Mietta

Daniela Miglietta (born 12 November 1969), known by her stage name Mietta, is an Italian singer, actress and novelist. She has released 11 albums in total.

Biography

In 1988, Mietta took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in the Newcomers category with "Sogno". She did not win, but was noticed by the melodic songwriter Amedeo Minghi, who wrote the song "Canzoni" for her the following year. Mietta won the Newcomers category and the Critics award at the Sanremo Music Festival 1989. In the same year, she was awarded her first platinum certification and the Telegatto for Best New Artist of 1989, with the support of votes from Italians.

In 1990, she duetted with Amedeo Minghi the song "Vattene amore", which won third place in the Sanremo Festival and has been interpreted into English "All for the Love" by Nikka Costa. The song also won the OGAE, an international song contest, and became an evergreen, winning ten gold certifications. Her debut album, also entitled Canzoni, went five times platinum and was published throughout Europe. In 1990, she again won two Telegattos: one for Song of the Year and the other award for Best Female Artist of the Year.

Mietta returned to The Sanremo Festival in 1991 with "Dubbi no", sung in English by Leo Sayer, and won another Telegatto for Female Artist of the Year. Her second album Volano le pagine, which contains a cover version of "Lover Man", won two platinum certifications.

In 1992, she released the albumLasciamoci respirare and in 1994 "Cambia pelle", besides two duets with Riccardo Cocciante ( "E pensare che pensavo mi pensassi almeno un po'" and "Sulla tua pelle") from his album Un Uomo Felice. She once again took part in Sanremo with "Figli di chi", written by Nek.