Anna Tatangelo
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Anna Tatangelo is an Italian pop singer, and a judge of X Factor Italy. At the age of 15, she became the youngest person to win the Newcomer's Award at the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival singing contest. She has a romantic relationship with singer Gigi D'Alessio
.
, in the province of Frosinone
. She has two older brothers, Maurizio and Giuseppe, and an older sister Silvia. As of 2011, she lives in Rome
with Gigi D'Alessio
and gave birth to a son named Andrea in March 2010.
, and also "Il mondo è mio" in 2004. Her first album, Attimo x attimo
was released only in September 2003, and contained her first duet with D'Alessio.
was released. The album, which included numerous songs co-written by D'Alessio, spun a string of hits such as "Quando due si lasciano", "Qualcosa di te", and the title track. In 2006 she participated in Sanremo's Women Category and won with a new song, "Essere una donna".
, her third album. It was certified platinum weeks after its release and while not being able to match her hit-churning sophomore effort, displayed a newfound maturity in terms of musical direction. It was also the first time Tatangelo penned the lyrics to her own songs, in "Averti qui" and "Lo so che finirà". In 2008, she sang a new song at the Sanremo Music Festival, winning second prize with "Il mio amico", which was dedicated to her best friend Claudio. The song broke away from standard themes of love as it talked about discrimination against homosexuals. With this song Tatangelo also recorded a duet with American singer Michael Bolton
.
, was released on 28 November, and contains 9 new songs and 2 covers. Every song on the album has a theme related to women, the most significant ones being that of spousal abuse in "Rose Spezzate" and the feelings of a woman betrayed in "Va da lei". It has been noted for Tatangelo's maturing voice and greater emotional depth in her songs. On the same day of the album's release, Tatangelo's official fanclub, Tutto Anna, was established online. In Italy the album went Gold, with 50,000 copies sold.
In August
2010 she became one of the fourth edition of X Factor Italy
s judge. In December
of the same year she released, with Gigi D'Alessio
and Valeria Marini
, the charity EP 3 x te.
2011 at the Festival di Sanremo
with the song Bastardo. In the same month she released her fifth album, Progetto B.
Gigi d'Alessio
Luigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and Neapolitan singer-songwriter.-Career:D'Alessio was born in Naples. Well-known in Naples beginning in the early 1990s and throughout Italy due to participation in the Sanremo Festival in 2000 and 2001. He has also made overseas appearances,...
.
Biography
Anna Tatangelo was born in SoraSora, Italy
Sora is a city and comune of Lazio, Italy, in the province of Frosinone. It is built in a plain on the banks of the Liri. This part of the valley is the seat of some important manufactures, especially of paper-mills....
, in the province of Frosinone
Frosinone
Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
. She has two older brothers, Maurizio and Giuseppe, and an older sister Silvia. As of 2011, she lives in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
with Gigi D'Alessio
Gigi d'Alessio
Luigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and Neapolitan singer-songwriter.-Career:D'Alessio was born in Naples. Well-known in Naples beginning in the early 1990s and throughout Italy due to participation in the Sanremo Festival in 2000 and 2001. He has also made overseas appearances,...
and gave birth to a son named Andrea in March 2010.
Attimo per attimo
In 2002, Tatangelo became the youngest person at 15 years old to win the Sanremo Music Festival's Newcomer's Award. After her victory, she recorded a popular duet in 2003, "Un nuovo bacio" with her now boyfriend, singer-songwriter Gigi D'AlessioGigi d'Alessio
Luigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and Neapolitan singer-songwriter.-Career:D'Alessio was born in Naples. Well-known in Naples beginning in the early 1990s and throughout Italy due to participation in the Sanremo Festival in 2000 and 2001. He has also made overseas appearances,...
, and also "Il mondo è mio" in 2004. Her first album, Attimo x attimo
Attimo x Attimo
Attimo x attimo is the debut album from Italian singer Anna Tatangelo.The title track, "Attimo x attimo", was originally written for Mia Martini, but because of her death, never got the chance to record it.-Track listing:-Singles:...
was released only in September 2003, and contained her first duet with D'Alessio.
Ragazza di periferia
Success and popularity came in 2005, when her second album, Ragazza di periferiaRagazza di Periferia
Ragazza di periferia is the second album from Italian singer Anna Tatangelo. The album was re-released in 2006 with two new tracks: "Essere una donna" and "Colpo di fulmine."...
was released. The album, which included numerous songs co-written by D'Alessio, spun a string of hits such as "Quando due si lasciano", "Qualcosa di te", and the title track. In 2006 she participated in Sanremo's Women Category and won with a new song, "Essere una donna".
Mai dire mai
She followed up this success with 2007's Mai dire maiMai Dire Mai
Mai dire mai is the third album from Italian singer Anna Tatangelo. In this album, Tatangelo debuts as co-writer in "Averti qui" and "Lo so che finirà".-Track listing:-Re-Release Track listing:-Singles:* "Averti qui"...
, her third album. It was certified platinum weeks after its release and while not being able to match her hit-churning sophomore effort, displayed a newfound maturity in terms of musical direction. It was also the first time Tatangelo penned the lyrics to her own songs, in "Averti qui" and "Lo so che finirà". In 2008, she sang a new song at the Sanremo Music Festival, winning second prize with "Il mio amico", which was dedicated to her best friend Claudio. The song broke away from standard themes of love as it talked about discrimination against homosexuals. With this song Tatangelo also recorded a duet with American singer Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
.
Nel mondo delle donne and X Factor
Tatangelo ended a series of concerts that started in March 2008, in her debut tour. Her fourth album, Nel mondo delle donneNel mondo delle donne
-Track listing:...
, was released on 28 November, and contains 9 new songs and 2 covers. Every song on the album has a theme related to women, the most significant ones being that of spousal abuse in "Rose Spezzate" and the feelings of a woman betrayed in "Va da lei". It has been noted for Tatangelo's maturing voice and greater emotional depth in her songs. On the same day of the album's release, Tatangelo's official fanclub, Tutto Anna, was established online. In Italy the album went Gold, with 50,000 copies sold.
In August
August
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first...
2010 she became one of the fourth edition of X Factor Italy
X Factor (Italy)
X Factor is a successful TV show airing on prime time in Italy. The singing competition is the Italian version of The X Factor franchise...
s judge. In December
December
December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:...
of the same year she released, with Gigi D'Alessio
Gigi d'Alessio
Luigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and Neapolitan singer-songwriter.-Career:D'Alessio was born in Naples. Well-known in Naples beginning in the early 1990s and throughout Italy due to participation in the Sanremo Festival in 2000 and 2001. He has also made overseas appearances,...
and Valeria Marini
Valeria Marini
Valeria Marini is an Italian model, actress, showgirl and fashion designer.-Biography:Born in Rome but raised in Cagliari, Sardinia, land of origin of her parents, Valeria's first cinematographic appearance was in 1987 in the film Cronaca nera. After this she made her debut in theatre with the...
, the charity EP 3 x te.
Progetto B
She participates in FebruaryFebruary
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years...
2011 at the Festival di Sanremo
Festival della canzone italiana
The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is a popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs...
with the song Bastardo. In the same month she released her fifth album, Progetto B.
Albums
| Title | Release Date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attimo x attimo Attimo x Attimo Attimo x attimo is the debut album from Italian singer Anna Tatangelo.The title track, "Attimo x attimo", was originally written for Mia Martini, but because of her death, never got the chance to record it.-Track listing:-Singles:... |
August 28, 2003 | first studio album | Capitol/Emi |
| Ragazza di periferia Ragazza di Periferia Ragazza di periferia is the second album from Italian singer Anna Tatangelo. The album was re-released in 2006 with two new tracks: "Essere una donna" and "Colpo di fulmine."... |
March 14, 2005 | G&G/Universal Music | |
| Ragazza di periferia (Re-release) Ragazza di Periferia Ragazza di periferia is the second album from Italian singer Anna Tatangelo. The album was re-released in 2006 with two new tracks: "Essere una donna" and "Colpo di fulmine."... |
March 3, 2006 | contains two extra tracks | G&G/Universal Music |
| Mai dire mai Mai Dire Mai Mai dire mai is the third album from Italian singer Anna Tatangelo. In this album, Tatangelo debuts as co-writer in "Averti qui" and "Lo so che finirà".-Track listing:-Re-Release Track listing:-Singles:* "Averti qui"... |
November 2, 2007 | GGD/Sony Music | |
| Mai dire mai (Re-Release) Mai Dire Mai Mai dire mai is the third album from Italian singer Anna Tatangelo. In this album, Tatangelo debuts as co-writer in "Averti qui" and "Lo so che finirà".-Track listing:-Re-Release Track listing:-Singles:* "Averti qui"... |
February 29, 2008 | Contains a duet with Michael Bolton | GGD/Sony Music |
| Nel mondo delle donne Nel mondo delle donne -Track listing:... |
November 28, 2008 | GGD/Sony Music | |
| Progetto B | February 16, 2011 | GGD/Sony Music |
Singles
- "Dov'è il corraggio" (promotional CD, not released commercially) (2001)
- "Doppiamente fragili" (2002)
- "Un nuovo bacio" (2002)
- "Volere volare" (2003)
- "Corri" (2003)
- "L'amore piu grande che c'è" (2004)
- "Ragazza di periferia" (2005)
- "Quando due si lasciano" (2005)
- "Qualcosa di te" (2005)
- "Essere una donna" (2006)
- "Colpo di fulmine" (2006)
- "Averti qui" (2007)
- "Lo so che finirà" (2007)
- "Il mio amico" (2008)
- "Mai dire mai" (2008)
- "Profumo di mamma" (2008)
- "Rose spezzate" (2009)
Duets
- "Un nuovo bacio" (2002, with Gigi D'AlessioGigi d'AlessioLuigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and Neapolitan singer-songwriter.-Career:D'Alessio was born in Naples. Well-known in Naples beginning in the early 1990s and throughout Italy due to participation in the Sanremo Festival in 2000 and 2001. He has also made overseas appearances,...
) - "Volere volare" (2003, with Federico Stragà)
- "Il mondo è mio" (2004, with Gigi D'Alessio)
- "Il mio amico" (2008, with Michael BoltonMichael BoltonMichael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
) - "Sarai" (2008, with Gigi D'AlessioGigi d'AlessioLuigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and Neapolitan singer-songwriter.-Career:D'Alessio was born in Naples. Well-known in Naples beginning in the early 1990s and throughout Italy due to participation in the Sanremo Festival in 2000 and 2001. He has also made overseas appearances,...
)
Participation at Sanremo Festivals
| Year | Song | Category | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Doppiamente fragili" | Giovani (Youth) |
1 |
| 2003 | "Volere volare" with Federico Stragà |
Big | 17 |
| 2005 | "Ragazza di periferia" | Donne (Women) |
3 |
| 2006 | "Essere una donna" | Donne (Women) |
1 |
| Big | 3 | ||
| 2008 | "Il mio amico" | Big | 2 |
| 2011 | "Bastardo" | Big | 9 |