Elisa (Italian singer)

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Elisa
Elisa in 2020
Born	Elisa Toffoli (1977-12-19) 19 December 1977 (age 46) Trieste, Italy
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer photographer
Years active	1996–present
Works	Discography songs
Musical career
Origin	Monfalcone, Italy
Genres	Pop[1] alternative rock pop rock[2]
Instrument(s)	Vocals piano guitar bass percussion organ flute
Labels	Sugar Srl Universal Music Italy
Musical artist

Elisa Toffoli (born 19 December 1977), performing under the mononym Elisa, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is one of the few Italian musicians who write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock,^[3] electronica^[4] and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single "Come Speak to Me", while American audiences may recognise the song "Dancing" as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of So You Think You Can Dance. On 18 December 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, "Ancora qui", was featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained and on its soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

She has released nine studio albums, five compilations, two live albums, eight video album and 51 singles, selling over 5.5 million copies in Italy, certified by M&D and FIMI with a diamond disc, a multiplatinum disc, 25 platinum and four gold certifications.^[5]

She won six awards at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2001, one Targa Tenco, two Lunezia Awards, 13 Italian, Wind & Music Awards, one award at the Festivalbar, one Nastro d'Argento, one David di Donatello and several other awards, including one at the MTV Europe Music Awards.