Laura Pausini
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Laura Pausini, A Singing Italian Pop Sensation who has sold over 25,000,000 albums just a decade after making her debut at age eighteen. Her most memorable single, was ""La Solitudine," which she won in a competition.
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About
Laura Pausini was born on May 16, 1974 Solarolo, a teeny city of Emiglia-Romagna, north of Italy. When she was only eight years old, she began to sing with her father in piano bars. At the age of thirteen, started her career when she released her first album I sogni di Laura. This album was a live album, something extraordinary, a semi-professional release produced by her father in 1987. On February 26, 1993, she joined a singing contest at the Italian Song Festival in San Remo. It was there that she showcased her tremendous singing talent with the song "La Solitudine," as she won the competition and the song went platinum. This was the beginning of a music sensation.
She signed a recording contract under Warner Music Italy to release her self-titled debut album in 1992. It was released in Australia, Europe and Japan and sold over 2,000,000 copies. It topped the music charts, not only in Italy, but several countries worldwide. She recorded a special rendition of La Solitudine for the English speaking market. The album features the singles, "La solitudine" / "La soledad" which chartered #1 on The Italian Singles Chart and #1 on U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play and "Strani amori" / "Amores extraños" landed #5 on U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play and #2 on Italian Singles chart. The album was so successful that made her a household name in the Spanish-speaking world. Her song "Se fue" was one of the most played songs of 1995 according to the Hot Latin Tracks chart of Billboard. The album went platinum.
Laura Pausini had sold over 25,000,000 albums just a decade after making her debut at age eighteen. This is sensational, as she had not yet broken into the English speaking market. Over 16 million copies were sold worldwide from her previous next four album, Laura in 1994, Le Cose Che Vivi in 1996 under Warner Music, La mia risposta and Tra Te E Il Mare in 2000. In October 2001, she released her first compilation album, The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te, raising her total albums sold figure to more than 20 million copies.
In 2002, released her first English album, From the Inside under Atlantic Records. It features the single,
"If That's Love" which chartered at #1 on Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In the same year she sings for the Nobel Price benefit concert and as well for the 9/11 victims. In 2004, she released her next album, Resta In Ascolto and once again hit the top of the music charts. The album was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Album in the Latin Grammy class in 2005. Her next album, Lo Canto was released in 2006.
In November 8, 2007, Laura won a Latin Grammy Award for the best female album with Yo Canto, spanish version of the album 'Io Canto', with sales of over 2 million copies worldwide. Laura dedicated the award to the memory of Italian legend Luciano Pavarotti. Her latest album, San Siro 2007 was released last November 2007. Today, Laura has fans in countries around the globe that describe her as a singing sensation. Her albums continue to be popular in a variety of languages. Laura has sold over 26,000,000 albums since 2004, 170 Platinum Albums and One Diamond Album.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 1994 | World Music Awards | Best-Selling Italian Artist |
| 1995 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Best Female Artist |
| 2002 | ASCAP Latin Music Awards | Best Pop Balad for "Volverè junto a ti" |
| 2003 | World Music Awards | Best-Selling Italian Artist |
| 2005 | Latin Grammy Awards | Best Female Pop Vocal Album for "Escucha" |
| 2006 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Best Female Artist |
| 2006 | ASCAP Latin Music Awards | Best Pop Balad for "Viveme" |
| 2006 | ASCAP Latin Music Awards | Best Theme From A Soap Opera for "Viveme" |
| 2006 | Billboard Latin Music Awards | Latin Pop Female Airplay Song Of The Year for "Viveme" |
| 2006 | Grammy Awards | Best Latin Pop Album for "Escucha" |
| 2007 | ASCAP Latin Music Awards | Best Pop Balad for "Como si no nos hubieramos amado" |
| 2007 | Latin Grammy Awards | Best Female Pop Vocal Album for "Yo Canto" |
| 2007 | World Music Awards | Best-Selling Italian Artist |
Certifications
| Year | Album | IFPI Certification |
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| 1994 | Laura | Certified Platinum |
| 1996 | Le Cose Che Vivi | Certified Platinum |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Italian Singles Chart | U.S. Billboard Latin! Swiss top 100 | U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play | Album | |
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| 1993 | La solitudine" / "La soledad | 1 | 22 | 1 | - | Laura Pausini |
| 1994 | Strani amori" / "Amores extraños | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | Laura Pausini |
| 2003 | If That's Love | - | - | 1 | - | From The Inside |
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Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for Laura Pausini.
Announcements
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Discography
Albums
 Laura Pausini
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 1995 | Solitude | Alex |
| 2001 | Il Mio Sbaglio Piu Grande | WEA/East/West |
| 2003 | If That's Love | CGD East West |
| 2003 | I Need Love | Wea International |
| 2004 | Escucha Atento | Warner Music Italia |
| 2005 | Vivimi | Warner Music Italia |
| 2006 | She | Warner Music Italia |
| 2006 | Laura Pausini: Triple Hits Pack | Warner Music Italia |
Compilations & Live Releases
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Contemporaries
Trivia
- In 2000, Laura recorded the theme "The Extra Mile" for the soundtrack of the movie Pokémon 2000: The Power of One.
- Laura Pausini was the first female artist to play at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy in front of a crowd of 70,000 spectators.
- Her height is 5'6 inches tall.
- Laura speaks Italian, Spanish, and English.
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Categories: Artist | Latin Pop | Sock Rock | Pop
