Gianna Nannini
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Born | Siena, Tuscany, Italy | 14 June 1954
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Years active | 1976–present |
Website | giannanannini |
Gianna Nannini (Italian pronunciation:
Early life
Nannini was born in
Career
Nannini scored her first domestic hit in 1979 with the single "America" and the album California, which became a success in several European countries. Her international breakthrough happened in 1984 with the release of her sixth album, the Conny Plank-produced Puzzle, which peaked in the top 10 in the Italian, German, Austrian and Swiss charts. The first single from the album, "Fotoromanza", was supported by a music video directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, and went on to win many musical awards. Nannini embarked on a long European tour to support the album, culminating in a headlining gig at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
In 1986, her song "
In 2004, she released the greatest hits album Perle, where a number of her most renowned songs were rearranged with the support of musicians such as Christian Lohr on piano (who also had a co-producer credit), and a string quartet composed of Vincenzo di Donna (first violin), Luigi de Maio (second violin), Gerardo Morrone (viola) and Antonio di Franca (violoncello). With this orchestra Nannini went on a European tour from 2004 to 2005.
The album Grazie was released in February 2006, and peaked at number one of the Italian hit-parade with the single "Sei nell'anima".
In April 2007, Nannini released Pia come la canto io, a collection of songs produced by Wil Malone and originally intended for a rock opera based on the medieval Tuscan character Pia de' Tolomei (briefly mentioned in Dante's Purgatorio) that would eventually be performed in 2008 after eleven months of gestation.
An acoustic version of her song
Duets and Collaborations
In 1987, she performed with
Band current lineup
- Gianna Nannini – vocals, guitar, violin, piano
- Milton Mcdonald – guitar, backing vocals
- Davide Ferrario – keyboards, backing vocals
- Davide Tagliapietra – guitar, backing vocals
- Mylious Johnson – drums
- Alex Kilier – bass
- Will Malone – producer, musical director
Personal life
In August 2010, at the age of 56, Nannini announced that she was pregnant (the name of the father was not revealed).[7] Nannini's pregnancy was prominently featured on the cover of Vanity Fair, where she was portrayed wearing a T-shirt with the inscription "God is a Woman". On 26 November 2010 Nannini's daughter Penelope Jane Charlotte was born in Milan.[8] In 2017, Nannini decided to move to London with her partner, Carla. In her 2017 autobiography, entitled Cazzi miei, she revealed she was ready for a civil union with Carla, explaining she felt Italian laws could not give her any guarantee about Penelope's future in the case of Nannini's death.[9][10]
Works
Discography
- Gianna Nannini (1976)
- Una radura (1977)
- California (1979)
- G. N. (1981)
- Sconcerto Rock (1981, soundtrack)
- Latin Lover (1982)
- Puzzle (1984)
- Tutto Live (1985, live)
- Profumo (1986)
- Maschi e Altri (1987, compilation)
- Malafemmina (1988)
- Scandalo (1990)
- Giannissima (1991, live)
- Maschi e altri / Chicos y otros (1992)
- X Forza e x amore (1993)
- Dispetto(1995) No. 1 Italy
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- Cuore(1998) No. 2 Italy (Platinum)
- Momo(2002, soundtrack)
- Aria (2002) No. 7 Italy, No. 29 Switzerland
- Perle (2004) No. 6 Italy, No. 22 Switzerland
- Grazie (2006) No. 1 Italy (7× Platinum), No. 12 Switzerland, No. 32 Germany
- Pia come la canto io (2007) No. 5 Italy
- Giannabest (2007, compilation) No. 1 Italy (7× Platinum), No. 15 Portugal, No. 23 Switzerland, No. 32 Germany
- Giannadream – Solo I Sogni Sono Veri (2009) No. 2 Italy (4× Platinum)
- Extradream – Solo I Sogni Sono Veri (2010)
- Io e te(2011) No. 1 Italy (4× Platinum)
- Inno (2013) No. 1 Italy (Platinum)
- Hitalia (2014) No. 1 Italy (3× Platinum)
- Hitstory (2015) No. 5 Italy (Gold), No. 51 Switzerland
- Amore gigante (2017) No. 2 Italy (Gold),[11] No. 14 Switzerland
- La differenza (2019) No. 4 Italy[12]
- Sei nel l'anima (2024) No. 6 Italy[13]
Selected bibliography
- Brunelli, Gianni; Mann, Christoph (1990). Osteria le logge : die Küche der Toskana [Osteria Le Logge: The Kitchen of Tuscany] (in German). Munich: .
References
- ^ a b Who Is Who Archived 21 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Bello e possibile, by Francesco Burroni, published on Left n° 34 of 3 September 2010, page 7; Burroni, Nannini's schoolmate, declare she was born the same year as himself, in 1954.
- ^ a b Gianna Nannini madre con la tecnica proibita (in Italian)
- ^ a b HITALY certificate of incorporation
- ^ a b "'Il sesso non basta, voglio l'anima'. Gianna crede nell'Amore gigante" (in Italian). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b Birth certificate (in Italian)
- ^ "Gianna Nannini mamma a 54 anni!". Affaritaliani.it. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "È nata Penelope, la figlia di Gianna Nannini" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Giulio Pasqui (6 July 2017). "Gianna Nannini sposa la compagna: Ho scelto Londra con mia figlia e Carla. L'Italia non mi tutela nei miei diritti di mamma". Il Fatto Quotidiano.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 2017-10-27 al 2017-11-02)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 47 (dal 15 November 2019 al 21 November 2019)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 13 (dal 22.03.2024 al 28.03.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Review of Giannadream (in English)