Gianluca Grignani (born 7 April 1972) is an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Biography

His musical career took off after meeting guitarist and producer Massimo Luca. After Grignani performed in the 1994 Festival di Sanremo,

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persuaded him to release the acoustic ballad "La mia storia tra le dita". In 1995, Grignani managed a breakthrough with the album ''Destinazione Paradiso'', which sold two million copies within a year, and for which he was awarded the

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. "La mia storia tra le dita" became a number-one hit all over

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and other countries in Europe. On 4 December 2022, it was officially announced Gianluca Grignani participation in the

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 broadc ...

. "Quando ti manca il fiato" was later announced as her entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.

Selected discography

* 1995 – '' Destinazione Paradiso'' * 1995 – '' Destino Paraíso'' * 1996 – '' La Fabbrica di Plastica'' * 1998 – '' Campi di Popcorn'' * 1999 – '' Il Giorno Perfetto'' * 2000 – '' Sdraiato Su Una Nuvola'' * 2000 – '' Sentado En Una Nube'' * 2002 – '' Uguali e Diversi'' * 2003 – '' Succo di Vita'' * 2005 – '' Il Re del Niente'' * 2008 – '' Cammina Nel Sole'' * 2009 – ''Best of'' * 2010 – '' Romantico Rock Show'' * 2011 – '' Natura Umana'' * 2013 – ''Essential'' * 2015 – '' A Volte Esagero'' * 2016 – ''Una Strada in Mezzo al Cielo''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grignani, Gianluca 1972 births 20th-century Italian composers 20th-century Italian male singers 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century composers 21st-century Italian male singers 21st-century Italian male writers Columbia Records artists Italian male singer-songwriters Italian pop singers Living people Mercury Records artists People from Brianza Pop guitarists Singers from Milan Spanish-language singers of Italy 20th-century guitarists 21st-century guitarists