Mietta
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Daniela Miglietta is an Italian
singer. She released 10 albums in all and two million copies of her records were sold.
and as a radio actress.
In 1988 she took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in the New comers category with Sogno. Has not happened, but it is noticed by the melodic songwriter Amedeo Minghi
, who writes for her the song Canzoni the following year. Mietta wins the New comers category and the critics award Mia Martini
. In the same year she won her first platinum album and the Telegatto
as best new artist of 1989, with the votes of Italians.
In 1990 Amedeo Minghi
, yet his talent as a scout, a duet with her in Vattene amore, the song that won third place in the SanRemo Festival and is interpreted into English 'All for the Love' by Nikka Costa
. The song also won the OGAE
, an international song contest, and become an evergreen, winning ten gold records. Her debut album, also entitled "Canzoni", won seven times platinum and is published throughout Europe. In 1990 she won again 2 Telegattos: One for the song of the year and the other award for best female artist of the year.
She returned back to SanRemo Festival in 1991 with Dubbi no, sung in English by Leo Sayer
, and wins another Telegatto as the female artist of the year.
Her second album "Volano le pagine", which contains a cover version of Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
, won two platinum record.
In 1992 she releases "Lasciamoci respirare" album and in 1994 "Cambia pelle", besides two duets with Riccardo Cocciante
and another SanRemo with Figli di chi, song written by Nek
.
n 1995 Mietta continues in the musical experimentation, tackling different types of music, from soul to blues, from hip hop to trip hop album "Daniela è felice". Her music video Oggi Dani è più felice won the MTV award in England as the best foreign video transmitted over the year.
In 1996 she dubbed Esmeralda's role (both speaking and singing) in Walt Disney's cartoon classic "Hunchback of Notre Dame", she appeared in Zucchero
's video "Menta e rosmarino" and later debutes as an actress in "La Piovra
" which was a popular Italian series.
In 1998 she`s back to music with "La mia anima ", album with cover songs of popular black music.
In 2000 she again took part in the SanRemo Festival with Fare l'amore, a song composed by Mango and contained in her first greatest hits "Tutto o niente."
In 2002 she gets a new role for dramatic actress in the TV film Donne di mafia. Electro-pop and arabesque sounds for the 2003 album Per esempio...per amore, produced and written by Mango.
In 2004 she duets with Morris Albert
in SanRemo Festival with Cuore and in 2005 she participated in a talent show conducted by Simona Ventura
, titled Music Farm.
In 2006, after a single R&B Bugiarda, she released a pop-rock album "74100", as the postal code of Taranto (Mietta's city). In album also two US songwriters: Martin Briley
and Dee Kay.
In 2008 Mietta celebrates its 20th anniversary as an artist, returning for the 8th time at the Sanremo Music Festival with Baciami adesso, song on the album Con il sole nelle mani.
In 2011, after having become a mother for the first time, Mietta returns on the music scene with a new album dedicated to human frailty and entitled "Due soli...". The album, poised between pop and rock, there are two tributes to two women: Marilyn Monroe
and Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
. In the same year she debuted as a novelist with his first novel about women,"L'albero delle giuggiole", and reads the audiobook "L'ultimo elfo", a fantasy written by Silvana De Mari.
In 2011, also participates as a mentor for Star Academy
Italia .
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
singer. She released 10 albums in all and two million copies of her records were sold.
Biography
She started her career as a modelModel (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and as a radio actress.
In 1988 she took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in the New comers category with Sogno. Has not happened, but it is noticed by the melodic songwriter Amedeo Minghi
Amedeo Minghi
Amedeo Minghi is an Italian singer/songwriter. He has written songs for Andrea Bocelli, Mietta, Mia Martini, Anna Oxa, Marcella Bella, Gianni Morandi and Rossana Casale and composed several sound tracks as for the television film Fantaghirò .*2000: Anita*2002: L'altra faccia della luna*2003:...
, who writes for her the song Canzoni the following year. Mietta wins the New comers category and the critics award Mia Martini
Mia Martini
Mia Martini was an Italian singer.-Early life:Born Domenica Bertè in 1947 in Bagnara Calabra , she moved to Rome with her sister and her friend Renato Zero.-Career:She recorded her first records as Mimì Berté, but she soon decided to change her name to Mia...
. In the same year she won her first platinum album and the Telegatto
Telegatto
Telegatto is an Italian television award first given out in 1971 following the contest "Gran Premio internazionale dello Spettacolo", sponsored by the weekly magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni and aired on Canale 5...
as best new artist of 1989, with the votes of Italians.
In 1990 Amedeo Minghi
Amedeo Minghi
Amedeo Minghi is an Italian singer/songwriter. He has written songs for Andrea Bocelli, Mietta, Mia Martini, Anna Oxa, Marcella Bella, Gianni Morandi and Rossana Casale and composed several sound tracks as for the television film Fantaghirò .*2000: Anita*2002: L'altra faccia della luna*2003:...
, yet his talent as a scout, a duet with her in Vattene amore, the song that won third place in the SanRemo Festival and is interpreted into English 'All for the Love' by Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa
Domenica "Nikka" Costa is an American singer whose music combines elements of funk, soul, and blues. She also had a career as a child singer starting in the early 1980s. She is the daughter of notable music producer Don Costa and is married to Australian producer/songwriter Justin Stanley.- Early...
. The song also won the OGAE
OGAE
OGAE is one of the 2 major international fan club networks of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries.Although the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, OGAE began only in 1984 in Finland. All countries that take part or have already taken part in the Eurovision...
, an international song contest, and become an evergreen, winning ten gold records. Her debut album, also entitled "Canzoni", won seven times platinum and is published throughout Europe. In 1990 she won again 2 Telegattos: One for the song of the year and the other award for best female artist of the year.
She returned back to SanRemo Festival in 1991 with Dubbi no, sung in English by Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...
, and wins another Telegatto as the female artist of the year.
Her second album "Volano le pagine", which contains a cover version of Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
"Lover Man " is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with Billie Holiday, for whom it was written, and her version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989. Holiday's version reached #5 on the R&B chart and #16 on pop...
, won two platinum record.
In 1992 she releases "Lasciamoci respirare" album and in 1994 "Cambia pelle", besides two duets with Riccardo Cocciante
Riccardo Cocciante
Riccardo Cocciante, also known in French-speaking countries as Richard Cocciante , is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. His oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, and Spanish; he has recorded some of his songs in all three languages.He was born in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi...
and another SanRemo with Figli di chi, song written by Nek
Nek
Nek Minute is a popular contemporary Italian singer-songwriter....
.
n 1995 Mietta continues in the musical experimentation, tackling different types of music, from soul to blues, from hip hop to trip hop album "Daniela è felice". Her music video Oggi Dani è più felice won the MTV award in England as the best foreign video transmitted over the year.
In 1996 she dubbed Esmeralda's role (both speaking and singing) in Walt Disney's cartoon classic "Hunchback of Notre Dame", she appeared in Zucchero
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...
's video "Menta e rosmarino" and later debutes as an actress in "La Piovra
La Piovra
La Piovra is an acclaimed Italian Television drama miniseries about the Mafia.The story was by Sandro Petraglia. The production was designed by Luigi Perelli...
" which was a popular Italian series.
In 1998 she`s back to music with "La mia anima ", album with cover songs of popular black music.
In 2000 she again took part in the SanRemo Festival with Fare l'amore, a song composed by Mango and contained in her first greatest hits "Tutto o niente."
In 2002 she gets a new role for dramatic actress in the TV film Donne di mafia. Electro-pop and arabesque sounds for the 2003 album Per esempio...per amore, produced and written by Mango.
In 2004 she duets with Morris Albert
Morris Albert
Morris Albert is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, famous for his 1975 hit single "Feelings"....
in SanRemo Festival with Cuore and in 2005 she participated in a talent show conducted by Simona Ventura
Simona Ventura
Simona Ventura is an Italian television presenter.-The Beginnings:Ventura started in TV on "Domani Sposi" with Giancarlo Magalli on Rai Uno....
, titled Music Farm.
In 2006, after a single R&B Bugiarda, she released a pop-rock album "74100", as the postal code of Taranto (Mietta's city). In album also two US songwriters: Martin Briley
Martin Briley
Martin Briley is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist.He has recorded with and written for a variety of well-known musicians, as well as releasing four solo albums in his own right.-Beginnings and early bands:...
and Dee Kay.
In 2008 Mietta celebrates its 20th anniversary as an artist, returning for the 8th time at the Sanremo Music Festival with Baciami adesso, song on the album Con il sole nelle mani.
In 2011, after having become a mother for the first time, Mietta returns on the music scene with a new album dedicated to human frailty and entitled "Due soli...". The album, poised between pop and rock, there are two tributes to two women: Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
and Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani , is an Iranian woman who has gained the attention of human rights groups and people throughout the world for a conviction of adultery and accompanying sentence of death by stoning. Since 2006, she has been imprisoned and under a death sentence in Tabriz, Iran after being...
. In the same year she debuted as a novelist with his first novel about women,"L'albero delle giuggiole", and reads the audiobook "L'ultimo elfo", a fantasy written by Silvana De Mari.
In 2011, also participates as a mentor for Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
Italia .
Discography
- Canzoni, 1990
- Volano le Pagine, 1991
- Lasciamoci Respirare, 1992
- Cambia Pelle, 1994
- Daniela è Felice, 1995
- La Mia Anima, 1998
- Tutto O Niente, 2000
- Per Esempio...Per Amore, 2003
- 74100, 2006
- Con il Sole nelle Mani, 2008
- Due soli..., 2011
Cover
- Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)"Lover Man " is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with Billie Holiday, for whom it was written, and her version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989. Holiday's version reached #5 on the R&B chart and #16 on pop...
of Sarah VaughanSarah VaughanSarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century."...
/ Billie HolidayBillie HolidayBillie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
, 1991 - Just the Two of Us (Dentro L'Anima) of Bill WithersBill WithersWilliam Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
/ Grover Washington Jr., 1995 - Watch Your StepWatch Your StepWatch Your Step was a 1982 album by Ted Hawkins, a collection of previously-recorded songs.-Track listing:All songs were written by Theodore Hawkins, Jr.# Watch Your Step# Bring It Home Daddy# If You Love Me# Don't Lose Your Cool# The Lost Ones...
(Un Passo Falso) of Anita BakerAnita BakerAnita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit....
, 1998 - Hot StuffHot Stuff (Donna Summer song)"Hot Stuff" is a hit single released by American singer Donna Summer in 1979 as the first single release from her Bad Girls album through Casablanca Records...
(Musica che scoppia) of Donna SummerDonna SummerLaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
, 1998 - The Tracks Of My TearsThe Tracks of My Tears"The Tracks of My Tears" is a much recorded love ballad introduced in 1965 by The Miracles on Motown's' Tamla label. This song is considered to be among the finest recordings of The Miracles, and it sold over one million records within two years, making it The Miracles' fourth million-selling...
(Una Strada Per Te) of Smokey RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
and The MiraclesThe MiraclesThe Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature...
/ Mica ParisMica ParisMica Paris is an English soul singer, radio and television presenter, and occasional actress. Her forename is pronounced Misha.-Beginnings:Paris' roots are in soul and gospel music...
/ Aretha FranklinAretha FranklinAretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
/ Johnny RiversJohnny RiversJohnny Rivers is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His styles include folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material...
, 1998 - We All Need LoveWe All Need Love"We All Need Love" is a 1992 song recorded by Italian Eurodance group Double You, led by William Naraine. It was the band's second single from its debut album We All Need Love, released the same year, and confirmed the worldwide success of Double You. Written by Domenic Troiano, the song was...
(Angeli Noi) of Double YouDouble YouDouble You is a Eurodance group founded in 1985, when William Naraine started producing demos with Franco Amato and Andrea de Antoni.In 1992 they've sold more than three million records and the single "Please Don't Go" was a success.- 1990s :...
, 1998 - Body TalkBody TalkBody Talk is an album by The Wallets. 1,849 vinyl albums, 1,771 cassettes, and 1,597 CDs were sold.-Track listing:#" Zombie"#"Body Talk"#"Afumato"#"The Cowboy Song"#"The Beat Is Up"#"Skin Deep"#"I Want My Body Back"#" Feel"...
(Battito) of ImaginationImagination (band)Imagination were a three piece British soul and funk band, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had chart hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983....
, 1998 - Second Time Around (Ancora Insieme a Te) of ShalamarShalamarShalamar was an American music group, primarily of the 1970s and 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius...
, 2000