Samuele Bersani

Samuele Bersani
Bersani in 2009
Bersani in 2009
Background information
Born (1970-10-01) 1 October 1970 (age 53)
Rimini, Italy
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active1991–present
LabelsFuori Classifica
Websitesamuelebersani.net

Samuele Bersani (born 1 October 1970) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He received the "Mia Martini" Critics Award at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2000 and in 2012, with the songs "Replay" and "Un pallone", respectively.[1][2] His best known songs also include "Giudizi universali", released in 1997 and certified in 2017 as a platinum-selling single by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry,[3] and "Spaccacuore", which was later covered by Italian singer Laura Pausini.[4][5]

In 2000, Bersani recorded the soundtrack of the film Chiedimi se sono felice, by Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo.[6] In 2007, he won the Amnesty International Italy "Voci per la liberta" Award for "Occhiali rotti", a song included in his album L'aldiqua (2006) and written in memory of journalist Enzo Baldoni.[7] His record Cinema Samuele received the Targa Tenco for Best Album in 2021.[8]

  1. ^ "Il podio di Sanremo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 26 February 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ^ Matteo Cruccu (19 February 2012). "Emma trionfa al Festival delle donne. Fischiato Celentano. Share al 50%". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Italian single certifications – Samuele Bersani" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 July 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Samuele Bersani" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  4. ^ Antonio Ranalli (24 September 2002). "Storie d'autore: Samuele Bersani" (in Italian). Musicalnews.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ^ Andrea Conti (8 November 2006). "Io canto e voglio la normalità". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Bersani, un singolo per il film di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 9 November 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ^ "A Samuele Bersani il Premio Amnesty 2007" (in Italian). Rockit.it. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Targhe Tenco 2021, premi a Madame e Samuele Bersani: i vincitori" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.