Paolo Vallesi

Paolo Vallesi (born 18 May 1964) is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Paolo Vallesi
Vallesi in 2008
Born18 May 1964 (1964-05-18) (age 56)
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
OccupationSinger-songwriter

Background

Born in Florence, Vallesi began studying piano as a child and he later started working as an arranger and a composer.[1] Put under contract by Caterina Caselli, in 1991 he had his breakout with the song "Le persone inutili" which won the newcomer section at the Sanremo Music Festival and with his first album, Paolo Vallesi, which was a commercial success.[1][2] The following year he came back to the Sanremo Festival, this time in its "Big Artists" section, ranking third with the song "La forza della vita", which peaked first on the Italian hit parade.[1][2][3] Following the sales dropping of his 1996 album Vallesi considerably slowed his musical activities in the following years.[1][2] In 2005 he was a contestant in La Talpa, the Italian celebrity version of the reality series The Mole.[4]

Discography
Album
  • 1991 - Paolo Vallesi
  • 1992 - La forza della vita
  • 1994 - Non mi tradire
  • 1996 - Non essere mai grande
  • 1999 - Sabato 17:45
  • 2002 - Felici di essere (collection with 3 new songs)
  • 2015 - Episodio 1...In questo mondo
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gollark: Shame there's no ND experiments channel here like on the unofficial discord.

References
  1. Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
  3. Hit Parade Italia
  4. Aldo Grasso (24 November 2005). "«La Talpa», troppo turismo demenziale". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marco Masini
with "Disperato"		 Sanremo Music Festival
Winner Newcomers section
1991		 Succeeded by
Aleandro Baldi & Francesca Alotta
with "Non amarmi"
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