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Zucchero's absurdly successful career has been built around the combination of all-too-Italian histrionics and his passion for African-American music. As many extroverted entertainers before him, as the decades went by there was always the inherent risk of his one day turning into a parody of his own persona…

Zucchero (pseudonimo di Adelmo Fornaciari; Reggio nell'Emilia, 25 settembre 1955) è un cantautore e musicista italiano. Nella sua carriera ha venduto oltre 50 milioni di dischied è uno tra gli artisti italiani che ha venduto il maggior numero di dischi.[senza fonte] Il suo album Oro, incenso e birra è stato per lungo tempo il più venduto nella storia della musica leggera italiana nel mondo sostituito di recente da Romanza di Andrea Bocelli (ma non in Italia, dove il più venduto con 2.400.000 copie è La vita è adesso di Claudio Baglioni)…

A distanza di 29 anni dalla sua ultima partecipazione in gara al Festival di Sanremo, Fiorella Mannoia torna sul palco dell’Ariston con “CHE SIA BENEDETTA” (il testo è di Amara e Salvatore Mineo, la musica di Amara), un brano che la stessa Fiorella definisce un “inno alla vita”. Per Fiorella sarà la quinta volta in gara sul palco del Teatro Ariston: l’esordio risale al 1981 con “Caffè nero bollente”, nel 1984 fu la volta di “Come si cambia”, nel 1987 di “Quello che le donne non dicono” che quest’anno compie 30 anni, e nel 1988 di “Le notti di maggio”.

Italy's foremost female rock singer, Gianna Nannini, was born in Siena on June 14, 1956, to a family that included a renowned industrialist and Siena Football Club president father and a Formula One pilot brother. Often described as the creative rebel in the family, Nannini attended the Lucca Conservatory throughout her entire adolescence, where she was trained as a pianist…

Carlo Siliotto is a Golden Globe nominated Film composer. Since 1984 he has written music for over a hundred projects, ranging from theatrical features to documentaries and television series. Carlo’s ability to blend modern sonorities with the melodic traditions of Italian film music has been a passport for working alongside many established directors.
Carlo began playing guitar and violin at an early age, and pursued formal studies in composition at the Conservatory of Frosinone. He was among the founders of the popular folk band Canzoniere del Lazio (1973-1980). The group released six albums, revisiting traditional songs and music from Southern Italy and mixing musical styles, particularly combining rock, jazz and classical music with Mediterranean and ethnic music…

Italy's foremost female rock singer, Gianna Nannini, was born in Siena on June 14, 1956, to a family that included a renowned industrialist and Siena Football Club president father and a Formula One pilot brother. Often described as the creative rebel in the family, Nannini attended the Lucca Conservatory throughout her entire adolescence, where she was trained as a pianist…