Tiziano Ferro

Tiziano Ferro
Background information
Born February 21, 1980 (1980-02-21) (age 32)
Latina, Italy
Genres Latin pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active 1997–present
Website tizianoferro.com

Tiziano Ferro (born February 21, 1980 in Latina) is an Italian pop singer. He reached notoriety in 2001 and during his career he has also sung in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.

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Biography

Childhood and early beginnings

Ferro's interest in music was born when he received a toy keyboard as a present, which was used to compose his first songs when he was seven.[1] He later started taking guitar and piano classes at a local conservatory of music. When he was 16 years-old, he joined a gospel choir[2] and during the same years, he started performing in piano bars and karaoke contests.[3]

In 1997, Ferro participated in the "Accademia della Canzone di Sanremo", a music contest created with the purpose to choose the contestants of the Sanremo Music Festival, but was eliminated during the first stage of the competition. The following year, Ferro participated again in the same contest, and despite being chosen as one of the 12 finalists, he did not make it to win the competition.[1] However, during the selections, Ferro met music producers Alberto Salerno and Mara Maionchi, and started to collaborate with them.[1][3]

In 1999 Ferro also toured throughout Italy as a back vocalist with the Italian hip hop band Sottotono.[4][5]

Career breakthrough

In 2001, Ferro signed a contract with EMI Music Italy. On 22 June 2001, he released his first single, "Xdono".[6][7] During the first months, the song received a poor reception, but it later became a hit and, after topping the Italian Singles Chart in September 2001,[8] it was certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for sales exceeding 100,000 copies.[9]

The song was included in Ferro's debut album, Rosso relativo, released on 26 October 2001.[10][11] Following the commercial success obtained in Italy, in 2002 the album was released in several European countries. A Spanish-language version of the record, titled Rojo relativo, was also released in Spain and Latin America.[12] Rosso relativo obtained success in different markets and has sold more than 1,000,000 copies worldwide, according to EMI Music,[13] allowing Ferro to receive a nomination for Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2003.[14]

Second studio album, 111

In November 2003, Ferro released his second studio album, 111, recorded both in Italian and Spanish, produced by Alberto Salerno, Mara Maionchi and Michele Canova.[15] The album was preceded by the release of "Perverso",[16] and also spawned the singles "Sere nere" / "Tardes negras",[17] "Non me lo so spiegare" / "No me lo puedo explicar"[18] and "Ti voglio bene" / "Desde mañana no lo se".[19] 111 has sold more than 1,000,000 copies worldwide,[20] topping the Mexican Albums Chart[21] and being certified four times platinum in Italy[3] for domestic sales exceeding 450,000 copies.[18] Following the success of the album Ferro won Best Italian Artist at the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome.[22]

In July 2004, Ferro also released in Europe his first English-language single, "Universal Prayer", a duet with British R&B singer Jamelia recorded to promote the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.[23]

Nessuno è solo / Nadie está solo, the third studio album

Ferro's third studio album, Nessuno è solo / Nadie está solo, was released in June 2006,[24] following the lead single "Stop! Dimentica", which became a number-one hit in Italy and Austria.[25] The album, described by music critics as more intimate and melancholic,[26] obtained in Italy a success even bigger than his previous ones, reaching the Diamond certification for its domestic sales.[27][28] The third single from the album, "Ti scatterò una foto", was also included in the soundtrack of the movie Ho voglia di te, directed by Luis Prieto and based on the book with the same title by Federico Moccia.[29]

Nessuno è solo also features a duet with Italian pop singer-songwriter Biagio Antonacci,[30] while the Spanish-language version of the album includes "Mi credo", a song recorded with Pepe Aguilar.[31]

Alla mia età / A mi edad

In June 2008 Ferro co-wrote with Roberto Casalino the single "Non ti scordar mai di me" for X Factor's first edition's runner-up Giusy Ferreri.[32] The song became a huge success in Italy, topping the Italian Singles Chart for 12 non-consecutive weeks.[33] Ferro also produced Giusy Ferreri's debut album, Gaetana, containing 6 songs penned by him,[34] including "L'amore e basta!", a duet between Ferro and Ferreri.[35]

On 7 November 2008 Ferro released his fourth studio album, Alla mia età, preceded by the single with the same title.[36] Alla mia età debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart[37] and became the best-selling album of 2009 in Italy.[38] The Spanish-language version of the album is title A mi edad.

In November 2009, Ferro released his first video album, Alla mia età - Live in Rome, recorded during his concerts at the Stadio Olimpico on 24 and 25 June 2009.[39] A few months later, Ferro was chosen to record the Italian version of Mary J Blige's single "Each Tear", included in her album Stronger with Each Tear[40] The song reached the spot in the Italian Singles Chart.[41]

Fifth studio album

On 14 October 2011 Ferro released in Italy "La differenza tra me e te",[42] the first single from his fifth studio album, titled L'amore è una cosa semplice and released on 28 November 2011 by EMI Music.[43]

Discography

Personal life

On October 5, 2010, Ferro told the Italian magazine Vanity Fair that after a long period of denial, he finally accepted himself as gay.[44][45]

Awards and nominations

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2009

2010

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