Biography of Gigi D'alessio

Melodies of Naples

February 24, 1967
Many feel in his unmistakable stamp on sound of Neapolitan alleys, alluring recognize the typical chant popular roads bells, that inflection all Naples characterizing the street urchins. Beloved, not surprisingly, by his fellow citizens the artistic career of Gigi D'Alessio is quite outstanding, past performances at weddings in stadiums in his hometown, until the assertion in the Grand National Contest. Born in Naples on February 24, 1967, the youngest of three sons, Gigi D'Alessio became first notice in the city as arranger with precious and infallible intuition ear in tune on the tastes of the people. Despite the "coté" popular that distinguishes it, Davis is an artist for anything careless. Not only graduated from the Conservatory, but it seems that a day has also managed to get on the podium to conduct no less than the Orchestra Scarlatti di Napoli, a large and noble tradition. In the beginning of his career the great fortune of Gigi D'Alessio though is that of being noticed by the King of Kings, the great Mario Merola, the ruler of Alyce, who after hearing him sing, but especially after hearing the songs written for other (from Gigi Finizio to Nino D'Angelo), wants him to his side as a composer and pianist.
It will launch with a song performed in two voices, "cient'anne" (written for the same Davis). A shy entry into the world of music which accompanies the early evenings, the appearances at fairs, concerts to weddings as dozens of other young talents of the local scene. But Gigi D'alessio with an uncommon flair for melody and the ability to stitch up upon himself successful musical stereotypes, he's holding up in times of trouble. We in Naples that concluded the years ' 80, overlooks the years ' 90: Davis begins to publish the first discs. It is the 1992 when "Let me sing". A year later she published "slipping up", 30 thousand copies sold excluding the fake market, a market in which D'Alessio, together with Nino D'Angelo is the undisputed ruler.
The artist born from the people and that the people he knows, has always borne with great nobility of the marketing of its pirated discs, acknowledging without hypocrisy that it is still a vehicle for popularity. Needless to deny that it is this parallel market it helped to establish itself and has allowed many families with a few dollars in his pocket to dream through his records. Gigi D'alessio had another great fortune, to have been able to ride the phenomenon of "neo-melodic", those singers that make melody deployed and catchy, in good Italian tradition, the strength of their songs. So, in 1994, in the wake of this new trend, the historical Memories the writing, intuitive Mall, looking for a genuinely new phenomenon popularized by launch. He focuses on a creative retreat and does not disappoint: churns out before "Where the heart leads me" and then "step by step" that contains two songs symbol of D'Alessio, "slightly poor" and "Ken" Models. Commercial success is just around the corner. The 1997 is the year zero of the musician: "out of the fray" and his entourage tries the big hit, play at the stadio San Paolo.
Successful enterprise with an entirely unorthodox marketing operation. Not only classical music stores but also advance sales ticket sales door-to-door, neighborhood by neighborhood, until you get a real "sold out" of the show. Ever the San Paolo stadium was filled with spectators for a musical event. His exploits became a word of mouth all the way to Rome and Milan, in the heart of the majors, and triggers interest. A year later it was the turn of "it was a pleasure" album containing his stories of ordinary people, loves that spring and end, important feelings translated into a music for everyone. Given the great success of the Neapolitan artist managers also think for a tow. Said and done: the historic districts of the City turns "Doda", directed by Nini Grassia, who will beat in theaters even as blockbuster "Titanic" Neapolitan. The film was unfortunately completely ignored by other Italian theatres, perhaps a form of snobbery. To make it truly national, now Davis is forced to confront the Supreme test of the Sanremo Festival.
It's February 2000 when with "Non dirgli mai", despite not winning the Festival breaks through as a cultural phenomenon. His "when my life will change" exceeds 400 thousand copies, a record for a first-time entrant. From here we can say that downhill all the way. Sanremo the claim yet. In 2001 presents in competition "Tu che ne sai" confirming the exploit of 2000, while its tenth album, "the way of the age" arrives on top of the hit parade. Davis can compete with the great Italian song is "primus inter par Vasco Rossi or big as Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini. Today the number of concerts in Italy and abroad do not count anymore. In December 2006, in an interview with the weekly Chi, his wife Carmela Barbato, revealed the existence of a relationship of Gigi with singer Anna Tatangelo (Orofino); Gigi D'alessio has confirmed the report, saying that it was started for a year, during the previous Australian stage world tour in which Anna Tatangelo was a regular guest. At the end of March 2010 from the couple is born the son Andrea.
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