Laura Pausini, from debut to international success

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Biography

Laura Pausini, well-known, a successful singer-songwriter who has established herself both in Italy and abroad, approaches music from a very young age when as a young girl she performs in various singing competitions and accompanies her father Fabrizio, a piano bar singer, during his musical evenings. Romagnola, in 1991 you took part in the Castrocaro Festival where it is noticed by the producer Marco Marati, that the writing.

In the 1993 performs at the Sanremo Festival on the Ariston stage with the single Loneliness. At his debut Pausini wins the competition in the category Announcements, securing the affection of the public and the interest of the music industry. He then releases his first album, Laura Pausini. The following year she returns to the Sanremo Festival singing Strange loves and, although it only qualifies third, with its performance it is confirmed as rising star of Italian music.

The next fifteen years were a period of intense activity for the singer. She does indeed publish well eight albumsincluding a 2001 Greatest Hits (The Best of Laura Pausini – And back to you), releasing hit singles like: Indelible, Listen to your heart, My biggest error, Between you and the sea e As if it was never love. In 1997 he then left for a world tourthe first of a long series.

In fact, Pausini’s strength is to turn to a international audience. Knowing Spanish, she accompanies most of her albums in Italian to a version in this second language, opening up to the markets of Latin America and Spain, which welcome her with open arms. The same goes for the Anglo-Saxon world, to which you are already addressing in 1995, they publish an English version of Loneliness. The ensuing success is incredible and the singer continues to rise rapidly. Just 34 yearsachieves world fame and wins ben 160 platinum records.

The singer releases new songs, first with the album Unpublished of 2011, then with Similar of 2015 and finally with Get in touch of 2018. These contain, among others, the singles: Welcome, I never stopped, Similar, Right side of the heart e Half sentences. Pausini then returns to publish in 2022when he releases the song Box.

The talent of the singer from Romagna leads her to collaborate with artists from all over the world: from Raf with whom he duets on his first album, a Phil Collins who writes the song for her Looking For an Angel. Then Luciano Pavarotti who calls her to him for the project Pavarotti & FriendsBiagio Antonacci writes for her instead Between you and the sea (title track of his fifth album), Vivimi (and Stay listening) e In this new house of ours (their 2019 duet). Over the years she has also collaborated with artists of the caliber of Vasco Rossi, Michael Bublé, Madonna, Luis Fonsi, Tiziano Ferro, Kylie Minogue, Jovanotti, James Blunt and many others.

Laura Pausini also makes herself available to music as a teacher. In 2014 she made her debut in talent show musicali participating as a coach a The Voice Mexico, where he returns in 2017, winning the edition. In 2015 and 2020 he then participates as an international judge in The Voice Spain. Between 2015 and 2016 he was the coach for Simon Cowell’s broadcast The bandwhere he shares the screen with Ricky Martin and Alejandro Sanz.

In 2022, almost thirty years after her debut on the Ariston stage, the singer talks about herself in a documentary, Laura Pausini: Nice to meet you. Shortly after, in May, she is co-host with Mika and Alessandro Cattelan of theEurovision Song Contesta role conquered thanks to his success and his charisma which has now made it the most popular Italian cantate in the world.

Private life

From 1993 to 2001 Laura Pausini was romantically linked to her producer and agent, Alfredo Cerruti jrwith whom he went to live in 1995, moving to Milan.

After the breakup with Cerruti he frequents Gabriele Parisihis new agent, but the couple broke up two years later, in 2004.

Since 2005 Pausini has formalized his relationship with Paolo Carta, his guitarist and artistic producer. The couple who never married in 2013 welcomed the birth of their first child: Paola.

Projects

• 1993 – Laura Pausini (album)
• 1994 – Laura (album)
• 1996 – The things that you live (album)
• 1998 – My answer (album)
• 2000 – Between you and the sea (album)
• 2001 – The Best of Laura Pausini – And back to you (album)
• 2002 – From the Inside (album)
• 2004 – Stay listening (album)
• 2008 – Early spring (album)
• 2011 – Unpublished (album)
• 2013 – 20 – The Greatest Hits (album)
• 2015 – Similar (album)
• 2015 – The band (TV show)
• 2016 – Laura & Paola (TV show)
• 2018 – Get in touch (album)
• 2017 – The Voice Mexico (TV show)
• 2018 – X Factor Spain (TV show)
• 2020 – The Voice Mexico (TV show)
• 2022 – Laura Pausini: Nice to meet you (film by Ivan Cotroneo and Monica Rametta)
• 2022 – Eurovision Song Contest (TV show)

Awards and acknowledgments

• 1993 – Silver Telegatto as best revelation
• 1993 – Telegatto d’oro as best female singer
• 1997 – International Award as Ambassador of Italian song in the world
• 2001 – Lunezia Award as best author of the year for I travel with you
• 2005 – Latin Grammy Awards come Best Latin Pop Album per Stay listening (Spanish version)
• 2006 – Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 2007 – Telegatto platinum as best singer
• 2007 – Platinum Telegatto for excellence
• 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards come Best Female Pop Vocal album per I sing
• 2007 – Lunezia in the World Award
• 2008 – Telegatto d’oro as singer of the year
• 2008 – Telegatto d’oro as best record for I sing
• 2008 – Telegatto d’oro as best tour
• 2009 – Latin Grammy come Best Female Pop Vocal Album per Early spring (Spanish version)
• 2015 – Philantrophy Award
• 2016 – Global Gift Award
• 2021 – Satellite Award for Best Original Song for I Yes / Seen
• 2021 – Golden Globe for Best Original Song for I Yes / Seen
• 2021 – Nastro d’Argento as Best Original Song for I Yes / Seen

Is there an official Laura Pausini website?

The singer has her own official site, founded already in 1996. Here are collected the biography of Laura Pausini, the detailed list of the prizes and awards won by the singer, and the dates of the tours made and in progress. Finally, there is a link to the site where the store and the official fan club are gathered.

Did Laura Pausini participate in any charity projects?

Laura Pausini has always been very active in the field of charity. You have participated in the promotional campaigns of Amnesty International Control Arms, Unicef, Chime for Change, Save the Children and Greenpeace, just to name a few. She also designed the concert Friends for Abruzzo, which in 2009 that gathered the women of Italian music to raise funds for the earthquake victims. She received two awards for her philanthropic activity: the Philantrophy Award in 2015 and the Global Gift Award the following year.

Who wrote Laura Pausini’s “La solitudine”?

The song Loneliness that Laura Pausini sang at the 1993 Sanremo Festival was co-written by Pietro Cremonesi and Federico Cavalli, while the music was composed by Angelo Valsiglio in collaboration with Cremonesi. A year after the Sanremo victory, the song was also translated into Spanish and published with the title Loneliness. The English version (Loneliness) dates back to 1995 and was adapted by the British lyricist Tim Rice.

Did Laura Pausini win an Oscar for best original song?

Laura Pausini has never won an Oscar, but in 2021 she received a Satellite Award, a Golden Globe and a Nastro d’Argento for I Yes / Seenbest original song composed for the film Life ahead of himwhich marked the return of Sophia Loren to the stage.

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