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Sanremo Festival 2009: Super model Alessia Piovan to co-host the show with Paolo Bonolis

4 April, 2020

With the 59th edition of the Festival of Sanremo, the most famous song contest here in Italy, looming on the horizon, Italian singers’engines are revving up. As many of you know, many smashing hits were first performed at the Sanremo…

Laura Pausini kicks off her new tour in Turin

4 April, 2020

Laura Pausini kicked off her World Tour 2009 in Turin just a couple of days ago, though to tell the truth the famous singer gave a first sample of it in Brescia two Saturdays ago. The fever for this new…

Giusy Ferreri vs Rino Gaetano: Ferreri new album does rock anthem cover of "Il cielo è sempre più blu"

4 April, 2020

Italy’s hot singing success Giusy Ferreri is releasing a new album, following her extremely popular first album “Gaetana”. The second album is entitled “Fotografie” and includes a cover of Italy’s rock anthem “Ma il cielo è sempre più blu” (”The…

Touring Rome: live music in the Pigneto district

3 April, 2020

After walking the Pigneto district in Rome to discover an avant garde area of the eternal city, scene of Roma città aperta and Bar Necci, you can continue your exploration of this district by going over the Aquila bridge and…

Tiziano Ferro enjoys gay night-life in Milan

3 April, 2020

Since breaking the bombshell news that he’s gay, Tiziano Ferro is enjoying the life he has always dreamed of, becoming a fixture on the international gay scene! Rumours are also afoot that the Italian singer who has sold millions of…

Gianna Nannini's new video: "Mosca cieca"

3 April, 2020

Gianna Nannini’s new video “Mosca cieca”, Blind Man’s buff in English, seems to take us back to our lost childhood. You must remember the game. You know, a blindfolded person trying to catch and identify the other players… a lot…

Carmen Consoli best of album with new video: Guarda l'alba

31 March, 2020

Carmen Consoli has released the latest video from her new ‘best of’ album in time for Christmas. This song is called “Guarda l’alba” (watching the dawn), and its nostalgic and melancholic tones are reflected in the video in which the…

Giusy Ferreri's new album "Gaetana"

31 March, 2020

Giusy Ferreri’s new album Gaetana which will be released on 14 November is already a huge success (of course we are talking about pre-orders), hitting the number two spot on the itunes charts, just behind Laura Pausini whose album Primavera…

Tiziano Ferro 's performance on the NPDV show

30 March, 2020

Just a few days ago Tiziano Ferro made an appearance on an Italian show called Non perdiamoci di Vista; the famous singer duetted with the host of the show, Paola Cortellesi. Together they sang and above all danced to The…

Italian female singers: Laura Pausini and Giusy Ferreri international success

29 March, 2020

According to worldwide rankings of album sales, the Media Traffic site reports that in the 49th week of 2008, the albums entering 12th and 21st position are Giusy Ferreri’s “Gaetana”, and Laura Pausini’s “Primavera in anticipo” (Early Spring). Statistics show…

Great exhibitions in Rome: "Fabrizio De Andrè" at Ara Pacis

29 March, 2020

From 24 February to 30 May, a great restrospective dedicated to an important Italian singer and poet Fabrizio De André will take place at the Ara Pacis in Rome. The exhibition, set in one of the most central (and beautiful)…

The Italian Robbie Williams is here: Marco Mengoni wins X-Factor, on to Sanremo

28 March, 2020

An amazing Italian singing talent has just emerged in the form of Marco Mengoni and I dare to call him the “Italian Robbie Williams”. In the video after the jump, Marco gives his final medley performance on the Italian television…

Famous Italian singers: Anna Tatangelo's sexy photo gallery

28 March, 2020

Here’s a sexy photo gallery dedicated to one of the most talked about Italian singers of these last few years: Anna Tatangelo.Italian singer Anna Tatangelo hot pics

Third single from Italian singer, Raf and his album Metamorfosi

28 March, 2020

“Ballo” or ‘dance’ is the third single from Italian singer, Raf’s, latest album. The second single was “Non è Mai Un Errore” or “It’s never a mistake” and is more in line with the overall style of the album, Metamorfosi.This…

Giusy Ferreri 's "Stai fermo lì" , the video

26 March, 2020

Here’s the video of Giusy Ferreri’s new single Stai fermo lì or Stay right there from Gaetana, the successful album the singer released just a few months ago. The song written by Tiziano Ferro delivers just the right measure of…

Ben Harper in Italy: inspiration from Milan's transport

26 March, 2020

Any debate about multiculturalism or cultural diversity in Italy is less of a discussion about a melting pot, and more of a fear of a complete melt down. In Milan, discussions are particularly contentious, as the city, according to Milanese,…

Italian karaoke and "la vita è bella": Shrek sings in Milanese dialect

26 March, 2020

This video comes from one of my Facebook friends and is advertised as “Shrek Karaoke dance party in Milanese [dialect]! With historic Milanese songs for those fed up with the same old Napoletan karaoke.”So for an insight into the Italian…

Italian singer Paola poses sexy for Max magazine

25 March, 2020

Is the famous sister duo splitting up? Are Paola and Chiara going their separate ways? The future is not ours to see, but in the meantime we can take a look at Paola’s cheesecake photos in the January issue of…

New single for Italian singer Jovanotti: Tutto l'amore che ho

24 March, 2020

Italian singer and songwriter, Jovanotti is releasing a new album for 2011 and here is the first single in an early release, called “Tutto l’amore che ho”. The single demonstrates Jovanotti’s usual lyrical ability and his confidence as a seasoned…

Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti relaxing in Miami

24 March, 2020

Eros Ramazzotti was snapped while relaxing in a hotel in Miami! The Italian singer who held a recital at the L. Knight Center just a few days ago still looks gorgeous (he’s pushing fifty) but if I were him I…

Italian love songs: new single from Mina and Manuel Agnelli from Afterhours

24 March, 2020

Veteran Italian singer, Mina has released this lovely duet with Manuel Agnelli from the group Afterhours. It’s called “Adesso è facile” or “now it’s easy”, and has a complex polyphony but an overall impression of pared-back, almost folk style with…

Italian singer Marco Mengoni wins at MTV European Music Awards

23 March, 2020

Proving either that he has international appeal, or that reality television has its legitimate stars, Marco Mengoni has won the Best European Act at the MTC Europe Music Awards for 2010. The new Italian singing talent burst onto the scene…

Italian music: Giorgia's new style with "Per Fare A Meno Di Te"

23 March, 2020

Our colleagues at Soundsblog.it have lamented the disappearance of Italian female singer Giorgia’s more individual style. The golden era of Giorgia’s career is perhaps characterised by songs such as Vivi Davvero, and Marzo, but those times seem gone now that…

Italian music: English lyrics, Vasco Rossi vs Luciano Ligabue

23 March, 2020

Okay so once you’ve got past the strange choice of Queen’s “We will rock you”, this is a montage video comparing Vasco Rossi’s “Il mondo che vorrei” with Luciano Ligabue’s “Il centro del mondo” (or “The world I’d like” and…

Giusy Ferreri: new album released, featuring duet with Tiziano Ferro

22 March, 2020

Expectations are high for the release of Italian singer Giusy Ferreri’s album “Gaetana“, happening today. The album follows the huge success of the single “Non Ti Scordar Mai di Me“, result of Ferreri’s runners-up title on the Italian X-Factor show.The…