Category Archives: music

Panettone’s on the table..

Posted on 19/12/2012 by

Just to wish any regular or indeed any passing readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2013. I haven’t been blogging here of late as a lot of (other) stuff has been happening in my life (re-starting a university … Continue reading →

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Lucio Dalla dies

Posted on 01/03/2012 by

Popular singer and songwriter Lucio Dalla has died in Switzerland of a heart attack. He would have been 69 years old on 4th March. Mr Dalla had just started a new tour and had also participated in the Sanremo Song … Continue reading →

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Surprise winner for song competition

Posted on 21/12/2011 by

Think of a famous Italian song from the past and even non-Italians would come with O Sole Mio, Volare, or even the Pavarotti favourite Nessun Dorma. Not so for viewers of Italian satellite TV programme “Buongiorno Cielo”, who launched a … Continue reading →

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End of the road for rockstar Vasco

Posted on 27/06/2011 by

Italy’s most successful rock star Vasco Rossi has announced that he will be retiring from the rock scene after his current tour. Rossi, who will be 60 next February, stated in a shock interview on RAI TV that he can … Continue reading →

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Eurovision success for Italy

Posted on 15/05/2011 by

Italy returned to the Eurovision Song Contest this year with a remarkable second place triumph for Raphael Gualazzi with his song “Follia d’amore/Madness of Love“. The catchy jazz-based bi-lingual number was beaten into the top spot by the rather more … Continue reading →

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Baby girl for singer Nannini

Posted on 26/11/2010 by

Rock singer Gianni Nannini, aged 54, gave birth to a healthy baby girl  this morning at the Mangiagalli clinic in Milan. Her late pregnancy had provoked some outrage earlier in the year when the news was leaked to a gossip … Continue reading →

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First female winner for X Factor

Posted on 24/11/2010 by

The fourth edition of X-Factor reached its final stage last night with 30 year old chanteuse Nathalie coming first.  It is the first time a female artist has won the popular TV talent show in Italy. Italo-Belgian Nathalie Giannitrapani (pic. … Continue reading →

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Rock singer pregnant at 54

Posted on 24/08/2010 by

Italian rock star Gianna Nannini is reported to be pregnant for the first time at the age of 54. Weekly news and gossip magazine Chi reports that the Tuscan singer is already in her fifth month of pregnancy. Magazine reporters … Continue reading →

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Talent shows fuel Sanremo winners

Posted on 21/02/2010 by

The week-long Sanremo Italian Song Festival came to a close late last night with 19-year-old Valerio Scanu (pictured) being proclaimed winner with his song “Per tutte le volte che..“. Scanu, the youngest competitor in the main category, shot to fame … Continue reading →

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Listen to the radio – in Italian!

Posted on 28/01/2010 by

Italian radio stations are for the most part commercial stations which broadcast a series of advertisements, punctuated with the occasional record and the DJ banter which may or may not mention the name of the song and artist. The music … Continue reading →

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