Raphael Gualazzi
Raphael Gualazzi (* 11. November 1981 in Urbino as Raffaele Gualazzi ) is an Italian singer and pianist.
Career
His debut album Love Outside the Window was released in 2005 on the Edel Music record label . Shortly after the release of his second album Reality and Fantasy in 2011, he won the newcomer category at the Sanremo Festival 2011 with his jazz song Follia d'amore ('Crazy Love'). With the piece - interpreted in English and Italian as Madness of Love - Gualazzi represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 . This was Italy's first contribution since 1997. Gualazzi finished second behind Ell and Nikki from Azerbaijan with 189 points.
After this success, Gualazzi's album Reality and Fantasy , from which Madness of Love originates, made it into the top 50 of the German album charts . He then toured Europe. His next album Happy Mistake was released in Germany in spring 2014.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IT | DE | AT | |||
2005 | Love Outside The Window |
IT44 (10 weeks) IT |
- | - |
Chart entry in IT only in 2011
|
2011 | Reality and Fantasy |
IT4th
platinum
(60 weeks)IT |
DE49 (2 weeks) DE |
AT53 (1 week) AT |
|
2013 | Happy mistake |
IT5
gold
(33 weeks)IT |
- | - | |
2016 | Love Life Peace |
IT4th
gold
(21 weeks)IT |
- | - | |
2020 | Ho un piano |
IT34 (2 weeks) IT |
- | - |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IT | AT | CH | |||
2011 | Follia d'amore Reality and Fantasy |
IT8th
gold
(1 week)IT |
- | - | |
Madness of Love Reality and Fantasy |
- |
AT40 (1 week) AT |
CH52 (1 week) CH |
||
2014 | Liberi o no |
IT20 (1 week) IT |
- | - |
with The Bloody Beetroots
|
2016 | L'estate di John Wayne Accidentally on Purpose - Sanremo's Festival 2014 |
IT43
platinum
(3 weeks)IT |
- | - | |
2020 | Carioca Ho un piano |
IT33 (2 weeks) IT |
- | - |
Web links
- official homepage
- Raphael Gualazzi at Discogs (English)
- Interview (Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin 2011)
- Raphael Gualazzi at eurovision.de
swell
- ↑ Raphael Gualazzi swings for Italy ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at rp-online.de
- ↑ a b Chart sources: IT DE AT CH
- ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales: IT
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gualazzi, Raphael |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gualazzi, Raffaele (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian singer and pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Urbino |