Arisa is an Italian singer born in Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

, Italy

Italy

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 on August 20, 1982. A week after her birth her family moved back to their original hometown, Pignola

Pignola

Pignola is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.Pinot Noir from this region is commonly bottled under the Pignola label....

, a village a few kilometres far from Potenza

Potenza

-Transportation:Potenza is a rail junction on the main line from Salerno to Taranto, managed by FS Trenitalia; it has also a connection to Altamura, served by the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane regional company...

. Her artistic name is an acronym of her family members' names: A from her father, Antonio; R from her own name, Rosalba; I and S from her sisters, Isabella and Sabrina; and A from her mother, Assunta.

Biography

In 1999, she won the first prize in the Cantacavallo competition in Teggiano (SA) for her remarkable singing ability. The president of the jury, journalist and writer Bianca Fasano, personally delivered the cup.

Arisa rose to fame after her participation in the 2009 Sanremo Music Festival. She placed first in the newcomers' section and won the 'Mia Martini

Mia Martini

Mia Martini was an Italian singer.-Early life:Born Domenica Bertè in 1947 in Bagnara Calabra , she moved to Rome with her sister and her friend Renato Zero.-Career:She recorded her first records as Mimì Berté, but she soon decided to change her name to Mia...

' Critics Award with her entry, "Sincerità

Sincerità

Sincerità is the debut single by the Italian singer Arisa and it was released on 18 February 2009. It placed first in the 'Newcomers' section and won the 'Mia Martini' Critics Award in the 2009 Sanremo Music Festival.-Charts:- Year-end charts :...

". In early 2009, she released her first album titled "Sincerità". In January 2010 she released her second album Malamoreno

Malamorenò

Malamorenò is the second album released by the Italian Singer Arisa,It features the single "Malamorenò".- Track list :# L’inventario di un amore# Oggi# Tornerai# Malamorenò# Pace# Il condominio# La gioia di un attimo...

. In late 2011, she is currently starring as judge in the fifth season of the Italian version of The X Factor

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...

, broadcast on Sky Uno.

Studio albums

• 2009 - Sincerità
  Sincerità (album)
  Sincerità is the debut album released by Italian Singer Arisa,It features the singles Sincerità, Io sono and Te lo volevo dire.In Italy the album is Platinum.-Track listing:#Sincerità - 3:19#La mia strana verità - 3:28#Io sono - 3:32...
  
  ( ITA : Platinum - 80,000+ )
• 2010 - Malamorenò ( ITA : 20,000+ )

Singles

• 2009 - Sincerità
  Sincerità
  Sincerità is the debut single by the Italian singer Arisa and it was released on 18 February 2009. It placed first in the 'Newcomers' section and won the 'Mia Martini' Critics Award in the 2009 Sanremo Music Festival.-Charts:- Year-end charts :...
  
  
• 2009 - Io Sono
• 2009 - Te Lo Volevo Dire
• 2010 - Malamorenò
• 2010 - Pace