Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian pop-
folk singer
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...
and songwriter. She is the elder sister of actress
Giuliana De Sio
Giuliana De Sio (born 2 April 1956) is an Italian actress, the younger sister of pop-folk singer Teresa De Sio. She won two David di Donatello for Best Actress and different Silver Ribbons for Best Actress.
Biography and career
Giuliana De ...
.
Biography and career
Teresa De Sio was born in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's admini ...
and grew up in
Cava de' Tirreni
Cava de' Tirreni (; Cilentan: ''A Càva'') is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, northwest of the town of Salerno. It lies in a richly cultivated valley surrounded by wooded hills, and is a popu ...
, where her family was originally from. In 1976 she started her career as a vocalist with
Eugenio Bennato and Musicanova, a group which focused on
Neapolitan folk music.
In 1980 she launched her solo career with the album (''Sulla terra sulla luna''). Her second album ''Teresa De Sio'', sung in
Neapolitan, was met with critical and commercial success and sold over 500,000 copies in italy. Her third album ''Tre'' (1982), sold over 500,000 copies and reinforced her status as one of Italy's most promising talents; some of her well-known songs from this period include ''Voglia 'e turnà'', ''Aumm aumm'', ''
'E pazzielle'', ''Terra
'e nisciuno'' and ''Ario
'''.
De Sio collaborated with
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...
for her next two albums, ''Africana'' (1985) and ''Sindarella suite'' (1988). In the 1990s her work became more politically engaged. In her 1995 album ''Un libero cercare'' she worked with
Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent '' cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pr ...
and
Fiorella Mannoia.
In 2003 performed, along with
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is a Scottish-American musician and composer. He is best known for his work as the drummer of the English rock band the Police from 1977 to 1986, and again from 2007 to 2008. Before playing with th ...
and
Vittorio Cosma
Vittorio Cosma (born 11 March 1965) is an Italian pianist, record producer, conductor, and arranger.
Life and career
Born in Varese, Cosma studied piano at the Milan Conservatory and later jazz piano under Patrizio Fariselli and Franco D'Andre ...
at "La Notte della Taranta" in
Melpignano. In 2005 De Sio participated to the
62nd edition with the documentary ''Craj'' The film was directed by Davide Marengo, and went on to win the Lino Micciché Prize.
Infos on craj.net
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Discography
Solo albums
* 1978 – ''Villanelle Popolaresche del '500''
* 1980 – ''Sulla terra sulla luna''
* 1982 – ''Teresa De Sio''
* 1983 – ''Tre''
* 1985 – ''Africana''
* 1986 – ''Toledo e regina''
* 1988 – ''Sindarella suite''
* 1991 – ''Ombre rosse''
* 1993 – ''La mappa del nuovo mondo''
* 1995 – ''Un libero cercare''
* 1997 – ''Primo viene l'amore''
* 1999 – ''La notte del Dio che balla''
* 2004 – ''A Sud! A Sud!''
* 2007 – ''Sacco e fuoco''
* 2011 - ''Tutto cambia''
Compilation albums
* 1991 – ''Voglia 'e turnà''
* 1998 – ''Successi''
* 2002 – ''Voglia 'e turnà e altri successi''
* 2006 – ''Primo viene l'amore: Le più belle canzoni di Teresa De Sio''
* 2012 – ''Primo viene l'amore: Mediterranea''
Singles
* 1995 - "Animali Italiani"
* 2011 - "Inno Nazionale" / "Non Dormo Mai Tutta La Notte" / "Padroni E Bestie"
Notes
References
External links
*
Teresa De Sio official site
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1955 births
Living people
Italian singer-songwriters
Italian folk singers
People from Cava de' Tirreni
Italian-language singers