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Sanremo 2009
The Sanremo Music Festival 2009 (), officially the 59th Italian Song Festival (), was the 59th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 17 and 21 February 2009, and broadcast by (RAI). It was hosted by Paolo Bonolis and Luca Laurenti. Bonolis, supported by Gianmarzo Mazzi, was also the artistic director of the contest. The competition was divided into two different sections. The Big Artists section included sixteen well-known singers, performing a previously unheard song, and it was won by Marco Carta's " La forza mia". The Newcomers section, featuring ten debuting or little known artists, was won by Arisa, performing the song "Sincerità". For the first time, a third section was added. Called ''Sanremofestival.59'', it was completely held through the web, and it was won by Ania with the song "Buongiorno gente". The first half of the inaugural episode was the most viewed TV programme in Italy in 2009, with more than 14 million viewers. The last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Bonolis
Paolo Bonolis (; born 14 June 1961) is an Italian television host. He made his debut in 1981 on ''3, 2, 1... contatto!'', a programme for children that aired on Italian national broadcaster RAI, Rai. Biography In 1982, he moved to Italia 1 where he hosted ''Bim bum bam'', still a programme for children. He anchored ''Bim Bum Bam'' until 1990 and then he hosted some variety shows such as ''Urka!'', ''Bulli & pupe'', ''Non è la Rai'' and ''Belli freschi''. After that, he signed back with Rai and hosted a few prime-time shows such as ''I cervelloni'', ''Beato tra le donne'' and the quiz show ''Luna park'', on air in the evening in Rai. In 1996 he went back to Mediaset, where he successfully hosted ''Tira & molla'' and the prime time shows ''Ciao Darwin'' and ''Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?''. Beginning in the same year he also hosted on Canale 5 the satirical news programme ''Striscia la notizia''. The programme was anchored along with Bonolis's longstanding collaborator, the sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Repubblica
(; English: "the Republic") is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper with an average circulation of 151,309 copies in May 2023. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo, and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore as a leftist newspaper, which proclaimed itself a "newspaper-party" (). During the early years of , its political views and readership ranged from the reformist left to the extraparliamentary left. Into the 21st century, it is identified with centre-left politics, and was known for its anti- Berlusconism, and Silvio Berlusconi's personal scorn for the paper. In April 2020, the paper was acquired by the GEDI Gruppo Editoriale of John Elkann and the Agnelli family, who is also the founder and owner of . Maurizio Molinari, the then editor of , was appointed as 's editor in place of ; this prompted the resignation of several journalists opposed to this change. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexia (Italian Singer)
Alessia Aquilani (born 19 May 1967), known professionally as Alexia, is an Italian singer. Before recording in Italian in the 2000s, she made records in English in the 1990s. Many of those were international hits. Before her solo career, she was the vocalist of Ice MC. She has performed at the Festivalbar nine times, and four times at the Sanremo Music Festival in which she has earned, besides several music critic awards, three second-placings, and one first-placing in 2003. Career 230px, Alexia in 2008 Early work Alexia was born in Arcola, Liguria, and from a young age regularly entered singing talent competitions. She started working for Italian label Euroenergy (by Disco Magic) in 1989 with the singles (Eurobeat/hi-NRG style) "Boy" as Alexia Cooper and "It's All Right" as Lita Beck. One year later, she provided backing vocals to the singles "Cinema" and "Scream" by Ice MC. Later she worked with producer Roberto Zanetti (better known as Robyx) in 1990, as a back-up singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albano Carrisi
Albano Antonio Carrisi (; born 20 May 1943), better known as Al Bano, is an Italian singer and actor. Having sold over 25 million records globally and career spanning seven decades, he is one of the most recognisable Italian singers in the world. He has gained worldwide notability due to his four and a half octave vocal range as well as his personal and professional association with Romina Power, daughter of Hollywood actor Tyrone Power, lasting until the 1990s. Carrisi is acclaimed for singing with operatic affinity in pop, rock and italo disco repertoires with extensive head voice and minimal usage of falsetto vocal register. he has participated in 15 editions of the Sanremo Music Festival, tying the record for most participations with Anna Oxa, Milva, Peppino di Capri and Toto Cutugno; this includes a victory in 1984 duetting with Power. He additionally took part in the selection in 1965. In 2016, he was awarded Albanian citizenship due to his close ties with the country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afterhours (band)
Afterhours is an Italian alternative rock band. The band was named after the Velvet Underground song of the same name. Biography The Afterhours were formed in 1985 in Milan around Manuel Agnelli, a Velvet Underground fan. They debuted in 1987 with the single ''My bit boy'', followed a year later by the EP ''All Good Children Go to Hell''. The band has released two albums and two EPs in English. Since ''Germi'' (1995), the group switched to Italian language, except for ''Ballads for Little Hyenas'', produced by Afghan Whigs leader Greg Dulli, who also played with the group in a 2006 tour in the United States. Afterhours also served as the Italian backing band to Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan’s Gutter Twins project and Agnelli co-wrote two songs with Dulli on the Twilight Singers album Powder Burns. In 2009, the band won the ''"Mia Martini" Critics Award'' at the Sanremo Music Festival. In the same year they released the compilation "''Il paese è reale''" ("The country is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malika Ayane
Malika Ayane (; born 31 January 1984) is an Italian pop singer. Early life Malika Ayane was born in Milan, Italy, on 31 January 1984, to a Moroccan father, Ahmed, and an Italian mother. She grew up in the Zone 2 of Milan, the most multi-ethnic area of the city. In 1995, she entered the White Voices Choir at the Teatro alla Scala in her hometown, where she sang for seven years. In the meanwhile, she started studying cello at the "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory in Milan, where she graduated in 2001. Career During the mid 2000s, Ayane recorded songs for some TV spots, including a cover of "Over the Rainbow" for the campaign of Italian food company Yomo in 2005, and the original track "Soul Waver", performed in 2007 for Swedish car manufacturer Saab. In 2007, Ayane met Italian record producer and former singer Caterina Caselli, which granted her a deal with independent label Sugar Music. As a result, "Soul Waver" was released as her debut single. The song was also re-released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Fornaciari
Irene Fornaciari (born 24 December 1983) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Life She was born in 1983. Her father is the singer Zucchero Fornaciari. She participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 2009 in the "New Proposals" category but became famous with her 2010 participation, along with Nomadi, in the "Artists" category with the song " Il mondo piange". She has released three albums, eight singles and a collection. Discography Album * 2007 – ''Vertigini in fiore'' * 2009 – ''Vintage Baby'' * 2012 – ''Grande mistero'' Collections * 2010 – ''Irene Fornaciari'' Singles and music videos * 2006 – "Mastichi aria" * 2006 – "Io non-abito più qua" * 2007 – "Un sole dentro" (with video clips directed by Gaetano Morbioli) * 2007 – "Un giro in giro" * 2009 – "Spiove il sole" (with video clips directed by Gaetano Morbioli) * 2010 – "Il mondo piange" (in collaboration with the Nomadi) * 2010 – "Messin' with My Head" (in collaboration with Mousse T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona Molinari
Simona Molinari (born 23 February 1983) is an Italian jazz music singer. She performed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2009 her song "Egocentrica". Shortly after, she released the album of the same name. Discography Studio albums * ''Egocentrica'' (2009)- ITA No. 75 * ''Croce e delizia'' (2010) * ''Tua'' (2011) – ITA No. 29 * ''Dr.Jekill, Mr. Hyde'' (2013) – ITA No. 16 * ''Casa Mia'' (2015) * ''Petali'' (2022) Singles * 2009 – "Egocentrica" * 2009 – "Nell'aria" * 2010 – "Amore a prima vista" (feat. Ornella Vanoni) – ITA No. 10 * 2011 – "Forse" (feat. Danny Diaz) – ITA No. 34 * 2011 – "In cerca di te" (feat. Peter Cincotti) – ITA No. 25 * 2013 – "La felicità" – ITA No. 14 * 2013 – "Dr.Jekill, Mr. Hyde" Awards and nominations References External linksSimona Molinariat Myspace Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace, currently myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated Whitespace character#Substitute images, open box symbol) is a social networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Stampa
(English: "The Press") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin with an average circulation of 87,143 copies in May 2023. Distributed in Italy and other European nations, it is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. Until the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the country underwent a nationalization process, and were not real national daily newspapers, as their geographical area of circulation was mostly limited to Piedmont for and Lombardy for ; thus, both papers shared a readership that was linked to its place of residence and its social class, mostly from the industrialist class and financial circles. has "historically" been Turin's newspaper of record. It is considered one of Italy's leading national newspapers alongside , , , and . History and profile The paper was founded by Vittorio Bersezio, a journalist and novelist, in February 1867, with the name ''Gazzetta Piemontese''. In 1895, the newspaper was bought and by then edited by Alfredo Frassati (father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Lanza
Cesare Lanza (born 8 July 1942) is an Italian journalist and author. Born in Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ..., Lanza started working as a journalist at fourteen years old.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . In 1976 he became the director of '' Il Secolo XIX'' and later he directed several other newspapers and magazines. In 1976 he debuted as an author with the novel ''Nenè'', which one year later was adapted by Salvatore Samperi into a film with the same name. In 2008 he made his directorial debut with the drama film ''La Perfezionista''. He is also a television author. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanza, Cesare Living people Italian journalists Italian male journalists 1942 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaetano Castelli
Gaetano Castelli (born 1938) is an Italian painter and set designer. External links Gaetano Castelli website * Gaetano Castelli: The Masquerade of Soulsexhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute, London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ..., July 12, 2007 – September 13, 2007. 1938 births Living people Italian designers 20th-century Italian painters 20th-century Italian male artists Italian male painters Italian scenic designers {{Italy-painter-20thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria De Filippi
Maria De Filippi (born 5 December 1961) is an Italian television host and the owner of the Production company, television production company ''Fascino PGT''. She is regarded as one of the most popular presenters in Italy. Biography De Filippi was born in Milan, Lombardy, but grew up in Pavia where her family moved when she was ten years old. Until his death in 2023, she was married to talk show host Maurizio Costanzo, with whom she had an adopted son. Career She has hosted numerous talk shows (mostly Tabloid talk show, trashic) broadcast by Mediaset's Canale 5 such as ''Uomini e donne'' and ''C'e posta per te''. From 1993 until the present day (2024), she has hosted on Canale 5 the talent show ''Amici'' (before was a simply talk show) which changed its name in 2002 to ''Amici di Maria De Filippi''. Similar to the American series Fame (2003 TV series), ''Fame'', it features a school with groups of aspiring young singers and dancers, divided in teams, who compete against the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
