Paolo Vallesi (born 18 May 1964) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Background
Born in
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
, Vallesi began studying piano as a child and he later started working as an arranger and a composer.
Put under contract by
Caterina Caselli
Caterina Caselli (born 10 April 1946) is an Italian record producer, music executive, singer and bass player.
Biography
Caselli was born in Modena but grew up in Sassuolo. She started her music career by playing bass in local clubs.
In 1966 s ...
, in 1991 he had his breakout with the song "Le persone inutili" which won the newcomer section at 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 ...
and with his first album, ''Paolo Vallesi'', which was a commercial success.
[ Following the sales dropping of his 1996 album Vallesi considerably slowed his musical activities in the following years.][ In 2005 he was a contestant in ''La Talpa'', the Italian celebrity version of the reality series '' The Mole''.]
Discography
;Album
* 1991 - ''Paolo Vallesi''
* 1992 - ''La forza della vita''
* 1994 - ''Non mi tradire''
* 1996 - ''Non essere mai grande''
* 1999 - ''Sabato 17:45''
* 2002 - ''Felici di essere'' (collection with 3 new songs)
* 2015 - ''Episodio 1...In questo mondo''
References
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1964 births
Musicians from Florence
Italian pop singers
Italian male singer-songwriters
Italian singer-songwriters
Living people
Sanremo Music Festival winners of the newcomers section