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Grazia Di Michele

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Grazia Di Michele
Born (1955-10-09) 9 October 1955 (age 69)
Rome
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • vocal coach

Grazia Di Michele (born 9 October 1955) is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Life and career

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Born Maria Grazia Di Michele in Rome to parents from Abruzzo, at very young age, she founded with Chiara Scotti and Clelia Lamorgese "L'Ape di Vetro" ("The Glass Bee"), a politically inspired musical group which disbanded after a few years.[1][2]

She debuted as a solo singer at Folkstudio, a music venue in Rome, in 1977.[1][2] In those years she also worked in a cultural club in Rome, the "Johann Sebastian Bar", and worked as a disc jockey in radio.[1][2]

Her first album Cliché, characterized by provocative lyrics about feminist and social themes, was released in 1978.[1][2] In 1983 she released the album Ragiona col cuore, of which the title track tells the story of a lesbian love, then in 1986 she got her first and major commercial success with the single "Le ragazze di Gauguin" and with the album with the same name.[1][2] Between 1990 and 2015 she entered the Sanremo Music Festival four times, ranking third in 1993 with "Gli amori diversi", a duet with Rossana Casale.[3]

Discography

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Album
  • 1978 - Cliché (It, ZPLT 34029)
  • 1983 - Ragiona col cuore (Venus Dischi, VNS 44701)
  • 1986 - Le ragazze di Gauguin (WEA Italiana, 242139-1)
  • 1988 - L'amore è un pericolo (WEA Italiana, 2446311-1)
  • 1990 - Raccolta (WEA Italiana, 9031 71245; con due inediti)
  • 1991 - Grazia Di Michele (WEA Italiana, 9031 73859-1)
  • 1993 - Confini (Warner Music Italy, 4509-91262-1)
  • 1995 - Rudji (Sony)
  • 2001 - Naturale
  • 2005 - Chiamalavita (Rai Trade)
  • 2005 - Respiro
  • 2006 - Le più belle canzoni di Grazia Di Michele (WEA)
  • 2009 - Passaggi segreti (Rai Trade)
  • 2012 - Giverny (RaiEri)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. ^ a b c d e Barbara Mengozzi, Valeria Festa (2003). Grazia Di Michele. Le corde dell'anima. Bastogi Editrice Italiana, 2003. ISBN 8881855623.
  3. ^ "Grazia Di Michele e le canzoni d'autore al femminile". Libero Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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