Rosanna Rocci
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Rosanna Rocci (born October 28, 1968, in
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) is an Italian pop singer.


Life and career

Rosanna Rocci first grew up in Switzerland. At the age of four, she moved with her family to Italy in
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. She spent the rest of her childhood there with two sisters. She learned to play the
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at an early age, which was actually reserved for men in Italy. At an event in Germany, Rocci played for the composer
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and the lyricist
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, who brought her to Germany. This is how she came to
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. Initially she was used to produce hits in English and Italian language. At the beginning of the 1990s, Rocci went on tour with
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and
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and became internationally known. She was a guest on numerous hit parades and television shows. From 1992, she also made German recordings. In addition to solo performances and solo recordings, Rocci has also been performing as a duo with her husband, fellow pop singer Michael Morgan, since 1999. Their first hit was ''Ich gehör zu Dir'', with which they won the "Golden Muse" at the Deutsche Schlager-Festspiele 1999. Rosanna Rocci is under contract with the music label ''zoom music''. In April 2019, she released her new album ''5.0'' to mark her 50th birthday.{{cite web , title=Rosanna Rocci mit neuem Album 5.0 , website=Presseportal-schweiz.ch , date=April 5, 2019 , url=https://www.presseportal-schweiz.ch/pressemeldungen/rosanna-rocci-neuem-album-50 , language=de , access-date=March 31, 2024 Rocci was married to Michael Morgan from 1997 and has a son with him. At the end of June 2012, she announced their official separation. In June 2020, Rocci made her divorce public.Lisa Klugmayer
''Schlager: Trennungsdrama bei Rosanna Rocci – Nach der Scheidung brach sie zusammen''
extratipp.com, 22. August 2021


Discography


Albums

* 1992: ''Rosanna'' * 1994: ''Kopfüber ins Leben'' * 1996: ''My Fire is Burning'' * 1998: ''Amore, Amore'' * 1999: ''Emozioni'' * 2001: ''I Live for You'' (with Michael Morgan) * 2001: ''Heart Over Head in Love'' * 2001: ''Rosanna'' * 2001: ''Un Poco di Amore'' * 2002: ''Dolce Vita'' * 2002: ''Kopfüber ins Leben'' * 2003: ''Aber bitte mit Herz'' * 2003: ''Ti Amo Ancora'' * 2004: ''Felicita – Liebe hautnah'' (with Michael Morgan) * 2005: ''Das fühlt sich gut an'' * 2007: ''Die grössten Single-Hits'' * 2007: ''100% Rosanna'' * 2009: ''Solo con te – Nur mit Dir'' * 2012: ''Glücksgefühle'' * 2019: ''5.0''


Singles

* ''La mia Musica'' * 1990: ''Mister, Mister'' * 1991: ''Theresa'' * 1991: ''My family'' * 1992: ''Chaka Chaka'' * 1993: '' Wer die Augen geschlossen (wird nie die Wahrheit seh'n)'' (as part of Mut zur Menschlichkeit) * 1994: ''Vino e Pane'' * 1995: ''Perche no – warum nicht'' * 1996: ''Mamma Mia'' * 1996: ''Ciao mio amore'' (with Andreas Fulterer) * 1997: ''Ritornerai'' * 1999: ''Ich gehör zu Dir'' (with Michael Morgan) * 2001: ''Un Poco di Amore'' * 2002: ''Un Anno d'Amore'' * 2005: ''Arrivederci Hans'' * 2007: ''E Pericoloso'' * 2007: ''Ich bin aus dem Süden'' * 2011: ''Du bist kein Americano'' * 2012: ''Olé Olá – heisser als Fieber'' * 2015: ''Lo Vorrei'' * 2019: ''Tutto o niente (Gefährliches Spiel)'' * 2019: ''Solo Amore (Tropical Mix)'' * 2019: ''Solo Con Te'' * 2024: ''Dieser Richard Gere Moment''


References

Italian women singers Italian pop singers 1968 births People from the canton of Solothurn Living people