Malika Ayane
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) is an Italian
Italy
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singer.
Career
Ayane was born in Milan, Italy, the daughter of a MoroccanMorocco
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father and an Italian mother. She began her singing career in 1995 as part of the chorus at the La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
Theatre.
In 2005 she covered "Over The Rainbow
Over the Rainbow
"Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...
" as a jingle for the commercial of Yomo.
In 2006 Fernando Arnò commits "Time Thief" to Malika for the publicity campaign of DTC and in 2007 he commits her "Soul Waver" for the spot of Saab.
In 2007 she met Caterina Caselli
Caterina Caselli
Caterina Caselli is an Italian record producer and former singer and actress.In 1966 she debuted in the Sanremo Festival with "Nessuno mi può giudicare", a song discarded by Adriano Celentano, scoring a notable success. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc...
who produced her first album, "Malika Ayane" which was published in September 2008. The first single of the album "Feeling Better" that has become famous in Italy because it is utilised in some spots and film trailers (see the dedicated page on the Italian Wikipedia).
In 2009, "Il Giardino Dei Salici" contained in "Malika Ayane" is chosen as background song for Barilla
Barilla
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spots; in the same year she took part in "Sanremo Festival" with the song "Come Foglie" written by Giuliano Sangiorgi
Giuliano Sangiorgi
Giuliano Sangiorgi is the vocalist, one of the guitarists and pianists of the Italian rock band Negramaro...
, singer for the band Negramaro
Negramaro
Negramaro is an Italian rock band formed in 1999 and successful since 2005. Their name stems from Negroamaro, a wine produced in their native region, Salento....
. "Come Foglie" reached the second position in the Italian charts.
For Valerio Scanu
Valerio Scanu
Valerio Scanu is an Italian pop singer.In 2008 Valerio took part in the 8th edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, in which he came second place....
, contestant of the eighth season of the talent show "Amici di Maria De Filippi", she wrote the song "Dopo Di Me" that reached the ninth position in the Italian charts.
Malika, in April 2009, took part in the song "Domani 21-04-09" with other Italian singers to obtain money to rebuild schools in Abruzzo. In 2010, she was a contestant in the 60th edition of the prestigious Italian song contest Sanremo Music Festival where she 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 for her song "Ricomincio da qui".
Albums
- 2008: Malika Ayane Italy # 9 ( Platinum - 95,000+ )
- 2010: Grovigli Italy # 2 ( Platinum - 70.000+ )
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian FIMI Downloads Chart | Italian iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... Singoli Chart |
European Hot 200 | ||
| 2008 | Sospesa feat. Pacifico Pacifico Pacifico or Pacífico may refer to:*Pacífico, a Mexican pilsner beer originally brewed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.*Pacifico, a song by Ugly Casanova from their album Sharpen Your Teeth*Pacificus , 13th century follower of St... |
22 | 19 | 136 |
| Feeling Better | 6 | 3 | 67 | |
| 2009 | Come foglie | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| Verrà l'estate con Pacifico Pacifico Pacifico or Pacífico may refer to:*Pacífico, a Mexican pilsner beer originally brewed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.*Pacifico, a song by Ugly Casanova from their album Sharpen Your Teeth*Pacificus , 13th century follower of St... |
39 | 28 | 159 | |
| Contro vento | 17 | 38 | 114 | |
| 2010 | Ricomincio da qui | 2 | 1 | 25 |