Giorgia (singer)

Giorgia Todrani ( born April 26, 1971 in Rome ), better known only by their first name Giorgia is an Italian singer, songwriter and music producer.

Career

In a family of musicians grew up, she debuted at San Remo Festival in 1994 with the piece of e poi. The immediately afterwards brought out their first album Giorgia already reached a circulation of 150,000 copies. Only a few months later she brought Luciano Pavarotti in his Pavarotti & Friends-style show, where she sang with Pavarotti. 1995 was followed by a victory at the Festival of San Remo ( the title they wrote together with Eros Ramazzotti ) and a second album with 300,000 copies sold.

You and Andrea Bocelli, who was also in 1994 competed at the San Remo Festival in the category Nuove Proposte sang, 1995, the song Vivo per lei for the album Bocelli together in Italian, it was followed by other versions with Bocelli, and a rotating cast of female voice. The album, which was limited in 1995 and 1997, re-released, was able to prevail in many European countries.

In her third appearance in San Remo 1996 she finished 3rd in 2001 and their fourth appearance 2nd place ( with a title that was at the Zucchero co-author ).

She sang along with Ray Charles and Herbie Hancock and the 2002 compilation issued Greatest Hits reached a circulation of 500,000. The album reached number one on the Italian charts.

Their albums were also released in Spain and the Netherlands and it is the first Italian artist ever, a concert was recorded from the ( 2005) in the series MTV Unplugged.

With about 6 million albums sold - mainly in Italy - but also in the Netherlands, Canada and Germany, Giorgia is considered one of the most successful singers of Italy, which " would create in the U.S. " it, according to the renowned American music magazine Billboard.

Discography

Albums

DVD

• Ladra di vento 2004 live
• 2005 MTV Unplugged Giorgia