Francesca Alotta
Francesca Alotta (born 1 January 1968) is an Italian pop singer, best known for the song "Non amarmi".
Francesca Alotta | |
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Born | Palermo | 1 January 1968
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Website | http://www.francescaalotta.com/ |
Background
Born in Palermo, Alotta started her career in 1988, as a member of the female group Compilations.[1] She started her solo career in 1991, winning the Cantagiro with the song "Chiamata urgente".[2]
In 1992, Alotta won the "Newcomers" section of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Non amarmi", a duet with Aleandro Baldi, which later became an international hit with the title "No Me Ames".[1] In 1993 she returned to Sanremo Festival, this time entering the "Big Artists" section, with the song "Un anno di noi".[1] The same year, she was cast in the Rai 1 show Domenica In.[3] In 1997 she entered the music festival "Viva Napoli".[4] In 2004 Alotta was cast in the Rai 2 reality show Music Farm.[5]
Discography
- Album
- 1992 - Francesca Alotta
- 1993 - Io e te
- 1997 - Buonanotte alla luna
References
- Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
- "Tornano Baldi-Alotta". La Stampa. 7 June 1992. p. 45.
- Leandro Palestini (22 October 1993). "Decolla la domenica". La Repubblica. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- "Mike, Mara e Napoli". La Repubblica. 8 June 1994. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- Mariella Tanzarella (8 April 2004). "I cantanti si sfidano in beauty farm tra musica, diete e cure di bellezza". La Repubblica. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Paolo Vallesi with "Le persone inutili" |
Sanremo Music Festival Winner Newcomers section 1992 |
Succeeded by Laura Pausini with "La solitudine" |