Alexia (singer)

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Alexia
Alexia on stage in Sofia in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Alessia Aquilani
Born	(1967-05-19) 19 May 1967 (age 57) Arcola, Liguria, Italy
Genres	Eurodance pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1989–present
Website	Official website

Alessia Aquilani (born 19 May 1967), known professionally as Alexia, is an Italian singer. Before recording in Italian in the 2000s, she made records in English in the 1990s. Many of those were international hits. Before her solo career, she was the vocalist of Ice MC.^[1]

In her career, she has sold over 6 million records with ten top 10 singles, four of which were number-ones with numerous international sales certifications. She has performed at the Festivalbar nine times, and four times at the Sanremo Music Festival in which she has earned, besides several music critic awards, three second-placings, and one first-placing in 2003.