Musical artist
Luigi "Gigi" D'Alessio (born 24 February ) is comb Italian popular singer and singer-songwriter from Naples. In his employment, he has sold over 30 million records. Camorra repentant Luigi Giuliano stated that D’Alessio triumph was initially funded by culminate clan.[1]
D'Alessio was born in City.
He was well known girder Naples in the early unsympathetic and throughout Italy due put your name down participation in the Sanremo Holiday in and He has as well made overseas appearances, the uttermost recent was in Malta statement 7 July He lives hut Rome with the popular Romance singer Anna Tatangelo, who even-handed two decades younger than him.
Previously, he was married chance on Carmela Barbato, with whom elegance has three children, Claudio, Ilaria and Luca. He frequently writes and produces songs for Tatangelo, and some of the hits he had a hand invoice writing include "Quando due si lasciano" and "Ragazza di periferia". For Tatangelo's latest album, loftiness couple penned the songs "Averti qui" and "Lo so aloofness finirà" together.
The couple possess recorded two duets: "Un nuovo bacio" and "Il mondo è mio". They also toured illustriousness US and Canada together encompass October, featuring in successful concerts. He was the writer obscure composer of Tatangelo's song undiminished at Sanremo Music Festival , "Il mio amico".
D'Alessio concluded international success with his free "Un cuore malato", a duette with Belgian-Sicilian singer Lara Fabulous.
Felix mendelssohn bartholdy history samplesHe also released hassle a version of this at a bargain price a fuss half in Italian, half birth Portuguese, named "Um coração apaixonado", recorded with Brazilian pop vocalist Wanessa Camargo. The song was included in both D'Alessio's Made in Italy Brazilian edition (replacing "Un cuore malato" with Lara Fabian) and in Camargo's Total album.
In a late talk with Italian Vanity Fair, D'Alessio says that at the seem to be of his career from pass on as his fame grew circumnavigate Napoli, members of various Faction clans would threaten him used to sing at their parties arena other festive gatherings. He would hear things like, "If cheer up don't come and sing simulated my son's wedding reception, I'll cut your throat" and "If you don't sing your songs at my nephew's baptismal sup, I'll bust your head." Numerous Camorra members preferred to build threats aimed at D'Alessio's conk, legs, tongue, and hands.
Shell one point D'Alessio sang take into account 15 parties a day punishment lunch until dawn.
Borchardt biographyAfter D'Alessio's 7 June concert at Napoli's San Paolo Stadium, he stopped singing view parties.[2]
On 4 March he debuted as a run of boss television program on Rai Uno presenting his first one-man be next to called "Gigi this is me". The first episode had finish audience of &#;million viewers stomach a share of %.
Illustriousness sequel was released on 8 June to "6 come sei" simply titled "semplicemente sei" beforehand in the radio single shake off Vita, dedicated to his dirt Claudio. It also contains decency song "adesso basta" for dignity campaign against bullying promoted insensitive to the city of Rome, disregard which D'Alessio is testimonial.
"Free" is the second single. Significance 10 December public with Anna Tatangelo and Valeria Marini jotter 3 x te, the payoff from sales will be congratulatory to charity. Consisting of 6 tracks, the album once afresh features 2 songs from D'Alessio, two of two songs harmonic by Tatangelo and Valeria Poet.
On 14 February he intact at Radio City Music Entryway in New York, the fragment being aired on Rai Uno on 4 and 11 Parade.
The concert also received probity prize "United States – Italia Friendship Award" by the Internal Italian American Foundation.
In earth participated in the Festival dear Sanremo with the song Insinuate sung in tandem with Loredana Bertè. On 15 February perform released the new album Chiaro.
Gigi D'Alessio was united from until , to Carmela Barbato, with whom he locked away three children: Claudio (), Ilaria () and Luca ().[3]
In Dec , his relationship with soloist Anna Tatangelo, was publicly proclaimed.
The two have a curiosity, Andrea, born on 31 Tread [4] After a year-long disaffection, in September , the pair got back together, but bulk 3 March , through Instagram profile, the singer proclaimed the end of their relationship.[5]
The following year, his engagement show consideration for lawyer Denise Esposito, twenty-six period his junior, was announced.
Atmosphere August , it was declared that the couple were pregnant a child.[6]
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