Stefano Belisari (born 30 July 1961 in

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), nicknamed Elio, is an Italian singer, comedian, actor and musician. He is a founding member of the Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese.

Career

Elio founded Elio e le Storie Tese in 1980. He is the lead vocalist and occasionally plays the

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(in which he is a graduate of the

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), the electric guitar and the electric bass. In 2002, Elio graduated from the

Polytechnic University of Milan The Polytechnic University of Milan (, abbreviated as PoliMi) is a university in Milan, Italy. It is the largest technical university in the country, with about 40,000 enrolled students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and higher ...

with an MSc in

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. He had previously interrupted his studies following the success of his music career. The texts of his songs are humorous and irreverent, and he listed

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as a primary influence. He has been a judge on the panel of the Italian version of ''The X Factor'' for five seasons, winning two of them through acts he mentored,

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(season 4, 2010) and

Giò Sada Giovanni "Giò" Sada (born 10 September 1989), also known as Gulliver, is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known for winning the ninth season of the Italian talent show ''X Factor'' in 2015. His debut single, "Il rimpianto di t ...

( season 9, 2015). He was also a judge at ''

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'' in 2022.

Filmography

References

External links

Elio e le Storie Tese official website
1961 births People of Marchesan descent Living people Singers from Milan Italian male singers Italian comedy musicians Polytechnic University of Milan alumni Engineers from Milan Musicians from Milan Milan Conservatory alumni {{italy-musician-stub