Anna Tatangelo

Anna Tatangelo
Background information
Born	January 9, 1987 (1987-01-09) Sora, Province of Frosinone, Italy
Genres	Pop, Latin Pop, Adult Contemporary,
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2002–present
Labels	GGD / Sony/BMG
Website	http://www.annatatangelo.com/

Anna Tatangelo (born January 9, 1987) is an Italian pop singer, and a judge of X Factor Italy. At the age of 15, she became the youngest person to win the Newcomer's Award at the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival singing contest. She has a romantic relationship with singer Gigi D'Alessio.

Biography

Anna Tatangelo was born in Sora, in the province of Frosinone. She has two older brothers, Maurizio and Giuseppe, and an older sister Silvia. As of 2011, she lives in Rome with Gigi D'Alessio and gave birth to a son named Andrea in March 2010.

Attimo per attimo

In 2002, Tatangelo became the youngest person at 15 years old to win the Sanremo Music Festival's Newcomer's Award. After her victory, she recorded a popular duet in 2003, "Un nuovo bacio" with her now boyfriend, singer-songwriter Gigi D'Alessio, and also "Il mondo è mio" in 2004. Her first album, Attimo x attimo was released only in September 2003, and contained her first duet with D'Alessio.

Ragazza di periferia

Success and popularity came in 2005, when her second album, Ragazza di periferia was released. The album, which included numerous songs co-written by D'Alessio, spun a string of hits such as "Quando due si lasciano", "Qualcosa di te", and the title track. In 2006 she participated in Sanremo's Women Category and won with a new song, "Essere una donna".

Mai dire mai

She followed up this success with 2007's Mai dire mai, her third album. It was certified platinum weeks after its release and while not being able to match her hit-churning sophomore effort, displayed a newfound maturity in terms of musical direction. It was also the first time Tatangelo penned the lyrics to her own songs, in "Averti qui" and "Lo so che finirà". In 2008, she sang a new song at the Sanremo Music Festival, winning second prize with "Il mio amico", which was dedicated to her best friend Claudio. The song broke away from standard themes of love as it talked about discrimination against homosexuals. With this song Tatangelo also recorded a duet with American singer Michael Bolton.

Nel mondo delle donne and X Factor

Tatangelo ended a series of concerts that started in March 2008, in her debut tour. Her fourth album, Nel mondo delle donne, was released on 28 November, and contains 9 new songs and 2 covers. Every song on the album has a theme related to women, the most significant ones being that of spousal abuse in "Rose Spezzate" and the feelings of a woman betrayed in "Va da lei". It has been noted for Tatangelo's maturing voice and greater emotional depth in her songs. On the same day of the album's release, Tatangelo's official fanclub, Tutto Anna, was established online. In Italy the album went Gold, with 50,000 copies sold.

In August 2010 she became one of the fourth edition of X Factor Italy's judge. In December of the same year she released, with Gigi D'Alessio and Valeria Marini, the charity EP 3 x te.

Progetto B and Dancing with the stars

She participates in February 2011 at the Festival di Sanremo with the song Bastardo. In the same month she released her fifth album, Progetto B.

In 2012 she takes part to the Italian version of Dancing with the stars.

Discography

Albums

Title	Release Date	Notes	Label
Attimo x attimo	August 28, 2003	first studio album	Capitol/Emi
Ragazza di periferia	March 14, 2005		G&G/Universal Music
Ragazza di periferia (Re-release)	March 3, 2006	contains two extra tracks	G&G/Universal Music
Mai dire mai	November 2, 2007		GGD/Sony Music
Mai dire mai (Re-Release)	February 29, 2008	Contains a duet with Michael Bolton	GGD/Sony Music
Nel mondo delle donne	November 28, 2008		GGD/Sony Music
Progetto B	February 16, 2011		GGD/Sony Music

Singles

• "Dov'è il corraggio" (promotional CD, not released commercially) (2001)
• "Doppiamente fragili" (2002)
• "Un nuovo bacio" (2002)
• "Volere volare" (2003)
• "Corri" (2003)
• "L'amore piu grande che c'è" (2004)
• "Ragazza di periferia" (2005)
• "Quando due si lasciano" (2005)
• "Qualcosa di te" (2005)
• "Essere una donna" (2006)
• "Colpo di fulmine" (2006)
• "Averti qui" (2007)
• "Lo so che finirà" (2007)
• "Il mio amico" (2008)
• "Mai dire mai" (2008)
• "Profumo di mamma" (2008)
• "Rose spezzate" (2009)

Duets

• "Un nuovo bacio" (2002, with Gigi D'Alessio)
• "Volere volare" (2003, with Federico Stragà)
• "Il mondo è mio" (2004, with Gigi D'Alessio)
• "Il mio amico" (2008, with Michael Bolton)
• "Sarai" (2008, with Gigi D'Alessio)

Participation at Sanremo Festivals

Year	Song	Category	Place
2002	"Doppiamente fragili"	Giovani (Youth)	1
2003	"Volere volare" with Federico Stragà	Big	17
2005	"Ragazza di periferia"	Donne (Women)	3
2006	"Essere una donna"	Donne (Women)	1
		Big	3
2008	"Il mio amico"	Big	2
2011	"Bastardo"	Big	9

External links

• Official website
• Official FAN CLUB
• Anna Tatangelo Unofficial English Website
• Unofficial English-speaking Forum