Laura Pausini

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Laura Pausini
OMRI

Laura Pausini performing during her World Tour 2009 in Barcelona
Born (1974-05-16) 16 May 1974
Solarolo, Emilia–Romagna, Italy
Residence Solarolo, Province of Ravenna, Emilia–Romagna, Italy
Nationality Italian
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
Years active 1993–present
Partner(s) Paolo Carta (2005–present)
Children 1
Signature
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Associated acts
Website
laurapausini.com

Laura Pausini, omri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlaura pauˈziːni]; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and record producer. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine",[1] which became an Italian standard[2] and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian Musica e Dischi singles chart,[3] as well as on the Dutch Top 40[4] and on the Flemish Ultratop 50.[5] Her eponymous debut album was released in Italy on 23 April 1993[6] and later became an international success, selling two million copies worldwide.[7]

Its follow-up, Laura, was released in 1994 and confirmed her international success, selling three million copies worldwide.[8] The first single from this album, "Strani amori", also became a domestic and international hit, reaching the top 5 on Italian, Dutch and Belgian main singles charts. During the same year, she released her first Spanish-language album, Laura Pausini, composed of ten adapted songs originally included in her previous works. The album was certified diamond by the Association of Phonographic and Videographic of Spain,[9] making her the first non-Spanish artist to sell more than one million copies in Spain.[10]

As of today, she has released ten studio albums, an international greatest hits album and two compilation albums for the Hispanic and Anglophone market only, respectively. She mostly performs in Italian and Spanish, but she has also recorded songs in English, French and Portuguese.[11] Her only English-language album, From the Inside, was released in 2002, but failed to satisfy commercial expectations both in North America and in the rest of the world. In 2006, her record Io canto was the best-selling album of the year in Italy.[12] All of her albums earned the top-five on the Italian Albums Chart, and six of them reached the first position in Italy. Pausini has also released 14 top-ten singles in Italy, including five number-ones. In 2004, Allmusic's Jason Birchmeier considered Pausini's sales "an impressive feat for someone who'd never really broken into the lucrative English–language market".[13] As of 2011, according to Warner Music Italy, Pausini had sold more than 45 million records, while according national Italian radio and television Rai she has sold about 70 million albums, compilations, singles and DVDs worldwide.[14][15]

During her career, she has won numerous music awards, including three Latin Grammy Awards, a Billboard Latin Music Award and four World Music Awards. In 2006 she also became the first Italian female artist to win a Grammy Award,[16] receiving the accolade for Best Latin Pop Album for the record Escucha.[17] She has been honoured as a Commander Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

Biography

Childhood and early beginnings

The elder of two daughters,[18] Laura Pausini was born in Solarolo, in the Province of Ravenna, Italy,[19] to Fabrizio Pausini[18] and Gianna Ballardini. She grew up in Solarolo, a small comune in the same region.[20][A] Her father is a former pianist[21] who also played as a sessionman for ABBA's Frida Lyngstad and entered a band whose members later founded the Italian pop group Pooh.[18] After becoming a piano bar artist, he encouraged Pausini to start performing as a singer.[22] Her first live performance was on 16 May 1985, when she sang together with her father in a restaurant in Bologna.[23] Since then, her father started giving her singing lessons[24] and she continued to perform alongside him in local piano bars. In the meanwhile, she also started singing in a church choir.[25]

In 1987 she recorded her first demo album, produced by her father and released to promote her live shows.[26] Titled I sogni di Laura, it consisted of eight covers and five new songs.[27] In 1991 she participated in the Castrocaro Music Festival singing Liza Minnelli's "New York, New York", but she failed to reach the final stage of the competition.[23] During the same year, she took part in another singing competition, Sanremo Famosi, which should have served as a selection for the newcomers' of the following Sanremo Music Festival.[28] Despite being declared joint winner with another contestant,[23][28] Pausini was not allowed to compete in the Sanremo Music Festival 1992.[23]

1993: Career breakthrough

Thanks to her performances in local singing competitions, Pausini was noted by Italian producer and songwriter Angelo Valsiglio, who introduced her the manager Marco Marati.[23] Valsiglio proposed her "La solitudine", a song he wrote with Pietro Cremonesi and Federico Cavalli. Pausini's rendition convinced Valsiglio and Marati, who wanted Pausini to audition for some major labels.[23] During one of the auditions, she met Fabrizio Giannini of Warner Music Italy's Compagnia Generale del Disco.[29] After impressing him with a performance of an unreleased Mia Martini song, Pausini obtained her first recording contract, becoming one of the first artists being discovered by Giannini, who later launched the careers of several Italian acts, including Luciano Ligabue and Irene Grandi.[23]

Pausini rose to fame in 1993, after winning the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival, annually held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Italy

"La solitudine" was selected as one of the entries of the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival. Pausini performed it for the first time on 23 February 1993, during the first semifinal of the contest.[30] After being admitted to the final, held on 27 February 1993, she won the competition, receiving 7,464 votes by the juries and beating Gerardina Trovato with "Ma non ho più la mia città", who took second place with 7,209 votes.[31] The song also became a commercial success in Italy, peaking at number one on the Italian Musica e Dischi singles chart in March 1993 and maintaining the top spot for three consecutive weeks,[3] and it is still one of Pausini's best-known hits.[32]

Following the success obtained with her debut single, Pausini started working on her first professional album, Laura Pausini.[33] The album was recorded while Pausini was still a high school student[34] at the "Gaetano Ballardini" Institute of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy,[35] where she got her diploma a few months after the release of her debut studio set.[36] Released by CGD Records in May 1993,[20] it reached the sixth position on the Italian Musica e Dischi albums chart,[37] selling 400,000 copies in Italy.[38] The album was also promoted through an Italian outdoor tour during the summer of 1993.[39] In September 1993, Pausini received a Telegatto for Revelation of the Year.[40]

In late 1993, the album was released in the rest of Europe, peaking at number three on the Dutch Albums Chart[41] and reaching the top spot in Belgium.[42] It also achieved commercial success in South America, being certified gold in Brazil[43] and Argentina.[44] Worldwide sales of Pausini's debut studio album exceed two million units.[7] Moreover, "La solitudine" became a radio hit in Belgium and the Netherlands,[45] it peaked at number five on the French Singles Chart and it reached the top spot of the Dutch Top 40[4] and of the Flemish Ultratop 50.[5] The album also spawned the singles "Non c'è" and "Perché non torna più".

1994–1995: Spanish-language debut and international success

In February 1994, Pausini participated for the second time in the Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the "Big Artists" section with her entry "Strani amori". The song ranked third in the competition, behind Aleandro Baldi's "Passerà" and Giorgio Faletti's "Signor tenente",[46] and became a hit in Italy,[47] in the Netherlands[48] and in Flanders.[49] The single launched Pausini's second studio album, Laura, released in February 1994. According to CGD Records, the album sold 150,000 copies in Italy in its first week, with initial shipments of 200,000 units.[50] It also peaked at number one on the Dutch Albums Chart and entered the charts in Belgium and Switzerland,[51] selling three million copies worldwide[8] and achieving gold and platinum status in Brazil and Argentina, respectively.[43][44] Other singles from the album were "Gente", "Lui non sta con te" and "Lettera". During the summer of 1994, Pausini took part in the Italian itinerant TV show Festivalbar, reaching the final stage of the music competition[52] and receiving the Premio Europa for her international success.[53] In 1994 she was also awarded with her second Telegatto, receiving the prize for Best Female Artist.[54] In the meanwhile, she started an Italian tour to promote her album.[55]

During the same year, Pausini released her first Spanish-language album, Laura Pausini, a compilation of ten adapted versions of hits from her previous albums, issued by Dro Records.[45] The record became the best-selling album of 1994 in Spain,[56][57] where it was later certified diamond by the Association of Phonographic and Videographic of Spain for sales exceeding one million units.[9] Pausini was the first non-Spanish artist to achieve this result.[10] Following the commercial success obtained in the country, the Spanish Institute of Italian Culture awarded her a "Globo de Platino" for contributing in the spread of Italian culture in Spain.[58]

The album was successful in Latin America too, being certified platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers,[44] the Asociación Colombiana de Productores de Fonogramas[59] and the Chilean division of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.[60] Moreover, the first four singles from the album, "La soledad", "Se fue", "Amores extraños" and "Gente", entered the top 30 on the Hot Latin Songs chart compiled by Billboard.[61] Thanks to these results, Billboard ranked Pausini the second female revelation of 1994, after Mariah Carey.[62][63] In 1995 Pausini also received the World Music Award for Best Selling Italian Recording Artist[64] and the Lo Nuestro Award for Best New Artist of the Year.[62][65]

Pausini's first record for the British market was a self-titled compilation album released in 1995, including nine Italian-language hits and an English-language version of her first single, "La solitudine (Loneliness)",[66] whose lyrics were adapted by Tim Rice.[67] "La solitudine (Loneliness)" was initially set to be released as a single in the United Kingdom on 19 June 1995,[68] but it was postponed and released in September of the same year.[69] Both the album and the single obtained a very poor commercial reception, failing to enter the charts in the United Kingdom.[70]

1996–1997: Third album and World Wide Tour 1997

Following the success obtained by Pausini's debut Spanish album, her third studio set was released on 12 September 1996 both in Italian and Spanish, under the titles Le cose che vivi and Las cosas que vives, respectively.[71][72] Starting from that moment, Pausini has recorded most of her songs both in her native language and in Spanish, in a practice that, according to Allmusic's Jason Birchmeier, has "come to define her career and compound her success".[13] A special edition of the album was also released in Brazil, featuring three additional bonus tracks in Portuguese.[72]

The album was preceded by the single "Incancellabile", released to Italian radio stations on 26 August 1996[73] and titled "Inolvidable" in its version for the Hispanic market. Other singles from the album include the title-track "Le cose che vivi", whose Spanish-language version topped the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart,[74] "Ascolta il tuo cuore", "Seamisai" and "Dos enamorados", which was not released in its Italian-language version. The album sold 3,500,000 million copies worldwide[8] and was certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, for European sales exceeding 1,000,000 units.[75] At the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards for Latin Music, Pausini was nominated for Pop Female Singer and Video of the Year for the Spanish-language version of "Le cose che vivi".[76]

In December 1996, Pausini was among the artists singing for Pope John Paul II during the Natale in Vaticano concert, a Christmas show held at the Paul VI Audience Hall.[77] During the event, she performed a cover of John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and the song "Il mondo che vorrei".[78] In February 1997 she was also invited as a guest to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile.[79] On 1 March 1997, she launched from Geneva the World Wide Tour in support of the album, giving concerts in Italy, Switzerland,[80] Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal,[81] Spain,[82] France,[83] as well as in the United States,[63] Canada and many Latin American countries, including Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Mexico.[83] It was Pausini's first international tour, during which she gave concerts in indoor arenas for the first time.[84] In August of the same year, during the last night of the Festivalbar, she received the International award for the success she achieved abroad.[85]

1998–1999: La mia risposta / Mi respuesta and second World Tour

In 1998, Pausini released her fourth studio album, La mia risposta, together with its Spanish-language counterpart, Mi respuesta. The album, which included a song penned by Phil Collins,[86] was dubbed by Italian music critics as a mature work, with influences from soul music,[86] but, despite reaching the top spot of the Italian Albums Chart,[87] it was a moderate commercial success, selling two million copies worldwide.[8] The lead single from the album, "Un'emergenza d'amore", was released in September 1998,[88] and was followed by "In assenza di te" and "La mia risposta", the latter being performed during the Festivalbar in 1999.[89]

To promote the album, Pausini began in early 1999 the La mia risposta World Tour '99, during which she performed in theatres throughout Europe.[90] On 1 June 1999, she was one of the artists performing along with Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti in Modena during his annual "Pavarotti and Friends" concert.[91] Pavarotti and Pausini duetted in the Italian version of the aria "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz", titled "Tu che m'hai preso il cuor", from Franz Lehár's operetta Das Land des Lächelns. The live performance was later included in the album Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Guatemala and Kosovo.[92] In 1999 she also contributed the Richard Marx composition "One More Time" to the Message in a Bottle soundtrack.[93] The track was produced by David Foster[94] who was featured on piano.

2000–2001: Tra te e il mare / Entre tú y mil mares and greatest hits album

In 2000, she recorded the song "The Extra Mile" for the soundtrack of the movie Pokémon 2000: The Power of One.[34][95] The song was included in the album Tra te e il mare, released on 11 September 2000 and preceded by the homonymous single, written by Italian pop singer Biagio Antonacci.[96] Other singles from the album include "Il mio sbaglio più grande", which was a top 20 hit in Italy,[97] and "Volevo dirti che ti amo", whose Spanish-language version "Quiero decirte que te amo" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart.[98] The album also features the songs "Viaggio con te", which was composed for his father and which was awarded in 2001 with an Italian Lunezia Award for Best Songwriter of the Year,[99][100] and "Per vivere", written from the point of view of a homeless child Pausini met in Rio de Janeiro and dedicated to two Brazilian children sponsored by her.[100][101]

Tra te e il mare received a nomination for Album of the Year at the Premio Italiano della Musica, while Pausini was nominated for Best Female Artist during the same award ceremony,[102] as well as in the first edition of the Italian Music Awards, held in February 2001.[103] A Spanish-language version of the album, titled Entre tú y mil mares, was released shortly before the Italian-language edition, on 11 September 2000.[96] At the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards, the record received two nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, while Pausini and Alfredo Cerruti were in the shortlist for Producer of the Year.[104][105]

Pausini's first international greatest hits album was released in 2001, both in an Italian-language version and in a Spanish-language edition, titled The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te and Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti, respectively. The first single, "E ritorno da te"—"Volveré junto a ti" in Spanish—was accompanied by a music video shot by Italian film director Gabriele Muccino.[106] The album also includes the single "Una storia che vale" and features guest appearances by Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil in "Seamisai"[107] and by Italian singer Nek, who plays bass in "Non c'è".[108] Supported by the 2001/2002 World Tour, which started in Miami on 19 October 2001,[107] the greatest hits became one of Pausini's biggest commercial successes, selling 700,000 copies in Italy and 800,000 copies in France.[109] During the concert she gave in Milan on 2 December 2001 as part of the tour, Pausini also recorded her first live video album, titled Live 2001-2002 World Tour and released on 30 November 2002.[110][111]

2002–2003: From the Inside, the English-language debut

In 2001, Pausini started working with producers such as Patrick Leonard and John Shanks[112] on her first English language album, From the Inside.[113] Released in Canada, Mexico and the United States by Atlantic Records on 5 November 2002, the album did not get the expected success, selling 100,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen-Soundscan.[114] The album singles "Surrender" and "If That's Love" reached the top spot on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart,[115] but Pausini, disappointed at her English language debut being ignored in the U.S. outside the club scene, abandoned the promotion for From the Inside.[116] The album was later released in Europe too, selling 800,000 copies worldwide.[109]

In 2003 Luciano Pavarotti invited her for the second time to the "Pavarotti and Friends" concert, where they duetted again in "Tu che m'hai preso il cuor".[117]

2004–2005: Resta in ascolto / Escucha and the Grammy

Laura Pausini during the presentation of her album Resta in ascolto / Escucha in 2004.

In October 2004 Pausini released her eight studio album, Resta in ascolto / Escucha. Influenced by international artists including Phil Collins and Celine Dion,[118] the recording is on the subject of a break-up and was written in 2002, during her separation from her ex-boyfriend and producer Alfredo Cerruti.[119]

The album features the song "Mi abbandono a te" / "Me abandono a ti", co-written by Pausini, Rick Nowels and Madonna. It also includes the Biagio Antonacci-written ballad "Vivimi" / "Viveme", which won a Billboard Latin Music Award in 2006 for Female Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year,[120] and the single "Benedetta passione" / "Bendecida pasión", penned by Italian rock-star Vasco Rossi.[121] Well received by music critics,[122][123] the album is mainly focused on themes of anger, bitterness,[119] desire for independence[124] and interior peace,[121] but also features a song about the Iraq War, in which Pausini sings about Ali Ismail Abbas, a boy who was severely injured in a nighttime rocket attack near Baghdad in 2003.[125]

The album debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart[126] and sold 350,000 copies in Italy.[127] Its Spanish version later won Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2005[128] and Best Latin Pop Album at the 48th Grammy Awards,[17] making Pausini the first Italian female artist to win a Grammy Award.[16]

Pausini made a guest appearance on Michael Bublé's 2005 live album Caught in the Act, singing a duet with Bublé of Lou Rawls' hit "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". The duet was placed on both the audio CD, and the full concert DVD that aired on PBS as an episode of Great Performances.

At the 2006 Lo Nuestro Award, Pausini was nominated in the sections Album of the Year for Escucha, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Viveme"[129] and won the award for Best Female Pop Artist.[130]

In January 2005, Pausini started a new tour to promote the album.[131] The concerts she gave at the Zénith de Paris on 22 and 23 March 2005 were filmed and released as a live album in November 2005, titled Live in Paris 05.[132]

2006–2007: Io canto and the concert in San Siro

Pausini performing during the Festival Teatro-Canzone, in memory of Italian singer Giorgio Gaber, on 21 July 2007.

In November 2006, Pausini released the album Io canto / Yo canto, consisting of covers of Italian pop rock songs.[133] On the album liner notes, Pausini wrote: "here is the music I listen to when I'm at my saddest, or when I feel a moment is special, the songs I used to sing as a young girl when I first started performing, and above all those which taught me to love music, and how music can move you so deeply, regardless of its genre or style".[134]

The album also features duets with Tiziano Ferro, Juanes and Johnny Hallyday.[135] It debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and held the top spot for 8 non-consecutive weeks.[136] It also became the best-selling album of 2006 in Italy, selling 500,000 copies in less than two months.[137] On 8 November 2007, the album won Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards.[138] Laura dedicated the award to the memory of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti.[139][140] Later on during the show she sang "Vivere (Dare to Live)" alongside Italian singer Andrea Bocelli.[138]

In Summer 2006, Pausini played a Juntos en concierto tour with Marc Anthony and Marco Antonio Solís,[141] consisting of 20 concerts throughout the United States.[142]

On 2 June 2007, Laura Pausini was the first female artist to play at the San Siro Stadium in Milan,[143] in front of a crowd of 70,000 spectators.[144] On 30 November 2007, the concert was released on CD and DVD, under the title San Siro 2007.[145]

2008–2010: Primavera in anticipo, Amiche per l'Abruzzo and Laura Live

Pausini spent the first months of 2008 recording her tenth studio album, Primavera in anticipo / Primavera anticipada. The Spanish language edition of the album was released on 11 November 2008,[146] while the Italian language edition was released in Italy on 14 November 2008.[147] The album was preceded by the single "Invece no" / "En cambio no", released on 24 October 2008[148] and promoted with an appearance in Piazza Trinità dei Monti in Rome on 14 November 2008.[149] The album also features a the single "Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)" / Primavera anticipada (It Is My Song)", a duet with British singer-songwriter James Blunt.[150] In November 2009 the album won Best Female Album at the Latin Grammy Awards.[151] In 2010 Pausini also won the Lo Nuestro Award for Female Artist of the Year.[152]

Laura Pausini during the mega-concert Amiche per l'Abruzzo on 21 June 2009

On 21 June 2009, Pausini organized a mega-concert in the San Siro Stadium in Milan, raising money to support the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. The concert, named Amiche per l'Abruzzo, involved 43 Italian female singers[153] and was later released on a DVD, which sold 250,000 copies in Italy.[154]

In the meanwhile, on 5 March 2009, Pausini began her World Tour 2009 in Turin,[155] which reached Europe in May 2009[155] and then South America and the United States in autumn 2009.[156][157] The last leg of the tour took place in Italy in November 2009.[158] A CD of the tour, along with a DVD, was released on 27 November 2009 with the title Laura Live World Tour 09 / Laura Live Gira Mundial 09.[159] The album also includes three new song, the singles "Con la musica alla radio" / "Con la musica en la radio", "Non sono lei" / "Ella no soy" and "Casomai" / "Menos mal".[159]

2011–2012: Inedito and the Inedito World Tour

Pausini on 22 December 2011, performing in Milan during her Inedito World Tour

On 30 December 2010, Pausini announced her eleventh studio album,[160] Inedito / Inédito, released both in Italian and Spanish on 11 November 2011.[161] The title and the tracklist of the album were announced through Pausini's website on 10 September 2011. The first single from the album, "Benvenuto" / "Bienvenido", was released on 12 September 2011.[162][163] In order to promote the album, Pausini engaged the Inedito World Tour, starting with 11 shows in Italy in late December 2011.[164] The tour reached Latin America in January and February 2012.[165] The European leg of her tour visited the principle arenas of France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Belgium and Holland, and concluded at the Royal Albert Hall in London.[166]

The album also spawned the singles "Non ho mai smesso"[167] / "Jamás abandoné",[168] "Bastava" / "Bastaba",[169] "Mi tengo", "Le cose che non mi aspetto" / "Las cosas que no me espero" and "Celeste". The song "Troppo tempo" was originally chosen as the sixth and last single of the album, but when Pausini discovered her pregnancy she changed her mind to "Celeste".

Laura Pausini logo of Inedito

On 25 June 2012, Pausini took part in the mega-concert Concerto per l'Emilia, organized to raise funds in support of the people affected by the 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes. During the show, Pausini duetted with Cesare Cremonini, performing a cover of Lucio Dalla's "L'anno che verrà".[170]

On 27 November 2012, a special edition of Inedito, in both Italian and Spanish, was released, featuring a live DVD recorded during the 2012 Inedito World Tour.[171] The Italian-language version and the Spanish-language version of the DVD were recorded in Bologna on 17 April 2012 and in Madrid on 20 April 2012, respectively. The CD included in the new edition of Inedito also features a live medley performed by Pausini on New Year's Eve 2012, as well as a duet with Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute on the track "Las cosas que no me espero", released as a single in Spain and Latin America.

In 2012 Pausini also recorded an Italian-language duet with Josh Groban, "E ti prometterò", included in his album All That Echoes, released in February 2013.[172]

2013: 20 - The Greatest Hits and the new world tour

On 26 February 2013, in order to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her career, Pausini released a digital single including the original versions in Italian, Spanish and English of the song which launched her career in 1993, "La solitudine". The track was launched as a limited-edition single, available for purchase for a week only.[173] Later during the same year, she confirmed that a greatest hits album will be released for the same purpose by December 2013.[174]

On 1 June 2013 Pausini took part in the concert Chime for Change in London, supporting the global campaign of the same name for girls' and women's empowerment. Pausini performed the songs "Io canto" and "It's Not Goodbye".[175] During the same year, she appeared as a featured artist on the track "Sonríe (Smile)", included in American singer Gloria Estefan's album The Standards.[176] A new world tour has also been confirmed by Pausini through her official website. Starting from December 2013, Pausini will promote her greatest hits album with concerts in her native Italy, as well as in other European countries, in Latin America, in the United States and in Canada. The tour also includes a performance during the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile.[177]

On September 9, 2013, Pausini released a new single named "Limpido" (in Spanish, "Limpio"), in order to promote her new album. The song is a duet between Pausini and the Australian singer Kylie Minogue. On the same day, the name of the album was confirmed to be 20 - The Greatest Hits / 20 - Grandes Exitos.

On September 20, 2013, Pausini posted the official cover of this new album in her Instagram account, created in order to share the image.[178]

Artistry

Laura Pausini is described as a mezzosoprano[179] with a classic and powerful voice.[180][181] Due to her voice, Pausini has been compared by music critics to various female artists, including Milva,[182] Celine Dion,[183][184] Mariah Carey[184] and Barbra Streisand.[185]

At the beginning of her career, she was considered by music critics as a teen idol[186] mainly singing about adolescent love affairs and problems.[187][188][189] She was also strongly criticized for her songs, described as too melancholic[190] and trivial.[191] Starting from her 1998's La mia risposta / Mi respuesta, Italian music critics considered her as a more mature singer[187] and later praised her simplicity[192] and her voice,[193] describing Pausini as an interpreter of her years.[194]

Although Pausini is mainly a melodic pop singer,[195][196][197] her musical style evolved during her career, with influences from various genres, including Latin music,[198] soul music[10][86] and rock music.[199] In 2001, David Cazares of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel described Pausini's music as "an assortment of glossy and sentimental pop ballads backed by light rock instrumentation and synthesized strings".[200] In 2006, The Washington Post's Achy Obejas wrote that Pausini is distinguished from other Latin pop singer by her sophistication and her European sensibilities.[201] According to Musica e dischi's Antonio Orlando, the key elements in Pausini's style are romanticism, optimism, melancholy and surrounding melodies.[202]

Starting from her 1996's album Le cose che vivi / Las cosas que vives, Pausini has also co-written most of her songs[202][203] and starting from her 1998's La mia risposta / Mi respuesta she has been involved in the production of her albums.[204]

Personal life

Pausini left her hometown in 1995, when she moved to Milan with her partner, manager and producer Alfredo Cerruti Jr.[39][205] Their relationship ended in 2002. Between 2002 and 2005 Pausini was romantically involved with her new manager, Gabriele Parisi.[119] She is currently engaged with the Italian guitarist, composer, music producer and former singer Paolo Carta.[206][207] On 15 September 2012, Pausini confirmed through her official Facebook page that she was expecting her first daughter with her partner Paolo Carta.[208] Their daughter, Paola, was born on 8 February 2013.[209]

Pausini describes herself as a Roman Catholic woman,[34][210] but expressed doubts about Roman Church's position on various themes, including contraception, abortion and premarital sex.[211] In September 2000 she explained her position during an interview to the Italian newspaper la Repubblica:[34]

I really believe in God, and the Pope is the man that I most want to meet again in the world. I already met him in 1996. I just have a few doubts about the Catholic Church, such as the discrimination against homosexuals. I don't understand how they condemn racism, but at the same time take issue with gay people.

Honours

– Commander Order of Merit of the Italian Republic: Awarded the fourth highest civil honour in Italy, by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on 6 February 2006.[19]

Discography

Main article: Laura Pausini discography

Tours

Tour Year(s) Releases Format(s)
World Wide Tour 1997 1997 N/A N/A
La mia risposta World Tour '99 1999 N/A N/A
2001/2002 World Tour 2001–02 Live 2001-2002 World Tour DVD
World Tour '05 2005 Live in Paris 05 CD+DVD, 2× DVD, CD
Juntos en concierto 2006
(With Marc Anthony and Marco Antonio Solís)		 2006 N/A N/A
San Siro 2007 (one concert only) 2007 San Siro 2007 CD+DVD, CD, DVD
World Tour 2009 2009 Laura Live World Tour 09 CD+DVD
Inedito World Tour 2011–12 Inedito (Special Edition) (includes a live bonus track and a live DVD) CD+DVD
The Greatest Hits World Tour 2013–14 N/A N/A

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Laura Pausini
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Rosario Flores
for De mil colores		 Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Female
2005
for Escucha 		Succeeded by
Shakira
for Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Preceded by
Shakira
for Fijación Oral Vol. 1		 Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Female
2007
for Yo canto 		Succeeded by
Kany García
for Cualquier Día
Preceded by
Kany García
for Cualquier Día		 Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Female
2009
for Primavera anticipada 		Succeeded by
Nelly Furtado
for Mi Plan

Notes

  1. ^ Sources indicate different locations for Pausini's birth—The Comunes of Faenza and Solarolo, Ravenna, Italy. One state source, The Presidency of the Italian Republic, cites Faenza as the location of her birth.[212] In media interviews, however, Pausini consistently names Solarolo as her birthplace. Solarolo is located 5 miles from Faenza.[213][214][215][216]

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