Mario Biondi is an Italian singer who was born in Catania with the name of Mario Ranno. After a long series of participations with Italian and international artists, and a small production of disco music, during 2006 he achieved success with the Schema Records album Handful of Soul.
Renato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini, born September 30, 1950, an Italian singer-songwriter and showman. Renato Fiacchini was born in Rome in the Via di Ripetta, next to the Via del Corso. Throughout his career, Renato Zero has been a crusader against drug abuse.
Negramaro is an Italian rock band formed in 1999 and successful since 2005. Their name stems from Negroamaro, a wine produced in their native region, Salento. After years spent in the Italian alternative market, they became famous in 2005 thanks to the Sanremo Festival. Since then, their singles and albums are some of the most successful in Italy.
Nada is an Italian singer. Her real name is Nada Malanima and she was born on November 17, 1953 in Gabbro, Livorno. She was nicknamed Il pulcino di Gabbro (the Gabbro chick). Her musical debut occurred at the age of 15 and from there received several awards like Singer of the Year, among others.
Alice a.k.a. Alice Visconti, born Carla Bissi in Forlì, Italy on September 26, 1954 is an Italiansinger-songwriter and pianist, active since 1971. Alice had her breakthrough after winning the Sanremo Music Festival with the song Per Elisa in 1981, followed by European hit singles like Una Notte Speciale, Messaggio, Chanson Egocentrique, Prospettiva Nevski and Nomadi and albums like Gioielli Rubati - Alice Canta Battiato, Park Hotel, Elisir and Il Sole Nella Pioggia charting in both Continental Europe, Scandinavia and Japan.
Eros Ramazzotti (born on October 28, 1963) is an Italian singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most popular artists in Italy and is well known not only in most non-English speaking European countries but also in most of the Spanish-speaking world as he has released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish. Since 1984, he has released nine studio albums, one EP, two compilation albums, two live albums as well as 31 singles, all of which have charted noticeably high in many European countries as well as in South and Central America.
Anna Maria Alberghetti was born on May 15, 1936 and is an Italian-born actress and operatic singer. She was born in Pesaro, starred on Broadway and won a Tony Award in 1962 as Best Actress (Musical) for Carnival!. Her father was an opera singer and concert master of the Rome Opera Company. Her mother was a pianist.
Giardini di Mirò is a post-rock unit based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The group formed in 1998, and its members include Jukka Reverberi, Lorenzo Lanzi, Mirko Venturelli, Luca Di Mira, and Corrado Nuccini. The band has released several EP recordings, in addition to a pair of full-length studio recordings.
Baltimora was an Italian New Wave band popular in the mid and late 1980s. Jimmy McShane, a Northern Irish dancer and singer, was the frontman of the project and Maurizio Bassi sang lead vocals on all the group’s songs. Baltimora is often considered a one hit wonder because none of their songs came close to the international success of their first single Tarzan Boy, which is also the video below.
Luciano Pavarotti (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007) was an Italian tenor, who crossed over into popular music and became one of the world’s most famous vocal performers. He was one of The Three Tenors and was well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work benefiting refugees, the Red Cross and other causes.
The video below is of Pavarotti signing Ave Maria with Bono of U2.