Italian 1960s teen idol Bobby Solo made his debut while recording his first two singles in 1963 Ora Che Sei Gia Una Donna and Blue Blue The artists breakthrough came in 1964 after participating in San Remos Festival where he sang Una Lacrima Sul Vis…

Their name derived from a local grape the inegro amaroi meaning bitter black six-man Italian rock band Negramaro met in Lecce Puglia where some of the members were attending the university When they discovered they had similar tastes in music they be…

Italian singersongwriter Lucio Battisti was born on March 5 1943 in the small town of Poggio Bustone in Rieti Italy His family relocated to Rome in 1950 and by the mid-60s Battisti was performing in local bands one of which was named Campioni Interes…

Italian singer and composer Lucio Dalla has had a long and notable music career Over the years he has recorded numerous albums that have sold millions of copies under labels like RCA Sony and BMG He has also composed musical scores for both televisio…

Italian pop singer Paola Turci made her live debut at San Remos Festival in 1986 two years later making her first record called Ragazza Sola Ragazza Blu The artist breakthrough came in 1989 when her song Bambini included in her self-titled album beca…

Italian rock singer Enrico Ruggeris first experience in a band was Josafat formed in 1973 and inspired by British rock from the late 60s Soon the artist created a new project called Champagne Molotov along with Silvio Cappecia composing their first o…

Italian Edoardo Bennato got involved in music in the early 70s after moving from Naples to Milan to study architecture at the age of 18 In 1973 his debut album called Non Farti Cadere Le Braccia was produced by Sandro Colombini followed by 1974s I Bu…

Andrea Bocelli has been called the fourth tenor A disciple of Luciano Pavarotti and Zucchero Fornaciari the blind Tuscany-born vocalist has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary opera His participation in Pavarottis 1992 hit Mise…

Italian singersongwriter Francesco Guccini got involved in music in the late-50s while participating in a local band called Hurricanes soon changing its name to Snakers playing rock roll classics After joining Gatti the Cats Francesco Guccini began …

Italys Ricchi e Poveri The Rich and the Poor was formed as a vocal band in 1967 by Franco Gatti born on October 4 1945 in Genoa Angela Brambati born on October 20 1949 in Genoa Angelo Sotgiu born on February 22 1947 in Trinita dAgultu and Marina Occh…

Ligabue reached the charts in Italy with the album Buon Compleanno Elvis recorded for that countrys division of WEA Su E Giu Dan Un Palco followed in 1997 John Bush All Music Guide

Italian-born Alexia started singing at the age of four getting the title of Little Wonder after winning several local contests soon attending music and dance classes In 1990 the talented young woman became a backup singer for local DWA label particip…

Americas self-regarding vision of itself is such that artists who are undisputed legends elsewhere are not seen to have made it if they have no stateside success That doesnt mean that they cant have an influence worldwide whether English-speaking or …

Italian pop singer Umberto Tozzi began singing at a very young age joining a band called Off Sound in 1968 and later teaming up with Adriano Pappalardo Un Corpo Un Anima became his first hit in 1971 and he recorded his debut album Donna Amante Mia in…