Gerardina Trovato

Gerardina Trovato (born 27 May 1967) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 1993 with her performance of the song Non ho più la mia città at the Sanremo Music Festival, where she placed second with Ma non ho più la mia città in the newcomers' section with 7,209, slightly defeated with 7,464 votes by La Solitudine of Laura Pausini. The success of the song led to her debut album, Gerardina Trovato, achieving double platinum status. In 1994, she returned to Sanremo with the song Non è un film speaking of Bosnia war (and with video imagines of photographer Oliviero Toscani and later collaborated with renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli on the duet Vivere, having an international tour and featuring it in his debut album Il mare calmo della sera. She also opened for Zucchero Fornaciari’s tour in the summer of 1993.

Despite facing personal and professional challenges, including mental health issues and long absences from the public eye, Trovato remains an influential figure in Italian music, admired for her sincerity and artistic depth.

Background

Born in Catania, Trovato started her career as backing vocalist, then, put under contract by singer-discographer Caterina Caselli, she took part at the Sanremo Music Festival 1993 with the song "Non ho più la mia città", ranking second behind La Solitudine of Laura Pausini in the newcomers section. The song achieved critical and commercial success and launched her career. In the Summer she was the opening act in Zucchero Fornaciari's concerts.