Aleandro Baldi

Aleandro Baldi (born 11 April 1959) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Aleandro Baldi
Born (1959-04-11) 11 April 1959
Greve in Chianti, Florence
Occupationsinger-songwriter

Life and career

Born in Greve in Chianti, Florence as Aleandro Civai, blind, Baldi began playing the guitar as an autodidact while he was at the Reggio Emilia College for the Blind.[1][2] He debuted in 1986, entering the Sanremo Music Festival with "La nave va", a song he composed and arranged, ranking second in the "Newcomers" section.[1][3] He later won the Newcomers section of the Festival in 1992, in a duet with Francesca Alotta, with the song "Non amarmi", which later became an international hit with the title "No Me Ames".[1][2] In 1994 Baldi won again the Sanremo Festival, this time in its "Big Artists" section, with the song "Passerà";[1][3] the song was covered by the group Il Divo in their debut album.[2] In 1994, Baldi also released an autobiographical book, Il sole dentro, written in collaboration with Marcello Lazzerini.[4]

Outside of his musical career, Baldi is also a massophysiotherapist.[1][2]

Discography

Album
  • 1987 - Aleandro Baldi
  • 1989 - E sia così
  • 1992 - Il sole
  • 1994 - Ti chiedo onestà
  • 1996 - Tu sei me
  • 2002 - Il meglio e il nuovo
  • 2007 - Liberamente tratto
  • 2010 - Italian Love Songs
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References
  1. Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. "ALEANDRO BALDI: La biografia". MTV. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
  4. Maria Letizia Tartaglini (13 October 1994). "Lo " scrittore " Aleandro Baldi baciato dalla bella onorevole". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Paolo Vallesi
with "Le persone inutili"		 Sanremo Music Festival
Winner Newcomers section
1992		 Succeeded by
Laura Pausini
with "La solitudine"
Preceded by
Enrico Ruggeri
with "Mistero"		 Sanremo Music Festival
Winner
1994		 Succeeded by
Giorgia
with "Come saprei"
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