Paola Turci
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Paola Turci (born September 12, 1964 in Rome ) is an Italian cantautrice (songwriter). She took part in the Sanremo Festival ten times .
Career
Turci began her career in 1986 in the newcomer category of the Sanremo Festival , where she presented L'uomo di ieri . In the following two years she also took part with Primo tango ( 1987 ) and Sarò bellissima ( 1988 ); although it never reached the finals, it was able to secure the critics award in both 1987 and 1988. In 1988 her debut album Ragazza sola, ragazza blu , produced by Mario Castelnuovo and Gaio Chiocchio, was released . So far little noticed by the audience, but celebrated by the critics, Turci competed in 1989 with Bambini for the fourth time in Sanremo (in the unique category Emergenti , intermediate level between newcomers and main category); this time she reached first place (and again the critic's award). The second, self-titled album followed.
The musician began to perform live more often and returned frequently to Sanremo: In 1990 she appeared in the main category for the first time with Ringrazio Dio , in 1993 with Stato di calma apparente and in 1996 with Volo so . The latter song also gave her first compilation the title with which she was able to reach the album charts for the first time. Turci also sang the successful duet E mi arriva il mare with Riccardo Cocciante in 1991 . After concluding the contract with BMG , Turci moved to Milan and from then on worked with WEA . The first album under the new label was Oltre le nuvole (1997), which contained Italian cover versions of English-language songs. She returned to Sanremo in 1998 with Solo come me .
The next album Mi basta il paradiso was released in 2000 and contained both cover versions and new songs. After the following participation in Sanremo ( 2001 with Saluto l'inverno ) the album was reissued. Then Turci changed record company again and released the albums Questa parte di mondo (2002), Stato di calma apparente (live, 2004) and Tra i fuochi in mezzo al cielo (2005). In 2007 she formed a trio with Marina Rei and Max Gazzè for the tour Di comune accordo , which also had an appearance at the Sanremo Festival 2008 (where Gazzè was in the running). Between 2009 and 2012, however, Turci published a trilogy of albums dedicated to love, consisting of Attraversami il cuore , Giorni di rose and Le storie degli altri .
In 2015 the compilation Io sono appeared , which also contained unpublished songs. In December 2016, Turci's participation in the 2017 Sanremo Festival was announced; there she reached fifth place with Fatti bella per te . The song is included on the album Il secondo cuore . In 2019 she returned to Sanremo with L'ultimo ostacolo .
Discography
Albums
- Ragazza sola, ragazza blu (1988)
- Paola Turci (1989)
- Ritorno al presente (1990)
- Candido (1991)
- Ragazze (1993)
- Una sgommata e via (1995)
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 IT
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| 1996 | Volo so 1986-1996 |
IT35 (4 weeks) IT |
compilation
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| 1997 | Oltre le nuvole |
IT10 (16 weeks) IT |
|
| 2000 | Mi basta il paradiso |
IT33 (15 weeks) IT |
|
| 2001 | Mi basta il paradiso (edizione Sanremo) |
IT68 (4 weeks) IT |
|
| 2002 | Questa parte di mondo |
IT21 (6 weeks) IT |
|
| 2004 | Stato di calma apparente |
IT54 (2 weeks) IT |
Live album
|
| 2005 | Tra i fuochi in mezzo al cielo |
IT37 (3 weeks) IT |
|
| 2009 | Attraversami il cuore |
IT26 (6 weeks) IT |
|
| 2010 | Giorni di rose |
IT19 (6 weeks) IT |
|
| 2012 | Le storie degli altri |
IT29 (2 weeks) IT |
|
| 2015 | Io sono |
IT9 (7 weeks) IT |
compilation
|
| 2017 | Il secondo cuore |
IT2 (17 weeks) IT |
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| 2019 | Viva there |
IT6 (3 weeks) IT |
Singles (selection)
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
|
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| 1989 | Bambini Paola Turci |
IT12 (12 weeks) IT |
|
| 1991 | E mi arriva il mare Cocciante |
IT4 (14 weeks) IT |
Riccardo Cocciante & Paola Turci
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| 2000 | Questione di sguardi Mi basta il paradiso |
IT25 (5 weeks) IT |
|
| 2001 | Saluto l'inverno Mi basta il paradiso |
IT15 (8 weeks) IT |
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| 2002 | Mani giunte Questa parte di mondo |
IT45 (3 weeks) IT |
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| 2017 | Fatti bella per te Il secondo cuore |
IT26th  (… Where.)IT |
Sales: + 25,000
|
| 2019 | L'ultimo ostacolo |
IT31 (2 weeks) IT |
bibliography
- Paola Turci, Eugenia Romanelli : Con te accanto. Rizzoli 2009, ISBN 978-8817-02944-5 .
- Paola Turci (with Enrico Rotelli ): Mi amerò lo stesso. Mondadori 2014, ISBN 978-8804-63565-9 .
Web links
- Paola Turci at Rockol.it
- Official website
supporting documents
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↑ Chart sources (albums):
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 178 f .
- Chiara albums. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien , accessed March 19, 2017 .
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↑ Chart sources (singles):
- M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on March 19, 2017 (Italian, paid subscription access).
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 154 .
- Archivio classifiche Top Digital. FIMI , accessed March 19, 2017 (Italian).
- ^ Certificazioni Paola Turci. FIMI, accessed October 9, 2017 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turci, Paola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |