Laura Pausini biography
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Laura Pausini (born May 16, 1974) is an Italian pop singress, popular in his native country and in other neolatin countries, famed for her soulful voice, her romantic ballads and love songsShe has made records in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and recently a duet in French.
Laura Pausini was born in Faenza, the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy, and was raised in Solarolo. She started to sing in local piano bars with her father when she was 8. In 1993, her career was launched when she won the prestigious Italian Sanremo Music Festival with one of her best known songs, “La Solitudine”. The song also has an English version with lyrics written by Broadway composer Tim Rice.
Laura Pausini album releases
In 1994, she released her first Spanish album, Laura Pausini, a compilation of adapted versions in this language from her first two Italian CDs, Laura Pausini and Laura. The album was so successful that made her a household name in the Hispanic and Latin world.
In 1999 she recorded a song titled “One More Time” written by Richard Marx for the sountrack of the hollywood movie “Message in a Bottle” (with Kevin Costner and Paul Newman). In 2000 she participated with the theme “The Extra Mile” for the soundtrack of the movie “Pokémon 2000: The Power of One”.
She released her first full album in English, From the Inside with Atlantic Records in 2002, working with producer Patrick Leonard, among others.
Pausini has sold over 26 million records and has over 160 Platinum Albums and one Diamond Album.
Awards given to Laura Pausini
Pausini has received two World Music Awards in 1994 and 2003 for Best Italian Selling Artist, and several I.F.P.I. Platinum Europe Award for high sales in Europe of various of her CDs. In 2005 she won a Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Album with her record “Escucha”. In 2006 she won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album with the same disc. Pausini has also received two Premio Lo Nuestro awards – one in 1995 for Pop Revelation of the Year and one in 2006 for Best Female Artist (Pop).
Pausini became the first Italian female to ever win a Grammy Award. She won in the category of “Best Latin Pop Album” in 2006 with “Escucha”.
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