Leda Battisti (born 24 February 1971) is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Background

Born in

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, Battisti graduated in

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at the conservatory of Rieti, then in 1992 she won the

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's television show ''Partita doppia''. After enrolling the CET, a music school founded and directed by Mogol, and after several significant collaborations including

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, in 1998 Battisti obtained her first success with the song "Come l'acqua al deserto". The same year Battisti dubbed Lucky in the original version of the animation film ''

Lucky and Zorba ''Lucky and Zorba'' ( it, La gabbianella e il gatto; literally "The Little Seagull and The Cat") is a 1998 Italian traditional animation film directed by Enzo D'Alò, based on ''The Story of A Seagull and The Cat Who Taught Her To Fly'' by Luis Se ...

'', also recording the song "Non sono un gatto", part of the soundtrack of the film. In 1999 Battisti entered the

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 ...

with the song "Un fiume in piena", ranking third in the "Newcomers" section and winning the critic's prize. In 2006 she was cast in the reality show ''Music Farm''. In 2007 Battisti returned to Sanremo Festival, this time entering the "Big Artists" section, with the song "Senza me ti pentirai". In 2012 she collaborated to the soundtrack, composed by Lucio Dalla, of the animated film ''

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''.

Discography

;Album * 1998 - ''Leda Battisti'' * 2000 - ''Passionaria'' * 2006 - ''Tu, l'amore e il sesso''

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Battisti, Leda 1971 births Italian women singer-songwriters Italian singer-songwriters Living people People from the Province of Rieti Italian songwriters Pop rock singers Italian pop singers 21st-century Italian singers 21st-century Italian women singers