F.very popular with bookmakers, Elisa returns to the race in Sanremo 2022 after twenty years. That is from the phenomenal one Light (sunsets north east)a piece that made her conquer the victory in the 2001 edition, conducted by Raffaella Carrà.
Multifaceted and complete artist, the Friulian will celebrate her 25-year career at the Ariston – a path that led it to be one of the most loved songwriters. Thanks to a never predictable musical research, e vocal skills that allow her to range with agility between all genres.
Elisa, the first steps of a unique artist
Born in Trieste in 1977, already as a young girl she dreams of becoming a singerlike his beloved Björk, Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette. At just 16 she has the opportunity to do an audition with Caterina Caselli, boss of Sugar, who the following year puts her under contract, certain of the girl’s uniqueness. Which she also possesses the uniqueness of write his songs, in English.
Elisa in 1998. (Getty Images)
In 1997 he released the album Pipes & Flowersand with the single Sleeping In Your Hand makes known his fairytale-like and delicate voice, but full of power and shades. Why do you text in English? Soon said: foreign language was the only way, when Elisa sang the first songs in the bedroom of the house, to “hide” her inner world.
A difficult and counter-current choice that pays off immediately, with a Targa Tenco and an MTV Music Award.
The victory in Sanremo 2001
After the success of the first album, Elisa hits the mark again with Asile’s Worlddisc in which experiment with electronics and synth pop. Then Caterina Caselli convinces her to participate in Sanremo. Where she is forced to sing a song in Italian.
Written by her and by Zucchero, Light (sunsets north east) convinces from the first listening, winning the Festival hands down. To then become the most broadcast song on radio and MTV, also thanks to a very romantic video clip directed by Luca Guadagnino.
Elisa in Sanremo in 2001.
For the singer it is the definitive consecration; from here on, he will never miss a beat again. Even with “very risky” songs such as the minimalist cover of At least you in the universe recorded for the film by Gabriele Muccino, Remember me. Alternating between Italian and English, he also breaks through abroadplaying in small clubs but also duet, for example, with Tina Turner.
An unstoppable success that will make them sell further 5 million records worldwide.
A career full of hits
Sensitive author e always inclined to experimentationin over twenty years of career he has been able to make himself loved by an increasingly heterogeneous audience. Without ever disdaining appearances on TV – such as his role as coach ad Friendsin 2015 -, flirted with indie pop and “super light music”.
Just think of his featuring in the Takagi & Ketra smash Alone in the night.
Also engaged in social causes – was one of the promoters of the initiative Women for Abruzzo -, in recent years has collaborated with Mahmood, Emma Marrone and Marco Mengoni. With which she records a song for the live action of the film The Lion King.
Her husband Andrea and two children
Since 2015 she has been married to the guitarist Andrea Rigonat. A love that has distant roots, starting from when in 1996 he accompanied her on tour. Electrocuted, Elisa yes declares a year later; he is still engaged to one of the singers.
There couple is close-knit even at work, since Rigonat produces all his wife’s records.
Andrea Rigonat and Elisa. (Getty Images)
Two children: Emma Cecileborn in 2009, and Sebastianof 2013. Which still very small took part in the parents’ wedding, celebrated with a rather intimate ceremony in the Basilica of Sant’Eufemia di Grado, in the province of Gorizia.
Sanremo 2022 and the new album Back to the Future
When Elisa released the single last November Silkfew still know that it is the prelude to a new musical phase. And even more stirring to find her name among the Big of Sanremo, 21 years after the only participation.
The cover of “Back to the Future / Back to the Future”.
The song in the race is called Or maybe it’s you. Not much is known except that it will be included in the new double disc Back to the Future / Back to the Future. An important job, three years after Open Diarieswhich will contain its different souls of Elisa, since the highly anticipated album will be sung in both Italian and English.
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