Etta Scollo (born 27 May 1958) is an

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n singer and songwriter. Her music combines traditional Sicilian music, pop and jazz.

Biography

Born in Catania, Italy, she moved to Turin to study Architecture. She abandoned her studies to devote herself to music. Between 1983 and 1987 she worked with artists such as saxophonist Eddie Davis,

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and

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, both in the recording studio and in concerts. Chance encounters with producers from the Pop music scene led to the recording of the Paul McCartney song ''

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'', which Etta adapted with Italian lyrics in 1988. This song became No. 1 in the Austrian charts. In the 1990s she moved to Hamburg where she, along with the musical Ensemble L'art pour l'Art, undertook experiments with contemporary music. She composed film scores – for example ''I tuoi fiori'' for the film Bad Guy by

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. The Project ''Canta Ro' – Homage for Rosa Balistreri'' she brought the music of famous Sicilian singer

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into music by imagining it as score (academic counseling:

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Discography

* ''Etta Scollo (1989)'' * ''Io vivro (1991)'' * ''Blu (1999)'' * ''Il Bianco del Tempo (2002)'' * ''In Concerto (Live CD) (2002)'' * ''Casa (2003)'' * ''Canta Ro (2005)'' * ''Canta Ro in Trio (2006)'' * ''Les Siciliens (2007)'' * ''Il Fiore Splendente (2008)'' * ''Cuoresenza (2011)'' * ''Lunaria (2014)'' * ''Scollo con Cello: tempo al tempo (2015)'' with Susanne Paul * ''Il Passo Interiore (2018)''

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scollo, Etta 1958 births Living people Italian women singers Musicians from Catania Italian singer-songwriters