"Incancellabile" (
English: ''Unforgettable'') is a song written by Cheope, Marco Marati and Angelo Valsiglio and recorded by Italian singer
Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian Pop music, pop singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 1993, 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which becam ...
. It was released as the first single from the album ''
Le cose che vivi'' in 1996.
The song was also recorded in Spanish and Portuguese, with the titles "Inolvidable" and "Inesquecível", respectively. The Portuguese version is included only in the Brazilian version of the album.
In 2013, the song is re-recorded with new arrangements for Pausini's compilation album ''
20 - The Greatest Hits / 20 - Grandes Éxitos''.
Music video
Recorded in the end of July 1996 in Iceland (precisely in the Vike zone), atop a volcano crater on the
Langisjór
Langisjór () is a lake in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. It is around 20 km in length and up to 2 km wide, with a total surface area of about and a depth of 75m at its deepest point.
The lake is situated ra ...
region, on the southern part of the island. Shots were taken from the ground and from a helicopter. It was directed by Jamie De La Peña. All the three versions of the song had music videos recorded.
Track listing
;CD single – Italy
# "Incancellabile" – 3:48
# "
Strani amori
"Strani amori'" (English: ''Strange loves'') is a song by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released in February 1994 as the first single from her second studio album, ''Laura (Laura Pausini album), Laura''.
Written by Angelo Valsiglio, Roberto Buti ...
" – 4:10
# "
Gente" – 4:30
# "Incancellabile"
(Instrumental) – 3:48
;Promo CD single – Italy
# "Incancellabile" – 3:48
# "Incancellabile"
(Instrumental) – 3:48
Charts
Weekly charts
Italian version
Spanish version
Year-end charts
Italian version
Frankie Negrón version
In 1997, American salsa singer,
Frankie Negrón covered "Inolvidable" as his debut single. The song peaked at #20 on the
Hot Latin Tracks
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, ...
reach #1 on the
Latin Tropical Airplay The ''Billboard'' tropical charts began in 1985 when an album chart were introduced as Tropical Albums in the June 29 issue of the magazine. In October 1994, ''Billboard'' then established Tropical Airplay, which initially rank the most-played song ...
. It was named the best-performing Latin Tropical Airplay of 1997.
Billboard Year in Review: Hot Tropical/Salsa Tracks
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Charts
Year-end charts
Sandy & Junior version
The Portuguese-language version of the song was covered in 1998 by Brazilian singing duo Sandy & Junior
Sandy & Junior were a Brazilian pop music duo consisting of siblings Sandy Leah Lima (born January 28, 1983) and Durval de Lima Júnior (born April 11, 1984). They first gained notoriety by being the children of Xororó from popular sertanejo ...
. Laura Pausini and Sandy have sung this version once together.
See also
* List of ''Billboard'' Tropical Airplay number ones of 1997
References
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1996 singles
1997 debut singles
Laura Pausini songs
Frankie Negrón songs
Pop ballads
Songs written by Cheope
Warner Music Group singles
Warner Music Latina singles
1996 songs
Songs written by Angelo Valsiglio
Compagnia Generale del Disco singles