Laura Bono (born 14 January 1979) is an Italian pop-rock singer-songwriter.

Background

Born in

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as Laura Bonometti, at very young age Bono started composing songs, making live performances in clubs and entering musical competitions for newcomers. The success came in 2005, when Bono won the "new artists" section of the

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with the song "Non credo nei miracoli". Outside of Italy, her first album had a significant success in Finland, where it entered the top ten; in Finland Bono also recorded a duet with Tomi Metsäketo, "Oggi ti amo", and she participated at the opening ceremony of the

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which were held in

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in August 2005. In 2006 Bono recorded the Spanish version of her debut album and was finalist in the musical show ''Music Farm''. In 2010 her song "Tra noi l'immensità", first single of her third album ''La mia discreta compagnia'', was chosen as the theme song of a Telecom commercial. In 2013, after a three-year hiatus, she released the single "

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", a cover version of a Rita Pavone hit.

Discography

;Album * 2005 - ''Laura Bono'' * 2008 - ''S'intitola così '' * 2010 - ''La mia discreta compagnia'' * 2015 – ''Segreto''

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bono, Laura 1979 births Italian women singer-songwriters Italian singer-songwriters Living people Musicians from Varese Italian women songwriters Italian songwriters Pop rock singers Sanremo Music Festival winners of the newcomers section 21st-century Italian singers 21st-century Italian women singers