"In punta di piedi" is the debut single by

Nathalie Nathalie is a female given name. It is a variant of the name Natalie/ Natalia which is found in many languages, and is especially common in French and English speaking countries. Notable people with the name include: * Nathalie, Italian singer * ...

, an Italian singer-songwriter of mixed Tunisian-Belgian origins who won the fourth season of Italian series of ''

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'' on 2010. Written by Nathalie herself, the song was her winner's single. Nathalie performed it for the first time during the semi-finals of the series, aired on 16 November 2010 by

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. The single was officially released by

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as an EP immediately after the announcement of the results with her declared as winner. It hit straight in No. 1 on the Italian Singles Chart for the week 22–29 November 2010 for just one week. The single was later certified gold by the

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, for domestic downloads exceeding 15,000 units. A music video of the song was directed by Saku (Roberto Saku Cinardi) and was made available on 23 December 2010 on ''Libero TV'' Web TV portal.Sony Music Italy: Nathalie: il video di "In Punta Di Piedi" in anteprima su Libero TV il 23 dicembre

Charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:In punta di piedi 2010 singles Number-one singles in Italy Italian songs X Factor (Italian TV series) 2010 songs