Elisa
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Elisa Toffoli is an Italian
singer-songwriter, performing under the mononym Elisa. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop
, alternative rock
, electronica
and trip hop
. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single Come Speak to Me
, while American audiences may recognise the song Dancing
as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of So You Think You Can Dance
.
in north-eastern Italy. Her early influences include Björk
, PJ Harvey
, Tori Amos
, Aretha Franklin
and Ella Fitzgerald
, while she has credited Rudyard Kipling
and Jim Morrison
of The Doors
as lyrical inspirators. She began writing songs at the age of 11 and later played in several local bands. At 15 she appeared in a televised karaoke program, Karaoke hosted by Rosario Fiorello
.
, who one year later signed her to the record company Sugar
. At 18 she left for Berkeley
, California
(U.S.
) to work on songs for her debut album with record producer Corrado Rustici, who has also worked with Whitney Houston
, Aretha Franklin and Zucchero
among others.
Elisa's first single "Sleeping in Your Hand
" was released in late May 1997
, followed by her debut album Pipes & Flowers
on September 22. She was credited as a writer or co-writer on all tracks. The album soon went quadruple platinum
in Italy and won her two prizes: Targa Tenco and PIM (Premio Italiano della Musica). She was also a special guest on Eros Ramazzotti
's European tour.
May 5, 2000
saw the release of Asile's World
(Asile being Elisa written backwards). The album took a new turn in terms of musical influences and featured songs produced by Howie B, Roberto Vernetti, Mauro Malavasi
and Leo Z.
In September 2000 Elisa recorded her first song in Italian, "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)
". The song was initially written in English, but an Italian lyric was written in collaboration with fellow singer Zucchero. The song was performed at the 2001 Sanremo Festival
supported by the Solis String Quartet, and won her the Critics' Award, Interpreter of the Year as well as the competition altogether. Both Italian and English versions were later included in a re-release of Asile's World. In November she was awarded three prizes at the Italian Music Awards
: Best female artist, Best single (Luce) and Best song, as well as taking home the Best Italian Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2001
in Frankfurt
. She also received Premio Italiano della Musica's Best Female Artist and Best Single (Luce).
was released on November 9, 2001
with Rustici returning as producer. The album saw a return to a more pop/rock sound and went triple platinum. The following year she performed both at the closing of the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City, Utah
singing a jazzy version of the Italian national hymn, and at the 2002 Pavarotti and Friends
concert, singing Voglio vivere così (col sole in fronte) with the world famous tenor
.
In August 2002 Sugar released an International album simply entitled Elisa
. The album is a selection of songs from her three first albums fronted by Come Speak to Me
, the original English version of her hit Luce. The single received high rotation on MTV Europe
as well as fair airplay and moderate attention in several European countries, but still failed to establish Elisa as an international artist.
, an acoustic album featuring new, stripped-down versions of some of her songs as well as a handful of new ones including a cover version of Leonard Cohen
's "Hallelujah". The album was followed by an extensive acoustic Italian tour as well as a double DVD set consisting of an MTV Supersonic concert and The making of Lotus.
Elisa's fourth studio album Pearl Days
was released on October 15 2004
. All tracks were produced by Glen Ballard
, known for producing Alanis Morissette
's Jagged Little Pill
and tracks for artists such as Anastacia
, Michael Jackson
, Shakira
, Christina Aguilera
and The Corrs
. The album was more rock-influenced and sported more electric guitars than her earlier records. One of the songs, Life Goes On, was later translated to Italian (Una poesia anche per te) and became the fourth best selling single in Italy in 2005. The single was accompanied by a self directed video which won the Premio Video Italiano for Best Female Artist. In the summer of 2005, Elisa appeared at the Live 8
concert in Rome
alongside Zucchero
, Luciano Ligabue
and other major Italian artists.
Two non-album singles were released in 2005
and 2006
, Swan and Teach Me Again (duet with Tina Turner
). Both supported major Italian films, namely Melissa P.
and All the Invisible Children
(Segment 9: Song Song & Little Cat directed by John Woo
). Elisa also performed Luce (Tramonti a nord est) at the closing ceremony
of the Winter Olympics
in Torino.
Soundtrack '96-'06
was released, a collection of hits through her first ten years as a recording artist. The album also contained four new songs; three in Italian and one in English. The album peaked at number 1, was certified diamond and became the third most selling album of 2006 in Italy with more than of 700,000 copies.
A revised edition entitled Caterpillar
was released in September 2007
, aimed at the International market. Several of the songs had been remixed, rearranged and partly rerecorded and it featured an entirely new cover version of The Rolling Stones
Wild Horses.
The box set Soundtrack Live '96-'06 was released on November 23 2007
, containing a CD and DVD from a Milan
concert during the Soundtrack Live Tour 2007.
In the wake of Elisa's increased popularity due to her song Dancing
appearing on So You Think You Can Dance
, yet another compilation album appropriately named Dancing
was released in the US on July 15 2008
. Being the singer's first album to be available in the US, it is recognised as her American debut.
, on November 13. The first single was Ti Vorrei Sollevare
with Giuliano Sangiorgi
from Italian rock band Negramaro
. The album also contains a collaboration with Antony Hegarty
from Antony and the Johnsons
in the song "Forgiveness".
On November 30, 2010 Elisa released Ivy, an album in the same vein as Lotus, featuring 3 new tracks, acoustic versions of her past songs and covers such as Smashing Pumpkins' "1979
". The album sold over 60.000 copies in Italy and was further supported by a tour.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
singer-songwriter, performing under the mononym Elisa. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
, electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
and trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single Come Speak to Me
Luce (tramonti a nord est)
"Luce is Italian singer-songwriter Elisa's most famous song, both in her home Italy and internationally, in its English version "Come Speak to Me". It also has a Spanish version called "Hablame", which has a slightly different arrangement...
, while American audiences may recognise the song Dancing
Dancing (Elisa song)
"Dancing" was the fourth single released in Italy and in the United states from Elisa's third album, Then Comes the Sun , and the first single released from the American album Dancing.-Track listings:*U.S Track-list E.P#"Dancing" 5:36...
as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
.
Early life
Elisa Toffoli was born on December 19, 1977 in TriesteTrieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
in north-eastern Italy. Her early influences include Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
, PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
, Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
and Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
, while she has credited Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
and Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
of The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
as lyrical inspirators. She began writing songs at the age of 11 and later played in several local bands. At 15 she appeared in a televised karaoke program, Karaoke hosted by Rosario Fiorello
Rosario Fiorello
Rosario Tindaro Fiorello , known just as Fiorello, is an Italian comedian, singer, radio and television presenter.-Career:...
.
Initial albums and Sanremo Festival
At 16, Elisa met Caterina CaselliCaterina 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 one year later signed her to the record company Sugar
Sugar Music
Sugar is an Italian record label based in Milan.Some of the artists signed with the label include Andrea Bocelli, since his debut in 1992, and Elisa, two of Italy's most successful stars....
. At 18 she left for Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
(U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) to work on songs for her debut album with record producer Corrado Rustici, who has also worked with Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
, Aretha Franklin and Zucchero
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...
among others.
Elisa's first single "Sleeping in Your Hand
Sleeping in Your Hand
"Sleeping in Your Hand" is the debut single of Elisa, The song can be found on her album Pipes & Flowers. The single was released in Europe only.-Track listing:CD single#"Sleeping in Your Hand" - 4:22...
" was released in late May 1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
, followed by her debut album Pipes & Flowers
Pipes & Flowers
Pipes & Flowers is the debut album by Italian singer Elisa, released in Italy in 1997 by Sugar Records. It followed the single Sleeping in Your Hand.In 1998 the album was re-released with the bonus track Cure Me....
on September 22. She was credited as a writer or co-writer on all tracks. The album soon went quadruple platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
in Italy and won her two prizes: Targa Tenco and PIM (Premio Italiano della Musica). She was also a special guest on Eros Ramazzotti
Eros Ramazzotti
Eros Luciano Walter Ramazzotti , known simply as Eros Ramazzotti, is an Italian singer and songwriter. Ramazzotti is enormously popular in Italy, and is well known in most non-English-speaking European countries and in the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in both...
's European tour.
May 5, 2000
2000 in music
See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
saw the release of Asile's World
Asile's World
Asile's World is the second album by Elisa released in 2000 .- Track listing :# "Gift" - 4:18# "Chameleon" - 4:14# "Happiness Is Home"'- 4:57# "Asile's World" - 3:50# "Seven Times" - 4:35# "Upside Down" - 4:13...
(Asile being Elisa written backwards). The album took a new turn in terms of musical influences and featured songs produced by Howie B, Roberto Vernetti, Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player...
and Leo Z.
In September 2000 Elisa recorded her first song in Italian, "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)
Luce (tramonti a nord est)
"Luce is Italian singer-songwriter Elisa's most famous song, both in her home Italy and internationally, in its English version "Come Speak to Me". It also has a Spanish version called "Hablame", which has a slightly different arrangement...
". The song was initially written in English, but an Italian lyric was written in collaboration with fellow singer Zucchero. The song was performed at the 2001 Sanremo Festival
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...
supported by the Solis String Quartet, and won her the Critics' Award, Interpreter of the Year as well as the competition altogether. Both Italian and English versions were later included in a re-release of Asile's World. In November she was awarded three prizes at the Italian Music Awards
Italian Music Awards
There are a great number of music competitions that offer prizes for performance and composition in both classical and popular music. Prizes may be monetary, but may also be in the form of less tangible things such as scholarships, recording contract, concert performances, a chance to have one's...
: Best female artist, Best single (Luce) and Best song, as well as taking home the Best Italian Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2001
MTV Europe Music Awards 2001
Ali G., aka Sacha Baron Cohen, was the host for The Europe Music Award's in Frankfurt, held at The Festhalle. The outspoken comic opened the show surrounded by pyjama-clad girls and was rude to Craig David, Boris Becker and anyone else whose name he could pronounce...
in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. She also received Premio Italiano della Musica's Best Female Artist and Best Single (Luce).
Third album and international release
Elisa's third album, Then Comes the SunThen Comes the Sun
Then Comes the Sun is the third album by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa released by Sugar on November 9, 2001 . It was produced by Corrado Rustici....
was released on November 9, 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
with Rustici returning as producer. The album saw a return to a more pop/rock sound and went triple platinum. The following year she performed both at the closing of the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
singing a jazzy version of the Italian national hymn, and at the 2002 Pavarotti and Friends
Luciano Pavarotti
right|thumb|Luciano Pavarotti performing at the opening of the Constantine Palace in [[Strelna]], 31 May 2003. The concert was part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of [[St...
concert, singing Voglio vivere così (col sole in fronte) with the world famous tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
.
In August 2002 Sugar released an International album simply entitled Elisa
Elisa (album)
Elisa is an compilation album by Italian singer Elisa released in 2002.-Track listing:# Come Speak to Me# Heaven Out of Hell# Rainbow# Fever# Dancing# It Is What It Is# Rock Your Soul# Labyrinth# Stranger...
. The album is a selection of songs from her three first albums fronted by Come Speak to Me
Luce (tramonti a nord est)
"Luce is Italian singer-songwriter Elisa's most famous song, both in her home Italy and internationally, in its English version "Come Speak to Me". It also has a Spanish version called "Hablame", which has a slightly different arrangement...
, the original English version of her hit Luce. The single received high rotation on MTV Europe
MTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
as well as fair airplay and moderate attention in several European countries, but still failed to establish Elisa as an international artist.
Acoustic album and Pearl Days
In late 2003 Elisa released the album LotusLotus (Elisa album)
Lotus is the fourth studio album by Elisa, released in 2003 . Initially idealized as a live album , Lotus became a mix between studio album , a greatest hits album and a cover album...
, an acoustic album featuring new, stripped-down versions of some of her songs as well as a handful of new ones including a cover version of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
's "Hallelujah". The album was followed by an extensive acoustic Italian tour as well as a double DVD set consisting of an MTV Supersonic concert and The making of Lotus.
Elisa's fourth studio album Pearl Days
Pearl Days
Pearl Days is the fifth studio-album by Italian singer Elisa. The album was released on October 15, 2004 and debuted at number two on the Italian album chart.Pearl Days is a rock album that echoes Elisa's debut album Pipes & Flowers....
was released on October 15 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
. All tracks were produced by Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill , which won Grammy Award for "Best Rock Album", and "Album of the Year" amongst others, and is ranked by the Rolling Stone amongst The 500 Greatest Albums of...
, known for producing Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
's Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette. It was Morissette's first internationally released album, and her first studio album after the three year hiatus following her break with MCA Records. The album marked a shift from her style...
and tracks for artists such as Anastacia
Anastacia
Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
, Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
, Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
and The Corrs
The Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
. The album was more rock-influenced and sported more electric guitars than her earlier records. One of the songs, Life Goes On, was later translated to Italian (Una poesia anche per te) and became the fourth best selling single in Italy in 2005. The single was accompanied by a self directed video which won the Premio Video Italiano for Best Female Artist. In the summer of 2005, Elisa appeared at the Live 8
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
concert 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...
alongside Zucchero
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...
, Luciano Ligabue
Luciano Ligabue
Luciano Ligabue , more commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italian rock singer-songwriter, film director and writer.-Biography:...
and other major Italian artists.
Two non-album singles were released in 2005
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
and 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
, Swan and Teach Me Again (duet with Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
). Both supported major Italian films, namely Melissa P.
Melissa Panarello
Melissa Panarello , alias Melissa P., is an Italian writer.-Biography:Panarello grew up in the small Sicilian town of Aci Castello, near Catania in Italy...
and All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children is a 2005 anthology film on the theme of childhood and exploitation. It is a collection of seven short films, each focused on a different child.The film has a total runtime of 116 minutes, averaging 16 minutes each....
(Segment 9: Song Song & Little Cat directed by John Woo
John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...
). Elisa also performed Luce (Tramonti a nord est) at the closing ceremony
2006 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on February 26, 2006 beginning at 20:00 CET at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy.-Program:...
of the Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Torino.
Compilation albums and live box set
On November 17, 20062006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
Soundtrack '96-'06
Soundtrack '96-'06
Soundtrack '96-'06 is the first official Best of by Italian singer Elisa, the album has sold over 710,000 copies and was certified Diamond in Italy....
was released, a collection of hits through her first ten years as a recording artist. The album also contained four new songs; three in Italian and one in English. The album peaked at number 1, was certified diamond and became the third most selling album of 2006 in Italy with more than of 700,000 copies.
A revised edition entitled Caterpillar
Caterpillar (Elisa album)
Caterpillar is a best-of compilation by pop rock singer Elisa, mainly aimed at the international market. It's an international, revisited edition of Soundtrack '96-'06 and it has been published in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Luxembourg....
was released in September 2007
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
, aimed at the International market. Several of the songs had been remixed, rearranged and partly rerecorded and it featured an entirely new cover version of The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
Wild Horses.
The box set Soundtrack Live '96-'06 was released on November 23 2007
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
, containing a CD and DVD from a Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
concert during the Soundtrack Live Tour 2007.
In the wake of Elisa's increased popularity due to her song Dancing
Dancing (Elisa song)
"Dancing" was the fourth single released in Italy and in the United states from Elisa's third album, Then Comes the Sun , and the first single released from the American album Dancing.-Track listings:*U.S Track-list E.P#"Dancing" 5:36...
appearing on So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
, yet another compilation album appropriately named Dancing
Dancing (Elisa album)
Dancing is a compilation album by Italian singer Elisa that was released on July 15, 2008 in CD format in the United States and Canada. A digital version on iTunes was released on June 17, 2008 in the United States and on August 25, 2008 in Canada....
was released in the US on July 15 2008
2008 in music
2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
. Being the singer's first album to be available in the US, it is recognised as her American debut.
Heart and second acoustic album
Elisa announced in September 2009 that she would release a new album, HeartHeart (Elisa album)
Heart is the sixth studio album from Italian singer–songwriter Elisa. It was released on 13 November 2009 in Italy.-Commercial performance:...
, on November 13. The first single was Ti Vorrei Sollevare
Ti Vorrei Sollevare
"Ti vorrei sollevare" is a song written, recorded by Italian Pop rock singer Elisa and produced by her and Andrea"Ringuz" Rigonat, featuring Italian singer Giuliano Sangiorgi from Negramaro...
with Giuliano Sangiorgi
Giuliano Sangiorgi
Giuliano Sangiorgi is the vocalist, one of the guitarists and pianists of the Italian rock band Negramaro...
from Italian rock 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....
. The album also contains a collaboration with Antony Hegarty
Antony Hegarty
Antony Hegarty is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons.-Early life:...
from Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons is a music group presenting the work of Antony Hegarty and his collaborators.-Career:British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released...
in the song "Forgiveness".
On November 30, 2010 Elisa released Ivy, an album in the same vein as Lotus, featuring 3 new tracks, acoustic versions of her past songs and covers such as Smashing Pumpkins' "1979
1979 (song)
"1979" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, "1979" was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples that were uncharacteristic of previous...
". The album sold over 60.000 copies in Italy and was further supported by a tour.
Personal life
Elisa and Andrea Rigonat (guitarist and band member) had their first child on October 22, 2009. The girl's name is Emma Cecile.Albums
| Year | Album | ITA chart | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Pipes & Flowers Pipes & Flowers Pipes & Flowers is the debut album by Italian singer Elisa, released in Italy in 1997 by Sugar Records. It followed the single Sleeping in Your Hand.In 1998 the album was re-released with the bonus track Cure Me.... |
9 | 390,000 |
| 2000 | Asile's World Asile's World Asile's World is the second album by Elisa released in 2000 .- Track listing :# "Gift" - 4:18# "Chameleon" - 4:14# "Happiness Is Home"'- 4:57# "Asile's World" - 3:50# "Seven Times" - 4:35# "Upside Down" - 4:13... |
5 | 280,000 |
| 2001 | Then Comes the Sun Then Comes the Sun Then Comes the Sun is the third album by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa released by Sugar on November 9, 2001 . It was produced by Corrado Rustici.... |
10 | 280,000 |
| 2003 | Lotus Lotus (Elisa album) Lotus is the fourth studio album by Elisa, released in 2003 . Initially idealized as a live album , Lotus became a mix between studio album , a greatest hits album and a cover album... |
2 | 370,000 |
| 2004 | Pearl Days Pearl Days Pearl Days is the fifth studio-album by Italian singer Elisa. The album was released on October 15, 2004 and debuted at number two on the Italian album chart.Pearl Days is a rock album that echoes Elisa's debut album Pipes & Flowers.... |
2 | 180,000 |
| 2009 | Heart Heart (Elisa album) Heart is the sixth studio album from Italian singer–songwriter Elisa. It was released on 13 November 2009 in Italy.-Commercial performance:... |
1 | 230,000 |
| 2010 | Ivy | 4 | 90,000 |
Compilations
| Year | Album | ITA chart | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Elisa Elisa (album) Elisa is an compilation album by Italian singer Elisa released in 2002.-Track listing:# Come Speak to Me# Heaven Out of Hell# Rainbow# Fever# Dancing# It Is What It Is# Rock Your Soul# Labyrinth# Stranger... (International album) |
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| 2006 | Soundtrack '96-'06 Soundtrack '96-'06 Soundtrack '96-'06 is the first official Best of by Italian singer Elisa, the album has sold over 710,000 copies and was certified Diamond in Italy.... |
1 | 750,000 |
| 2007 | Caterpillar (International album) | 34 | - |
| 2008 | Dancing Dancing (Elisa album) Dancing is a compilation album by Italian singer Elisa that was released on July 15, 2008 in CD format in the United States and Canada. A digital version on iTunes was released on June 17, 2008 in the United States and on August 25, 2008 in Canada.... (only U.S. & Canada) |
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Live albums
| Year | Album | ITA chart | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Soundtrack live '96-'06 - (cd + dvd) | 11 | 90,000 |