Italian singers have always been and remain popular in our country. Every decade has its idols. But the stars of the Italian pop of the last century do not lose popularity until now. Their music and voices have their own unique style and color.
Popular Italian artists of the 20th century
At the beginning of the 20th century, the most popular was the Italian singer Caruso Enrico. This is one of the greatest opera soloists in the world, tenor. Glory came to him in 1897. After 3 years, he was invited to the La Scala Theater. In 1902 - in the London Covent Garden. And since 1903 he became the soloist of the Metropolitan Opera. E. Caruso had a unique timbre. His voice combined magnificent tenor tops and baritone bottoms. And to this day he is a model for all opera singers of the world.
In the last 3 decades of the 20th century, Italian singers of a different genre, pop, were popular in Russia and the world. A special stir around them came in the eighties. Their songs are still interesting and loved.
Popular Italian singers of the 80s of the 20th century:
- Toto Cutugno.
- Al Bano and Romina Power.
- Pupo.
- Ricardo Fogli.
- Adriano Celentano.
- Umberto Tozzi.
- Tony Esposito.
- Lucho Dala.
- Zuccero.
- Angela Cavagna.
- Raffaella Cara.
- Paolo Conte.
- Gianni Morandi
- Gianna Nannini
- Sidney Rum.
- Antonella Ruggiero.
- Sabrina Salerno.
- Marina Feordalizo.
Popular Italian singers of the 21st century
The music of Italy has always been and remains at a high level. Thanks to which she is one of the most beloved in the world. To date, both the long-beloved and the recently appeared Italian singers are very popular in the world. Modern performers of the most musical country:
- Michelangelo Loconte.
- Andrea Bocelli.
- Carla Bruni.
- Alex Britty
- Georgia Gello.
- Nina Dzilli.
- Ingrid.
- Simone Christikki.
- Emma Marone
- Simone Molinari.
- Violante Placido.
- Noemi.
- Eros Ramazotti.
- Alessandro Safina.
- Anna Tatangelo.
- Christina Scabbia.
- Josie ferreri
- Tiziano Ferro.
- Massimo Ranieri
Toto Cutugno
Many famous Italian singers performed songs for which music was written by Salvatore Cutugno. He is known around the world as Toto. He performed his songs himself, and also wrote for such celebrities as Joe Dassin, Adriano Celentano, Delilah. Toto Cutugno was born in 1943. From childhood he began to make music. Owns playing the accordion, trumpet and percussion. The most famous and popular songs of Joe Dassin were written precisely by T. Coutuno: “Salute”, “If It Weren't For You”. Fame came to Toto in 1980 after he won the San Remo contest by performing the song Solo noi. And then there was the famous L'italiano. This song has become a real calling card of the artist. In 1983, she brought T. Coutugno another victory in the San Remo competition, in which he even more than once became a laureate. In 1990, Toto won the Eurovision Song Contest.
Al bano
Another very popular Italian. The real name of the singer is Albano Corrizi. Year of birth - 1943th. The parents of the artist had no relation to the world of art. The name was given to the boy by his father. He served in Albania during World War II. Actually, there is no such name in Italian. “Albano” means “Albanian”. Later, the artist himself divided the name into two words. Al Bano wrote his first song at age 12. Four years later, he left his native home in Milan, determined to make a career as a singer. However, he had to work both as a worker and as a waiter until he won the New Voices contest, organized by A. Celentano. After that, his artistic career began. In the same year he recorded the first album. In 1967, the singer gained fame.
In 1970, Al Bano married the singer Romina Power. In the same year, the couple recorded the first joint song. Fame came to a duet in 1982 thanks to the composition Felicità. In 1984, Al Bano and Romina became the winners of San Remo. After 10 years, a tragedy occurred in the family of artists. Their eldest daughter disappeared. It is still unknown what happened to the girl. This event destroyed the marriage of Al Bano and Romina, soon the couple divorced and their duet broke up. After that, the singer made a solo career. Romina for many years did not go on stage. Since 2013, former spouses again began to give joint concerts.
Eros Ramazotti
In this article, the most famous Italian singers in the 21st century were listed. One of the most famous performers today is Eros Ramazotti. He is loved and known throughout the world. His records diverge in millions of copies. The full name of the artist is Eros Luciano Walter. The artist was born in 1963. At 7 years old, he began to play the guitar. From childhood he began to write songs. The boy dreamed of studying at the conservatory, but because of the poor financial situation of the family, his desire was not destined to come true. At 18, he performed at the New Voices contest. Although he did not manage to win the first prize, but he was noticed by the producers. He became famous all over the world, performing songs with a duet with such stars as Adriano Celentano, Cher, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Tina Turner, etc.
Juzi ferreri
The owners of a large number of music awards are many Italian singers. Popular contemporary artists work in various genres: pop, rock, rap and so on. And there are those who perform songs of different musical directions. These include Jusie Ferreri. She sings the blues, rock and pop. The first recorded album, which the artist released in 2008, brought her worldwide popularity. According to the results of sales, it became multiplatinum. And one of the songs from this album for five weeks was in the first lines of the charts. Jusie has a very strong and unusual voice, she is artistic and plastic.