"Il Regalo Più Grande" ( English: "The Greatest Gift") is a song by

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singer

Tiziano Ferro Tiziano Ferro (; born 21 February 1980) is an Italian pop singer and songwriter. He broke through in 2001 with his international hit single " Perdono" and has remained commercially successful since then, in several countries. Ferro has released ...

. The song was written by Ferro for his fourth

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, '' Alla Mia Età''. The track was released as the album's second single on January 9, 2009. Three different versions of the song were also recorded in

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under the title "El Regalo Más Grande". The first is a solo version by Ferro. The second version features

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and

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of the Mexican pop group

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. These two versions were included on the

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n edition of '' A Mi Edad'', the Spanish-language version of ''Alla Mia Età''. This second version served as the second Spanish single from ''A Mi Edad''. Although the single credited Anahí and Dulce María as solo acts, the Latin American edition of ''A Mi Edad'' credited RBD as the guest act in the CD itself. Lastly, a third Spanish version featuring former

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member, Amaia Montero, was also recorded. This version was included in the edition of ''A Mi Edad'' released for

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, and served as the official Spanish-language version of the single promoted in the country.

Background

As the fifth track on '' Alla Mia Età'', "Il Regalo Più Grande" was composed by Ferro in 2004 with the title "Il Più Grande Regalo". According to Ferro's 2010

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''Trent'anni e Una Chiacchierata con Papà'', the

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revealed that the song was originally supposed to be present in the track list of his third studio album, '' Nessuno è solo'' (2006).

Music video

The

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for "Il Regalo Più Grande" was filmed in

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in December 2008, and was directed by Gaetano Morbioli. A preview of the music video was broadcast on January 22, 2009, through

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TV channel. The music video for "Il Regalo Più Grande" focuses on the concept of presenting gifts to loved ones, not necessarily the type of gifts that can be bought in a store, but rather, the universe of feelings and gestures of love towards loved ones are what are referred to in the video as being "the greatest gifts". The video won the award for 'Music Video of the Year, Male Artist Category' at the 2009 Premio Videoclip Italiano awards ceremony. Among the performers in the music video is young actor Michael Rainey Jr., who, thanks to his participation in the video, was noted by

actor and director Silvio Muccino, who personally chose him to be one of the protagonists of his film ''Un Altro Mondo'' (2010). A music video to promote "El Regalo Más Grande" in

was also put together with footage from "Il Regalo Più Grande", but featured added scenes of

and

performing the song. To promote "El Regalo Más Grande" in

, another version of the video was made including added scenes of Amaia Montero filmed in

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, and was released in May 2009.

Track listing

;Digital download / EP (Italy) #"Il Regalo Più Grande" – 3:48 #"El Regalo Más Grande" – 3:48 #"Il Regalo Più Grande" – 3:53 ;Digital download (Latin America) #"El Regalo Más Grande" – 3:49 ;Digital download (Spain) #"El Regalo Más Grande" – 3:49

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Tiziano ferro official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Regalo mio più grande, Il 2009 songs Songs in Italian Tiziano Ferro songs Pop ballads Anahí songs Songs written by Tiziano Ferro 2009 singles EMI Records singles Song recordings produced by Michele Canova