Malika Ayane
Malika Ayane / maˈliːka aˈjan / (born January 31, 1984 in Milan , Italy ) is an Italian singer and cantautrice . She took part in the Sanremo Festival four times and won the Critics' Prize twice.
Career
Ayane's father is from Morocco , her mother from Italy. Between 1995 and 2001 she studied cello at the Conservatory and sang in the Coro di Voci Bianche of the Teatro alla Scala . In 2007 she was discovered by Caterina Caselli and signed to her label Sugar Music . She made her debut in 2008 with the single Sospesa and a self-titled album; the second single, Feeling Better , was her first hit. In 2009 she took part in the Newcomer category at the Sanremo Festival and presented Come Foglie , followed by a special edition of her first album. In 2010 she returned to Sanremo and won, now in the main category, the critics' award with Ricomincio da qui . At the same time, the second album Grovigli was released , which reached second place in the charts. It contained contributions from Pacifico , Cesare Cremonini and Paolo Conte .
Two years later Ayane reported back with the album Ricreazione , introduced by the single Tre cose . Paolo Conte and Pacifico as well as u. a. Tricarico and Paolo Buonvino involved. At the 2013 Sanremo Festival , the singer presented Niente and E se poi , and during the festival she also covered the song Cosa hai messo nel caffè? by Riccardo Del Turco . The three songs found their way into a new edition of the last album, E se poi finally reached fourth place in the competition. In 2014 she made a guest appearance in the short film Caserta Palace Dream .
A year later, Ayane entered the 2015 Sanremo Festival , where she came third with Adesso è qui (Nostalgico presente) and won the critics' award. The fourth album Naïf was released afterwards and also contained the song Senza fare sul serio , which became one of their greatest successes and was awarded triple platinum . In 2016 Ayane was seen in Italy as Evita in the musical of the same name .
Between 2009 and 2010 Ayane was in a relationship with fellow musician Cesare Cremonini, and in 2011 she married Federico Brugia.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
IT | |||
2008 | Malika Ayane |
IT9
platinum
(81 weeks)IT |
Sugar
sales: + 70,000 |
2010 | Grovigli |
IT2
platinum
(60 weeks)IT |
Sugar
incl. Special Tour Edition sales: + 60,000 |
2012 | Ricreazione |
IT2
platinum
(53 weeks)IT |
Sugar
sales: + 50,000 |
2015 | Naïf |
IT9
gold
(64 weeks)IT |
Sugar
sales: + 25,000 |
2018 | domino |
IT10 (5 weeks) IT |
Sugar
|
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
IT | |||
2008 | Feeling Better Malika Ayane |
IT6 (19 weeks) IT |
|
2009 | Come foglie Malika Ayane |
IT2
platinum
(30 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 30,000
|
Contro vento Malika Ayane |
IT35 (9 weeks) IT |
||
2010 | La prima cosa bella Grovigli |
IT5
platinum
(17 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 30,000
|
Ricomincio da qui Grovigli |
IT2
platinum
(17 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 30,000
|
|
Hello! Grovigli (Special Tour Edition) |
IT7th
gold
(21 weeks)IT |
Cesare Cremonini feat. Malika Ayane
Sales: + 15,000 |
|
Thoughts and Clouds Grovigli |
IT33 (5 weeks) IT |
||
2012 | Tre cose Ricreazione |
IT13
platinum
(24 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 30,000
|
L'unica cosa che resta Una voce non basta |
IT70 (9 weeks) IT |
Pacifico feat. Malika Ayane
|
|
Il tempo non inganna Ricreazione |
IT85 (6 weeks) IT |
||
2013 | E se poi Ricreazione (Sanremo Edition) |
IT8th
platinum
(17 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 30,000
|
Niente Ricreazione (Sanremo Edition) |
IT39 (2 weeks) IT |
||
Cosa hai messo nel caffè? Ricreazione (Sanremo Edition) |
IT39 (13 weeks) IT |
||
2015 | Adesso e qui (Nostalgico presente) Naïf |
IT9
platinum
(13 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 50,000
|
Senza fare sul serio Naïf |
IT10 × 3
(38 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 150,000
|
|
Siren pop hoolista |
IT98
gold
(1 week)IT |
Fedez feat. Malika Ayane
Sales: + 25,000 |
|
Tempesta Naïf |
IT74
gold
(10 weeks)IT |
Sales: + 25,000
|
More singles
- Sospesa (2008)
- Satisfy My Soul (2010)
- Il giorno in più (2011)
- Neve casomai (un amore straordinario) (2013)
- Lentissimo (2016)
- Blu (2016)
Web links
- Official website .
- Malika Ayane at Rockol.it.
- Malika Ayane in the Internet Movie Database .
supporting documents
- ^ Malika Ayane sarà Evita in nuovo musical. ANSA , April 18, 2016, accessed May 19, 2017 (Italian).
- ↑ Malika Ayane's albums. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed December 18, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Malika Ayane, certificazioni. FIMI, accessed May 19, 2017 (Italian).
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↑ Chart sources (singles):
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu , 2013, p. 67 .
- Archivio classifiche Top Singoli. FIMI , accessed May 19, 2017 (Italian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ayane, Malika |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian singer and Cantautrice |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan , Italy |