Patrizia Laquidara (born October 29, 1972) is an Italian singer and writer.

Biography

Patrizia Laquidara was born in

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, on the island of

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. When she was very young her family moved to a small town in the

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, where she began studying music and playing in piano bars during weekends. In 1998 she attended a course at CET music school, as composer and singer of popular music of

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and Veneto. This school is run by the well-known Mogol, who wrote the texts of

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songs. She is also interested in the music of many

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countries and in the music of central Europe and the

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region. She often tours Italy with her group, the Hotel Rif. In 1999 one of her songs, "Stella nascente", was included on an album titled ''Canzoni per

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'', but her true love at the time was for

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. Her first solo album, in 2001, was titled ''

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'' (For you, dear Caetano) and was dedicated to the Brazilian singer

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. Just after this album, her song "Agisce", written with the collaboration of

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, won the ''Città di Recanati'' prize for best music and interpretation. In 2003, she participated in the

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with the song "Lividi e fiori" and won the

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. The song "Noite e luar", in Portuguese, became well known in Italy. In 2006, she participated in the international festival of ethnic and contemporary music named "Suoni dell'altro mondo" (Sounds from another world) and also in the Premio Tenco. In 2007, she released her third album, '' Funambola'', produced by

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and

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. The album was dedicated to the tightrope walker

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, who walked on a steel wire between the towers of the

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. She also received the Gold Mask Prize for Popular Music Singer from the Bologna Conservatory. In 2008, she toured all around Italy with ''Funambola'' and sang in a musical theatre piece by

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. She also performed with the pianist Alfonso Santimone, looking for electronic sonorities as well as rediscovering old Japanese songs, in this way showing all the eclecticism of her art. She also sang in the show ''Creuza de luna'', a poetical and musical journey starting in Italy and traveling to

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and

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. She participated in Etnafest in

, sang during the Festivalguer of

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and at the

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Expo. Late in December, Patrizia presented a video from her song "Ziza", on a TV show on ''Rai Due''. During 2009 she participated on the show ''Musica dei cieli'' (Music of the skies) and was part of a traditional Italian

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songs concert in the big

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Auditorium. She also performed the song "Su li stiddi" at the New Sicilian Song Festival then went to

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for th
Festa do Cinema Italiano
a film festival, where her song "Personaggio" was the cover. She sang in three concerts, the most important being at the Cabaret Maxime. She then flew to

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, in

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, with the show ''Popular Music of the Mediterranean''. After coming back to Italy, she received the

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prize, a part of the Magna Grecia Awards, with the following motivation: "The musical event, the balance between the high pitches and the shades in the pronunciation of words, make her voice a unique melody, Patrizia Laquidara emphasizes old sonorities and enters the scene, barefoot, to leave her untold impressions in the intimate sactum of every heart, that opens with her to new rhythms". Her song "Assenza" was then included in the album ''Capo Verde terra d'amore vol. I'', a compilation of songs of

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musicians, sung by them and Italian singers. The proceeds of this album are given to the

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food program for children. She participated in a show on the national television channel ''Rai Due'', then flew to the United States for a July tour, with concerts in

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and

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, along with the Brazilian singer

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. In October, she sang in the

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jazz club Blue Note and announced a new record. She sang during the New Year's Eve concert in Piazza dei Signori, Vicenza.

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (Audio Records/Velut Luna – 2001) * '' Indirizzo portoghese'' (Genius Records/Virgin Music – 2003) * '' Funambola'' (Ponderosa Music&Art – 2007) * '' Il Canto dell'Anguana'' (Indie Europe/Zoom – 2011)

Singles

* Agisce (2003) * Lividi e fiori (2003) * Per causa d'amore * Indirizzo Portoghese * Parlami d'amore, Mariù * Le cose (2007) * Personaggio (2008) * Ziza (2008)

Compilations

* Stella nascente, in the album "Canzoni per Ornella Vanoni e Mario Lavezzi" (1999) * Assenza, in the album "Capo Verde terra d'amore vol. I" (2009)

Filmography

* '' Manuale d'amore'', directed by

(2005)

References

External links

Official site

Official MySpace
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