Cristina Donà
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Cristina Donà | |
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Rho, Italy | |
| Genres | Folk, rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1991—present |
| Labels | Mescal (1997—2006) EMI (2006—present) |
| Website | www |
Cristina Donà (
She developed a passion for music since she was a teenager, her favorite singers being, among others, Bruce Springsteen, Sinéad O'Connor, Joni Mitchell, Michelle Shocked, Tom Waits, Lucio Battisti, and The Beatles [citation needed]. She studied at
Besides live performances in clubs in
In the meanwhile Donà performed live on an Italian tour, and opened concerts for
In 1999 she duetted with the songwriter Eric Wood in his album Illustrated night, and started working on the second album, Nido. Robert Wyatt contributed to this album with the arrangements in the song Goccia and with the participation in a videoclip, shot on the East Coast of England, and released on the Goccia EP. In 2001 Donà was invited (the first and only Italian artist then) to the
The third album, Dove sei tu, was released in 2003, and Davey Ray Moor performed as a special guest in some concerts during the promotional tour. Donà recorded a cover of Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights, which was included in the single Invisibile. She also worked, together with Davey Ray Moor, on the translation of the lyrics of Dove sei tu. The self-titled album was released in 2004 and distributed in 33 countries by Rykodisc International.
The English press welcomed the album with very good reviews.
At the end of 2004 she started an extensive tour of Europe, performing in Germany, France, UK, Belgium,
In 2005 she played in Italy with Annie Whitehead’s Soupsongs, and was in the UK for an acoustic tour, during which she was invited to Robert Elms’ BBC London Live.
In 2006 she signed to the major label EMI that is re-distributing all her catalogue.
In 2014 she came back from her last album Torno A Casa A Piedi (2011) with a new work called Così Vicini.[2]
Discography
Albums
- 1997 – Tregua
- 1999 – Nido
- 2000 – Goccia (EP)
- 2003 – Dove sei tu
- 2004 – Cristina Donà (in English)
- 2007 – La quinta stagione
- 2008 – Piccola faccia
- 2011 – Torno a casa a piedi
- 2014 – Così Vicini
Singles
- 2003 – Nel mio giardino
- 2003 – Triathlon
- 2003 – Invisibile
- 2004 – Invisible girl
- 2005 – Triathlon "Uk version"
- 2007 – Universo
- 2008 – Sign your name
- 2010 – Miracoli
- 2011 – Un Esercito Di Alberi
- 2014 – Così Vicini
References
- ^ Pasini, Aurelio. "Cristina Donà". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Ecco il disco che vi guarderà dritto negli occhi". la Repubblica.
External links
- Cristina Donà (official website)
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