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May 19, 1967 Alexia, born Alessia Aquilani, was born in La Spezia on May 19, 1967. She started singing from an early age, addressed to music by his passion and by parents. At the age of 7 years becomes part of the complex "I ragazzi di Migliarina", where he became a solo singer. Meanwhile he devoted himself to the study of singing, piano and another beautiful art, dance. After high school he began working with record label DWA and participates in different parts of singing hits "Please don't go" and "Part time love" by the band Double You. In 1993 Alexia participated in a international musical project called Ian Campbell and is the beginning of a success crowned by songs like "Think about the way" and "It's a rainy day" climbing the charts around the world. The next year Alexia travels the world in the tour Ian Campbell, one of her songs, "Think about the way", is featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Trainspotting". In 1995 he released his first single "Me and You" comes in at number one on the charts both in Italy than in Spain. In 1996 repeated the success of his first single with the song more broadcast throughout southern Europe: "Summer is crazy". Begins climbing the charts in Europe with the songs "Number One", "Uh la la la". His first album "Fan Club" was released in 1997: sells more than 600 thousand copies, scale all European charts and won many gold and platinum records. In 1998, he released his second album "The Party" to earn a platinum record with over 500,000 copies sold. The album gets hits in England, the United States and in Japan doing of Alexia a star internationally. Releases the album "Happy" in 1999, which includes dance, pop, R & b. Also this album enters the charts across Europe and gets numerous Gold records, one of the most famous Italian singers Alexia consecrating abroad. In 2000 he released his fourth album "The Hits" containing the greatest hits of Alexia and many bonustrack of some songs. The album won numerous Gold records. In October of the same year he released the single "I won't forget you", produced in pairs with Gianni Morandi. In the summer of 2001 released on Sony/Epic label "Mad for Music", a new album, in which Alexia broadens its horizons towards pop. After 5 million records sold worldwide, 8 gold and 2 Platinum, singing in English to the rhythm of dance, Alexia is presented for the first time at the Sanremo Festival in 2002, and is a real triumph. "Tell me how", the first single from the new album "Alexia", ranks 2 in the category of Italian singing, Big important kermesse WINS Fly better music and also becomes the song longer transmitted by all national networks in the following months, settling at number one ranking of the songs played by radio. In 2003 he returned to Sanremo with the song "Per dire di no", an intense ballad that leads her to be triumphant of 53° Festival della Canzone Italiana. In March he released his new album "my way". In 2004 the album "Gli occhi grandi della luna" which boasts prestigious international collaborations like that with Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello who write for her the song "Come tu mi vuoi" while Diane Warren signature "If you leave like this." In the same year Alexia was chosen by Renato Zero as a regular guest artist concerts held in several Italian cities and take part in the Festivalbar. Alexia participates for the third time at the Sanremo Festival in 2005 with the song "Da grande", which ranks second in the women's category. The album of the same name, was released shortly after and is a greatest hits album. In the summer of the following year began a tour that will take her to perform in major Italian cities. In July 2007 he released the single "Du du du" and starts recording his new album. Back on the scene in 2008 with the new Studio album entitled "get up" fruit of maturity of the artist as author and collaborating with a renewed team of authors and manufacturers, showing her face more aware, more experienced, more rock. In the 2009 Sanremo music stage again huddle singing paired with Mario Lavezzi "snow white".