Romantic balladeer Drupi born Giam Piero Anelli became one of the few Italian artists to have a hit a hit in the United Kingdom when his song Vado Via reached the seventeenth slot on the British pop charts in 1974 The winner of the San Remo Festival …

Singing in his native Italian or in Spanish which he considers his second language Nicola Di Bari born Michele Scommegna has been melting hearts with his romantic balladry for more than four decades Since scoring a hit with his debut single Amore Rit…

Born in Rome in 1951 Claudio Baglioni grew up singing but pursued an acting career during the late 60s Signed to the Italian division of RCA by the end of the decade however Baglioni moved back to music with his 1970 self-titled debut He released fiv…

Though he was born in Monfalcone in Gorizia near modern-day Slovenia and Croatia as a young child Gino Paoli moved across Italy to Genoa and it was that city with which he was associated and that he called his home In the 1950s he worked as a porter …

b. 6 January 1937, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. After spending much of his professional life as a lawyer, jazz enthusiast Conte eventually decided to act on his impulse to become a performer in the 70s. He had recorded an unsuccessful EP for RCA Records in…

b. Eros Ramazotti, Italy. Ramazotti began his professional career in 1982, when he was spotted at the Castrocaro talent contest. Roberto Gallanti, at that time managing director at Italian independent label DDD Records, immediately signed him. In 198…

Welsh soprano Charlotte Church emerged in the late 1990s as a teenage phenomenon with her multi-platinum debut VOICE OF AN ANGEL. Church gamely rides the line between the pop and classical worlds, crossing freely back and forth over musical dividing …

Born of the party scene in their home-town of Caracas, Venezuela, and taking their name from a film series on Venezuelan history in which the narrator introduces himself with the words "Hello, my invisible friends", Latin dance band Los Amigos Invisi…

Born blind, pianist Ronnie Milsap played a soulful, bluesy brand of country music that made him a superstar by the end of the '70s. Milsap was a former sessionman for Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick and Petula Clark (among others). Milsap's passionate …

Before fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a professional singer and songwriter Carla Bruni had already been included on Business Ages list of the 20 highest-paid models had appeared in the films Prt--Porter and Unzipped and had been romantica…

A dance-inspiring mix of South African kwaito house techno rap hip-hop and reggae has brought Bongo Maffin to the upper echelon of African music The recipients of a South African Music Award as Best Kwaito Band in 1999 they were named Best African Gr…

One of country's most popular and enduring (1960-2002) vocal acts, the Statler Brothers topped the country charts for more than 20 years and even after the run of hits ended remained a popular live act. They began their career as backup singers for J…

Son of Latin artists Charityn and Elin Ortz Puerto Rican pop singer fashion model and actor Shalim teamed up with producer Emilio Estefan to make his self-titled debut album climbing on the charts for the first time with a song called Como T In May o…

Universally acknowledged as the "Queen of Salsa," Cuban exile Celia Cruz infused her impassioned, Spanish-language songs with nostalgia for the natural beauty of her homeland, and was often influenced by the Afro-Cuban Santeria religion. Cruz's more …

Influenced in equal measure by Tracy Chapman, the Indigo Girls, and Natalie Merchant, modern-day folk-rock singer Jewel hit it big in the late-'90s with her confessional and stark songwriting. Jewel has also branched out into other fields besides mus…