Laura Valente
Italian singer (born 1963)
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Key Takeaways
- Laura Bortolotti (born 3 September 1963), better known by the stage name Laura Valente , is an Italian singer.
- After winning a songwriting contest in Castellana Grotte with Storia di un drogato , a song about a teenage victim of drug addiction, she was invited by Gianni Bella to collaborate on his album G.
- Valente provide vocals for Mango's albums Australia (1985), Odissea (1986), Inseguendo l'aquila (1988) and Sirtaki (1990).
- Despite being very positively received by the music press, the album didn't sell well.
- Valente's first album with the band, Anime Pigre (1991), signalled a creative change of direction, focusing on a more modern, rocking style.
Laura Bortolotti (born 3 September 1963), better known by the stage name Laura Valente, is an Italian singer.
Career
Early solo career
Valente was born in Milan. After winning a songwriting contest in Castellana Grotte with Storia di un drogato, a song about a teenage victim of drug addiction, she was invited by Gianni Bella to collaborate on his album G.B. 2 (1984). In 1985 she met singer Mango, with whom she started a personal and professional relationship. Valente provide vocals for Mango's albums Australia (1985), Odissea (1986), Inseguendo l'aquila (1988) and Sirtaki (1990). In 1986 Valente recorded her debut solo album Tempo di Blues (1986). Despite being very positively received by the music press, the album didn't sell well.
Matia Bazar
In 1990 Valente was invited to replace Antonella Ruggiero as the lead singer of Matia Bazar. Valente's first album with the band, Anime Pigre (1991), signalled a creative change of direction, focusing on a more modern, rocking style.
Matia Bazar's participations in the Sanremo Music Festival in 1992 (with Piccoli Giganti, ranked #6) and 1993 (with Dedicato a te, ranked #4) were also a critical and commercial success, as well as their next albums Dove le canzoni si avverano (1993), Radiomatia (1995) and Benvenuti a Sausalito (1997).
After the death of Matia Bazar's bassist and main songwriter Aldo Stellita in 1998, however, Valente decided to leave the group to focus on her family.
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