Silvia Salemi (born 2 April 1978) is an Italian singer-songwriter and television personality.

Life and career

Born in

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, in 1995 Salemi won the

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with the song "Con questo sentimento". In 1996 she entered the competition at the

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with the song "Quando il cuore", ranking at fifth place in the "Newcomers" section. A year later she returned to Sanremo Festival, this time entering the "Big Artists" section, with the song "A casa di Luca", ranking fourth and obtaining both a critical and commercial success. She entered into the Sanremo Festival two more times, in 1998 with the song "Pathos" and in 2003 with "Il cuore delle donne". In 1998 Salemi co-hosted, alongside

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, the

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variety show ''Il gran ballo delle debuttanti''. In 1999, she hosted the

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religious themed program ''Viaggi nei luoghi del sacro''. In 2004 she took part to the

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reality show ''Music Farm''. In 2009 Silvia takes a break from show business and works at Tezenis, an underwear shop in Rome. In 2013, she was cast in ''Tale e Quale Show'', the Italian version of the ''

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'' franchise.

Discography

Album

* 1996 - ''Silvia Salemi'' * 1997 - ''Caotica'' * 1998 - ''Pathos'' * 2000 - ''L'arancia'' * 2003 - ''Gioco del Duende'' * 2007 - ''Il mutevole abitante del mio solito involucro'' * 2017 - ''23''

Selected singles

* 1996 - " Nessuno mi può giudicare" * 1996 - "Quando il cuore" * 1997 - "A casa di Luca" * 1997 - "Stai con me stanotte" * 1998 - "Pathos" * 1998 - "Odiami perché" * 2000 - "La parola amore" * 2000 - "E ci batteva il sole" * 2002 - "J'adore" * 2003 - "Nel cuore delle donne" * 2003 - "Dimenticami" * 2007 - "Il mutevole abitante del mio solito involucro" * 2009 - "Commessa Commossa" * 2012 - "Amore disperato" * 2017 - "Potrebbe Essere"

References

External links

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