Silvia Mezzanotte (born 22 April 1967 in

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), is an Italian singer.

Early solo career

Mezzanotte debuted at the

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with her song ''Sarai grande'', reaching the 4th place in the Newcomers section. She went on working with artists like

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First stint with Matia Bazar

In 1999 she replaced

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as the lead singer of the famed band

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; with them, she took part in three subsequent editions of the

: in

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(with ''Brivido caldo'', reaching the 8th place), in

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(with ''Questa nostra grande storia d'amore'', ranked #3) and

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, this time winning the contest with ''Messaggio d'amore'', before embarking on a two-year-long world tour.

Solo career

In 2004, Mezzanotte left the group to pursue a solo career, resulting in two albums: ''Il viaggio'' (2006) and ''Lunatica'' (2008).

Reunion with Matia Bazar

In September 2010, Silvia officially re-entered Matia Bazar: shortly after the announcement, the group's new single, ''Gli occhi caldi di Sylvie'', was released. In 2012, Matia Bazar participated once again to the

, however their song ''Sei tu'' failed to qualify for the final. In August 2015, amidst the group's tour for their 40th anniversary, tragedy struck as drummer and founding member Giancarlo Golzi died of a heart attack. After a short hiatus, Silvia decided to leave the group again in February 2016.

Current activities

In fall 2016, Silvia took part in and won ''Tale e Quale Show'' (the Italian version of

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), impersonating several famous singers like

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, Laura Pausini,

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. In 2017 she announced her upcoming new album, ''5.0''; in 2019, her fourth solo album ''Aspetta un attimo'', was released. Since 2015, Mezzanotte has been teaching singing at her school, ''The Vocal Academy'', in

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Discography

With Matia Bazar

* ''Brivido caldo'' (2000) * ''Dolce canto'' (2001) * ''Messaggi dal vivo'' (2002) * ''Conseguenza logica'' (2011) * ''Matia Bazar 40th anniversary celebration'' (2015)

Solo

* ''Il viaggio'' (2006) * ''Lunatica'' (2008) * ''5.0'' (2017) * ''Aspetta un attimo'' (2019)

Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mezzanotte, Silvia 1967 births Musicians from Bologna Living people 20th-century Italian women singers 21st-century Italian women singers