Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini
Background information
Born	May 16, 1974 (1974-05-16) (age 33) Solarolo, Italy
Genre(s)	Latin pop, soft rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1993–present
Label(s)	Warner Music Group, Atlantic (United States)
Website	www.laurapausini.com

Laura Pausini (born May 16, 1974) is an Italian pop singer, popular in several European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries, famed for her powerful voice, her romantic adult contemporary ballads and love songs. She is fluent in several languages and has recorded songs in Italian, Spanish and English. She has also recorded some songs in Portuguese, a language of which she has a good (but not excellent) knowledge, and French, which she does not speak at all. At the 2006 Grammy Awards, Pausini won Best Latin Pop Album for Escucha. Alternate cover French pressing of Laura Pausini Laura Pausini is Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausinis eponymous debut album issued by Warner Music in 1993. ... Laura Pausini is Italian singer Laura Pausinis third studio album and first Spanish language release, issued by Warner Music in November 1994. ... Laura Pausini is a compilation album by Italian singer Laura Pausini pressed exlusively in the United Kingdom for the anglophone market by Warner Music in 1995. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (953x1159, 174 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Laura Pausini ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Solarolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southeast of Bologna and about 30 km west of Ravenna. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ritchie Valens album cover Latin Pop (Pop Latino, in Spanish) is pop music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Hispanic American artists who sing in languages spoken in Latin America, mainly Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. ... Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work or when driving. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Love Songs can mean: Love Songs (The Beatles), a 1977 album Love Songs (Barbra Streisand), a 1983 album Love Songs (Jennifer Love Hewitt), a 1992 album Love Songs (Elton John), a 1995 album Love Songs (Dan Fogelberg), a 1995 album Love Songs (Kenny Rogers), a 1997 album Love Songs (Michael... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The 48th Annual Grammy Awards were held on Wednesday 8 February 2006 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. ... The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album has been awarded since 1984. ... Resta in ascolto/Escucha (Italian and Spanish for Listen) is a studio album released by Italian singer Laura Pausini in 2004. ...

Biography

Laura Pausini was born and raised in the town of Solarolo, Ravenna in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna.^[1][2] She started to sing in local piano bars with her father Fabrizio, a musician and singer, when she was only eight years old. At the age of thirteen, Laura had her first recording experience with the album I sogni di Laura (Laura's Dreams), a semi-professional release produced by her father in 1987. In 1993 her career was launched when she won the prestigious Italian Sanremo Music Festival with one of her best known songs, "La solitudine". Solarolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southeast of Bologna and about 30 km west of Ravenna. ... Ravenna (It. ... Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Sanremo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana), running since 1951, is an Italian popular song contest held annually (first part of March) in Sanremo. ... La Solitudine (English: Loneliness) is an Italian ballad recorded by pop singer Laura Pausini. ...

As a natural consequence, she signed a contract with Warner Music Italy to release her first professional album, Laura Pausini (1993), which was a big success in Italy, France, as well as in The Netherlands. Her second album, Laura, was released in 1994 and was such a big hit that her recording company offered her a deal to record in Spanish. Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... Alternate cover French pressing of Laura Pausini Laura Pausini is Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausinis eponymous debut album issued by Warner Music in 1993. ... Laura is Italian singer Laura Pausinis second studio album released by Warner Music in February 1994. ...

At the end of 1994, Pausini released her first Spanish album, Laura Pausini, a compilation of ten adapted versions of hits from her first two Italian albums. The album was so successful that made her a household name in the Spanish-speaking world. Her song "Se fue" was one of the most played songs of 1995 according to the Hot Latin Tracks chart of Billboard. Laura Pausini is Italian singer Laura Pausinis third studio album and first Spanish language release, issued by Warner Music in November 1994. ...  Countries where Spanish has official status. ... The Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart is the most important music chart for Spanish language singles in the American music market. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

Following this success, Pausini synchronously released Spanish editions of her native Italian language albums: Le cose che vivi (1996), La mia risposta (1998) and Tra te e il mare (2000), were released in Spain and Latin America as Las cosas que vives, Mi respuesta and Entre tú y mil mares, respectively. She also recorded three bonus tracks in Portuguese for a special edition of her album Le cose che vivi in 1996. Las cosas que vives Spanish language edition Le cose che vivi is Italian singer Laura Pausinis fourth studio album issued by Warner Music in September 1996. ... Mi respuesta Spanish language edition La mia risposta is Italian singer–songwriter Laura Pausinis fifth studio album issued by Warner Music in October 1998. ... Entre tú y mil mares Spanish language edition Tra te e il mare is Italian singer–songwriter Laura Pausinis sixth studio album issued by Warner Music in September 2000. ... Las cosas que vives Spanish language edition Le cose che vivi is Italian singer Laura Pausinis fourth studio album issued by Warner Music in September 1996. ... Mi respuesta Spanish language edition La mia risposta is Italian singer–songwriter Laura Pausinis fifth studio album issued by Warner Music in October 1998. ... Entre tú y mil mares Spanish language edition Tra te e il mare is Italian singer–songwriter Laura Pausinis sixth studio album issued by Warner Music in September 2000. ... In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. ...

Pausini's first English language single was a version of the hit "La solitudine" in 1995 titled "The Loneliness" adapted by Tim Rice, but it was not successful. In 1999 she participated in the soundtrack of the Hollywood movie Message In A Bottle (with Kevin Costner and Paul Newman) with a soulful ballad titled "One More Time", written by Richard Marx and recorded with David Foster on piano. Also in 1999, famed Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti invited Pausini to his annual "Pavarotti and Friends" concert, and the two of them sang 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. In 2000, she recorded the theme "The Extra Mile" for the soundtrack of the movie Pokémon 2000: The Power of One. Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award winning lyricist, author, radio presenter and television gameshow panelist. ... ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor, director and producer. ... This article is about the American actor and race team owner. ... Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter and record producer. ... For other persons named David Foster, see David Foster (disambiguation). ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic      The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... This article is about Tenor vocalists in music. ... Luciano Pavarotti performing on June 15, 2002 at a concert in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[1] (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007) was a celebrated Italian tenor in operatic music, who successfully crossed into popular music becoming one of the most... An aria (Italian for air; plural: arie or arias in common usage) in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. ... Lehár Franz Lehár (30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austrian composer of Hungarian descent, mainly known for his operettas. ... Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. ... Land of Smiles (Das Land des Lächelns in the original German) is a 1929 operetta by Franz Lehár. ...

Pausini then released her first English album, From the Inside, with Atlantic Records in 2002, working with producers Patrick Leonard and John Shanks among others, making of her first single "Surrender" saw immediate success, peaking at #1 in Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It fared well on the Dance Radio Airplay chart. The song, "Surrender" saw some limited exposure on the Adult Contemporary radio format. In an Australian release of the album, she has two versions of "Surrender" included - the original dance version, and a downtempo version called the "Toronto Chilled Mix". [1] Her second single "If That's Love" was also a #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. From the Inside is a studio album by Laura Pausini. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Patrick Raymond Leonard (born 1955 or 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist and music producer, known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna on many different recordings. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Dance Radio Airplay is a monitored Dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in both Billboard Magazine and its sister publication Billboard Radio Monitor. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

Her first hits compilation came in 2001 both in Italian and Spanish: The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te and Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti. In 2003 Luciano Pavarotti again invited her to the "Pavarotti and Friends" concert and once more they sang Tu che m'hai preso il cuor. In 2004 she released Resta in ascolto. The Spanish version of this album, Escucha, awarded Pausini a Latin Grammy in 2005 and a Grammy in 2006. This made her the first Italian female to receive such honors. The song "Víveme" was featured as the theme music to La Madrastra, a popular Mexican telenovela. Resta in ascolto/Escucha (Italian and Spanish for Listen) is a studio album released by Italian singer Laura Pausini in 2004. ... Resta in ascolto/Escucha (Italian and Spanish for Listen) is a studio album released by Italian singer Laura Pausini in 2004. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... [1] La madrastra is a telenovela from Mexico that was first broadcast on Televisa in 2005. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Of her latest album, Io canto (Spanish Yo canto), she has said: "I chose the music I listen to, in sad moments as well as in other, more special ones, those tunes that have taught me how to feel, how to love music beyond genres and styles."^[3] On the 2nd of June 2007, Laura Pausini was the first female artist to play at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy in front of a crowd of 70,000 spectators. Yo canto Spanish language edition Io Canto/Yo Canto (Italian and Spanish for I Sing) is a studio album released by Italian singer Laura Pausini on November 10, 2006. ... Yo canto Spanish language edition Io Canto/Yo Canto (Italian and Spanish for I Sing) is a studio album released by Italian singer Laura Pausini on November 10, 2006. ... The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, also known as the San Siro, is a football stadium in Milan, Italy, located at geographical coordinates . ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ...

On the 8th of November 2007, Laura won a Latin Grammy Award for the best female album with 'Yo Canto', spanish version of the album 'Io Canto', with sales of over 2 million copies worldwide. Laura dedicated the award to the memory of Italian legend Luciano Pavarotti. Later on during the show she sang songs from her album 'Yo Canto' alongside Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. Luciano Pavarotti performing on June 15, 2002 at a concert in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[1] (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007) was a celebrated Italian tenor in operatic music, who successfully crossed into popular music becoming one of the most... Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is an Italian operatic pop[1] tenor and a classical crossover singer who has also performed in operas. ...

Awards

Billboard Latin Music Awards

• 2006: Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year, Female – "Víveme"

Grammy Awards

• 2006: Best Latin Pop Album – Escucha

Latin Grammy Awards

• 2005: Best Pop Vocal Album by a Female Artist – Escucha
• 2007: Best Pop Vocal Album by a Female Artist – Yo Canto

Premio Lo Nuestro

• 1995: Best New Pop Artist
• 2006: Best Female Pop Artist

World Music Awards

• 1994: Best-Selling Italian Artist
• 2003: Best-Selling Italian Artist
• 2007: Best-Selling Italian Artist

ASCAP Latin Music Awards

• 2002: Best pop balad - "Volverè junto a ti"
• 2006: Best pop balad - "Viveme"
• 2006: Best theme from a soap opera - "Viveme"
• 2007: Best pop balad - "Como si no nos hubieramos amado"

Platinum Europe Award

• 1996: In recognition of european sales in excess of 1 million for the album "Laura Pausini"
• 1996: In recognition of european sales in excess of 1 million for the album "Laura"
• 1997: In recognition of european sales in excess of 1 million for the album "Le cose che vivi"
• 2002: In recognition of european sales in excess of 1 million for the album "The best of Laura Pausini"

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Discography

Main article: Laura Pausini discography

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Fã Clube Laura Pausini Brasil
• Laura Pausini at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography of Laura Pausini from Billboard