Per Elisa

"Per Elisa"
Single by Alice
from the album Alice
B-side"Non devi avere paura"
ReleasedFebruary 1981
GenreNew wave, synthpop[1]
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Alice, Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio
Alice singles chronology
"Il vento caldo dell'estate"
(1980)
"Per Elisa"
(1981)
"Una notte speciale"
(1981)
Audio
"Per Elisa" on YouTube

"Per Elisa" (transl. "For Elisa") is a 1981 single composed by Alice (lyrics), Franco Battiato and Giusto Pio (music) and performed by Alice. The song was the breakthrough in the singer's career, winning the 31st edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, and being an international commercial success.[2][3]

  1. ^ Claudio Fabretti. "Alice - Le canzoni di Carla". Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ Tinti, Andrea (26 September 2022). "Alice compie 69 anni: da Franco Battiato a "Per Elisa" la storia di Carla Bissi". Corriere di Bologna (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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