Giorgia (singer)

Giorgia
Giorgia in concert in 2012
Giorgia in concert in 2012
Background information
Birth nameGiorgia Todrani
Born (1971-04-26) 26 April 1971 (age 53)
Rome, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1993–present
LabelsDischi di cioccolata
Websitegiorgia.net

Giorgia Todrani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒa toˈdraːni]; born 26 April 1971),[1] best known as simply Giorgia, is an Italian singer and songwriter. Known for her wide vocal range, high belting register and great vocal abilities, she is one of the most famous Italian singers, she has released ten studio albums all enjoying commercial success. Giorgia has become fairly well known throughout Europe as an ambassador for Italian pop music.

Giorgia holds the first place among the female Italian artists of her generation for number of weeks in the Fimi-Nielsen chart, and she has sold over 25 million records worldwide, with 12 top-ten albums of which 5 number-one on the Italian album chart, and 24 top-ten singles of which 5 number-one hits on the Italian singles chart. She has participated four times at the Sanremo Music Festival, in 1995, in 1996, in 2001 and in 2023, placing at the first, third, second and sixth place respectively. At the Sanremo Music Festival 1995, she has won 4 prizes in the same night (Festival First Awards, Radio/TV Awards, Authors Awards and "Mia Martini" Awards), holding the unbeaten Sanremo record of a winning artist collecting all the prizes at once. In her career Giorgia has won 8 Italian and Wind Music Awards, a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a "Premio Lunezia".

  1. ^ "Giorgia Todrani". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)