''Laura Pausini'' is the debut album by Italian singer
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 ...
. It was released in Italy on 18 May 1993 by
CGD Records
Compagnia Generale del Disco (CGD) was an Italian record label.
History
CGD was founded in 1948 by singer Teddy Reno. At that time it was established in Milan in Via Passarella 4. As artistic director Reno called fellow musician Lelio Luttazzi, w ...
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Following the success obtained in Italy, where it sold 400,000 copies, the album was later released in Europe, Australia and Japan. The worldwide sales for the album exceed two million copies.
The first single from the album, "
La solitudine
"La solitudine" (''"The Loneliness"'') is an Italian ballad recorded by pop singer Laura Pausini and released as her debut single by CGD in February 1993.
The song is included in Pausini's self-titled first album, released on 18 May 1993.
Paus ...
", was the winner of the 43rd
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 ...
in the newcomer artists' section. It reached the top spot in the Italian Singles Chart and later became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the charts in different European countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands and France.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
References
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1993 debut albums
Laura Pausini albums
Italian-language albums