During the competition she won 4 awards. Her second album

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sold more than 300,000 copies. In the same year, Todrani recorded the song "

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" with tenor

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.

''Strano il mio destino'' (1996)

In 1996 she entered the Sanremo Music Festival for the third time with the song "Strano il mio destino" and ended in third place. '' Strano il mio destino – Live & studio 95/96'' is the title of her third release, which included live tracks, the Sanremo single and another studio recording. The album sold 270,000 copies.

''Mangio troppa cioccolata'' (1997)

In the middle of 1997 she released a cover of an old Italian song by Ornella Vanoni called "Un'ora sola ti vorrei", with a new music sound r&b oriented and a new image; later that year, her 3rd studio album'' " Mangio troppa cioccolata" ''was released and started a new dimension on her career, with less ballads and more uptempos, focusing more on the sound and in the interpretation than in the vocals, something that would become a prerogative in her subsequent releases. This album was released in ten European countries enjoying good commercial success. The same year music television "MTV Europe"asked Giorgia to present a tv program, but she rejected the proposal.

''Girasole'' (1999)

After the release of a song from another soundtrack movie called " Il cielo in una stanza" (a cover of an Italian song by Gino Paoli),in early 1999 she released her 4th studio album called'' "Girasole" '', a very melodic and pop oriented record that gave her more success, helped by the hit single "Girasole", one of the top selling Italian songs of the middle of 1999. The same year she toured internationally alongside jazz legend

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.

2000

In 2000

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invited her to one of his concerts and asked her to sing "

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" after she told him that her father named her Giorgia in honour of the song. Giorgia produced "Girasole" by herself; thanks to this album (one of the most successful of her career) she became more widely known. The same year she sang a duet with Michael McDonald, in Turin during her concert and in his concert in Milan. In the middle of 2000, in her Fai Sentire La Tua Voce Tour 2000 she performed a duet with

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in All Night Long at the

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. 2000 was also the year of her performance at the Primo Maggio festival that included a reworking of Prince's Nothing compares to you (2 U).

''Senza ali'' (2001)

In 2001, she returned to Sanremo Music Festival finishing in second place with the song "Di Sole e d'Azzurro" written by

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and included in her 5th studio Album'' "Senza Ali" '', which features

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as special guest in "Il mare sconosciuto" track. Previously Giorgia had already performed with Hancock during his European tour dedicated to

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in (1999), and during a concert at the ''Royal Festival Hall of London'' along with

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in 2000.

''Greatest hits-Le cose non-vanno mai come credi'' (2002)

In 2002 she released her first ''Best of'' album titled ''Greatest hits – Le cose non-vanno mai come credi'' which sold more than 700,000 copies and stayed in the Italian chart for over a year. The album spawned some Italian hits and was still in the Italian chart in 2008. The year ended with a duet with ex-Boyzone

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. The song was We've Got Tonight, a cover of a hit by

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, and the duet with Keating was released across Europe.

''Ladra di Vento'' (2003)

In 2003 she released her 6th studio album, ''Ladra di Vento'', which included her biggest hit: ''Gocce di Memoria''. The song reached the top spot of the Italian

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singles chart and became the best selling single of 2003, with 130,000 copies sold. The song reached the top 40 of the ''European singles chart''. Gocce di Memoria was the original theme-song from Turkish-Italian film-maker Ferzan Ozpetek's movie "la Finestra di fronte"

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starring

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, it gained Giorgia many awards including the "David di donatello", the "Silver ribbon" and three "Italian music awards".

''Mtv Unplugged'' (2005)

In 2005, Giorgia was the first Italian artist to release an

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recorded in

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. The live CD includes acoustic versions all of her major hits. The album has been certified triple platinum in Italy and gained Giorgia many awards. She was supported by the band of

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,

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and during the concert she dueted with soul star

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.

''Stonata'' (2007)

In 2007 she released her 7th studio album, ''Stonata''. The album debuted at the second position of the Italian chart and was certified double platinum. The album featured a duet with the Italian singer Mina. The song was ''Poche Parole'' and was the first duet for Mina, in her fifty-year-long career, with an Italian female.

''Spirito libero Viaggi di voce 1992–2008'' (2008)

On 21 November, Giorgia released her second greatest hits compilation (the first one was released in 2002), but this will be her first "Anthology" album with 3 cds full of hits, new songs, covers and new versions of some of her old songs; the first single is "Per fare a meno di te", which is the soundtrack of the movie "Solo un padre" directed by

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, that hit Italian screens on 28 November 2008.

''Dietro le apparenze'' (2011)

In 2011 Giorgia released her 8th studio album, ''Dietro le apparenze'', which included the 2011 summer hit: ''Il mio giorno migliore'' (

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, with more than 30,000 copies). The album also featured a duet with one of the most important Italian singers,

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, in ''Inevitabile''; as well as other collaborations: ''Passerà l'estate'' by Marina Rei; ''É l'amore che conta'', the second single, written by

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; and ''Tu mi porti su'' performed with

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(single certified

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, with more than 60.000 copies). The album ''Dietro le apparenze'' debuted at the first position of the Italian chart and was certified double platinum.

''Senza paura'' (2013) and the ''Limited Gold Edition''

In November 2013 Giorgia released her 9th studio album, '' Senza paura''; the first single was ''Quando una stella muore'' (

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, with more than 30.000 copies). The album also featured duets with international singers

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, in '' I Will Pray (Pregherò)'' (the second single,

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); and

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, in ''Did I lose you''. The third single, ''Non mi ami'', with music featured by

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and

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in July 2014 was

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(with more than 30.000 copies), and the fourth single, ''Io fra tanti'', on October was

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. The album ''Senza paura'' debuted at the first position of the Italian chart,Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 04-11-2013 al 10-11-2013)
and was certified double platinum disk (with more than 120.000 copies). In 2014 it received a new nomination at the

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in the category "Best Italian Act". In October 2014, the singer released Senza paura - Limited Gold Edition, containing a double CD: one with the same tracks as the recorded album, and an extra CD with live content from her 2014 tour Senza Paura; as well as a DVD containing extra content from her live show, the official music videos for her singles (Quando una stella muore, Non mi ami, Io fra tanti) and some unreleased backstage material. On 24 October 2014, she released her fifth single from the album ''xSenza Paura'', "La mia stanza".

''Oronero'' (2016)

On 15 February 2016, Giorgia's official site confirmed that she was working on a new album. The album was produced by

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, who also produced her previous two albums. On 12 September Giorgia revealed the title of her new single, ''Oronero'', announcing that it would be available for digital download from 20 September. On 28 November 2016, the track was

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in Italy, after having sold more than 50,000 copies. The album of the same name is the tenth studio album released by the Roman singer, and was released on 28 October 2016. It contains 15 tracks, 10 of which were written by Giorgia herself, as well as numerous collaborations with Italian and international artists. On 8 February 2017, Giorgia performed at the

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2017 competition. During the second evening of the festival, she performed her second single from Oronero: ''Vanità'' (single

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), followed directly after by a medley of her most famous Sanremo performances: ''E poi'', ''Come saprei'' and ''Di sole e d'azzurro''. On 18 April 2018, the album ''Oronero'' was certified double platinum disk (with more than 100.000 copies).

Personal life

*She was nominated as ''Best Italian act'' at the

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2005 in

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for the Italian hit "Gocce di Memoria". *She is the only Italian artist to have sung with

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. The British singer called Giorgia ''One of the best and beautiful voices in the world''. Giorgia was engaged from 1997 to 2001 to the singer Alex Baroni, who died in 2002 in a car accident. In 21st June 2009 Giorgia was involved in the relevant concert "Amiche per l'Abruzzo" organized by

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at the San Siro Stadium in

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for the people hit by the earthquake in Abruzzo. She had duets with

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, Laura Pausini and other of the greatest Italian female singers. The DVD of this concert is available in Italy. In the winter of 2009, Giorgia confirmed rumors that she and her fiancé, singer/songwriter and dancer Emanuel Lo, were expecting their first child. On 18 February 2010, during the third night of the Sanremo Music Festival, it was announced that Giorgia had given birth to a baby boy, Samuel. She is a fan of football team

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Discography

Albums

* ''

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'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' Mangio troppa cioccolata'' (1997) * ''Girasole'' (1999) * ''Senza ali'' (2001) * ''Ladra di vento'' (2003) * ''Stonata'' (2007) * '' Dietro le apparenze'' (2011) * '' Senza paura'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''Pop Heart'' (2018)

Singles

1990s

* 1993 – ''Nasceremo'' * 1994 – ''E poi'' * 1994 – ''Nessun dolore'' * 1994 – ''Che goccia sei (with Mario Amici)'' * 1995 – ''Come saprei'' * 1995 – ''C'è da fare'' * 1995 – ''E c'è ancora mare'' * 1995 – ''Riguarda noi'' * 1995 – ''Vivo per lei (with

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)'' * 1996 – ''Strano il mio destino'' * 1996 – ''T.V.U.M.D.B./Mio cuggino (with

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)'' * 1997 – ''Scirocco d'Africa (with

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)'' * 1997 – ''Un'ora sola ti vorrei'' * 1997 – ''Dimmi dove sei'' * 1997 – ''Un amore da favola'' * 1998 – ''In vacanza con me'' * 1999 – ''Il cielo in una stanza'' * 1999 – ''Parlami d'amore'' * 1999 – ''Girasole'' * 1999 – ''Tradirefare''

2000s

* 2000 – ''Io come te'' * 2001 – ''Di sole e d'azzurro'' * 2001 – ''Senza ali'' * 2001 – ''Un sole dentro al cuore'' * 2001 – ''Save the World'' * 2002 – ''Vivi davvero'' * 2002 – ''Marzo'' * 2002 – ''We've Got Tonight (with

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)'' * 2003 – ''Gocce di memoria'' * 2003 – ''Spirito libero'' * 2003 – ''L'eternità'' * 2004 – ''La gatta (sul tetto)'' * 2005 – ''Infinite volte'' * 2005 – ''I Heard It Through the Grapevine (with

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)'' * 2007 – ''Vento di passione (with Pino Daniele)'' * 2007 – ''Più (con Fiorello)'' * 2007 – ''Parlo con te'' * 2008 – ''La la song (non-credo di essere al sicuro)'' * 2008 – ''Ora basta'' * 2008 – ''Ignudi fra i nudisti (with Elio e le Storie Tese)'' * 2008 – ''Poche parole (with Mina)'' * 2008 – ''Per fare a meno di te'' * 2009 – ''Via col vento'' * 2009 – ''Salvami (with

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)'' * 2009 – ''Domani 21/04.2009 (with "Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo")''

2010s

* 2010 – ''Donna d'Onna'' (with Gianna Nannini,

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,

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and Elisa Toffoli) * 2011 – ''Il mio giorno migliore'' * 2011 – '' È l'amore che conta'' * 2011 – ''Inevitabile (feat.

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)'' * 2012 – ''Dove sei'' * 2012 – ''Tu mi porti su (feat.

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)'' * 2013 - ''Quando una stella muore'' * 2013 - '' I Will Pray (Pregherò) (feat.

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)'' * 2014 – ''Non mi ami'' * 2014 – ''Io fra tranti'' * 2014 – ''La mia stanza'' * 2016 – ''Oronero'' * 2017 – ''Vanità'' * 2017 – ''Credo'' * 2017 – ''Scelgo ancora te'' * 2017 - ''Come neve (feat.

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Filmography

As a voice actress

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giorgia 1971 births Living people Singers from Rome Italian pop singers Sanremo Music Festival winners 21st-century Italian singers 21st-century Italian women singers