Gianna Nannini

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Gianna Nannini

| image = 2017 Gianna Nannini - by 2eight - DSC3677.jpg

| caption = Nannini performing in 2017

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|06|14|df=y}}

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| birth_place = Siena, Tuscany, Italy

| genre = {{hlist|Rock|pop}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| years_active = 1976–present

| website = {{URL|giannanannini.com}}

}}

Gianna Nannini ({{IPA|it|ˈdʒanna nanˈniːni}}; born 14 June 1954[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09172424/filing-history/MzEwNTQzMTc5MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0 HITALY certificate of incorporation]{{cite web|url=https://www.quotidiano.net/magazine/gianna-nannini-1.3489603|title='Il sesso non basta, voglio l'anima'. Gianna crede nell'Amore gigante|date=26 October 2017 |access-date=8 September 2018|language=it}}) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Her most notable songs include "America" (1979), "Fotoromanza" (1984), "I maschi" (1987), "Meravigliosa creatura", "Sei nell' Anima" and "Bello e impossibile" (1986). The latter became a hit across Europe, especially in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

Early life

Nannini was born in Siena on 14 June 1954. She has a younger brother Alessandro Nannini, a former Formula One racing driver. She studied piano and composition in Milan in the late 1970s.

Career

Nannini scored her first domestic hit in 1979 with the single "America" and the album California, which became a success in several European countries. Her international breakthrough happened in 1984 with the release of her sixth album, the Conny Plank-produced Puzzle, which peaked in the top 10 in the Italian, German, Austrian and Swiss charts. The first single from the album, "Fotoromanza", was supported by a music video directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, and went on to win many musical awards. Nannini embarked on a long European tour to support the album, culminating in a headlining gig at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

In 1986, her song "Bello e impossibile" was a European hit in Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Her 1987 compilation album Maschi e altri sold over a million copies.

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In 2004, she released the greatest hits album Perle, where a number of her most renowned songs were rearranged with the support of musicians such as Christian Lohr on piano (who also had a co-producer credit), and a string quartet composed of Vincenzo di Donna (first violin), Luigi de Maio (second violin), Gerardo Morrone (viola) and Antonio di Franca (violoncello). With this orchestra Nannini went on a European tour from 2004 to 2005.

The album Grazie was released in February 2006, and peaked at number one of the Italian hit-parade with the single "Sei nell'anima".

In April 2007, Nannini released Pia come la canto io, a collection of songs produced by Wil Malone and originally intended for a rock opera based on the medieval Tuscan character Pia de' Tolomei (briefly mentioned in Dante's Purgatorio) that would eventually be performed in 2008 after eleven months of gestation.

An acoustic version of her song Meravigliosa Creatura (from Perle) has been used in a 2008 advertisement commercial for the Fiat Bravo directed by Matthias Zentner. Fiat would later include another Gianna Nannini song, "Aria", in a subsequent Fiat Bravo ad.

= Duets and collaborations =

In 1987, she performed with Sting, Jack Bruce and Eberhard Schoener the "Three Penny Opera" by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill at the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. In 1990, she and Edoardo Bennato sang "Un'estate italiana", the official song of the Football World Cup 1990 composed by Giorgio Moroder. In September 2006, she recorded the single "Ama Credi E Vai" with Andrea Bocelli. Nannini was also featured on Einstürzende Neubauten member Alexander Hacke's solo album Sanctuary, on the track "Per Sempre Butterfly". In 2008, she duetted with the Italian rapper Fabri Fibra in his song "In Italia". She also sang the song "Aria" with the Macedonian vocalist Toše Proeski.

Band current lineup

Gianna Nannini – vocals, guitar, violin, piano
Milton Mcdonald – guitar, backing vocals
Davide Ferrario – keyboards, backing vocals
Davide Tagliapietra – guitar, backing vocals
Mylious Johnson – drums
Alex Kilier – bass
Will Malone – producer, musical director

Personal life

The biopic Beautiful Rebel (Sei nell’anima) was released in 2024 on Netflix, starring Letizia Toni. It documents her rise as a singer, punctuated by rebellions against her family, record companies and producers, and social conventions in Italy.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28690443/ | title=Sei nell'anima | website=IMDb }}

Nannini obtained a degree in philosophy from the University of Siena in 1994, when in her late 30s. In 1995 she took part in a protest organized by Greenpeace at the French embassy in Rome against the decision of the French government to pursue nuclear experiments at Mururoa. The test occurred on 27 December 1995.

In August 2010, at the age of 56, Nannini announced that she was pregnant (the name of the father was not revealed).{{cite web |url=http://www.affaritaliani.it/entertainment/gianna_nannini_mamma_a_54_anni230810.html |title=Gianna Nannini mamma a 54 anni! |publisher=Affaritaliani.it |date=2 August 2010 |access-date=15 September 2010 |archive-date=26 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826073434/http://www.affaritaliani.it/entertainment/gianna_nannini_mamma_a_54_anni230810.html |url-status=dead }} Nannini's pregnancy was prominently featured on the cover of Vanity Fair, where she was portrayed wearing a T-shirt with the inscription "God is a Woman". On 26 November 2010 Nannini's daughter Penelope Jane Charlotte was born in Milan.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sorrisi.com/live-news/e-nata-penelope-la-figlia-di-gianna-nannini/ |title=È nata Penelope, la figlia di Gianna Nannini |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704055328/http://www.sorrisi.com/live-news/e-nata-penelope-la-figlia-di-gianna-nannini |archive-date=4 July 2016 |url-status=dead |language=it}} In 2017, Nannini decided to move to London with her partner, Carla. In her 2017 autobiography, entitled Cazzi miei, she revealed she was ready for a civil union with Carla, explaining she felt Italian laws could not give her any guarantee about Penelope's future in the case of Nannini's death.{{cite web|url=http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/gianna-nannini-a-londra-sposo-carla-stepchild-adoption-per-mia-figlia-_3082594-201702a.shtml|publisher=Mediaset|work=TGCOM|language=it|title=Gianna Nannini: A Londra sposo Carla, stepchild adoption per mia figlia|date=6 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/07/06/gianna-nannini-ho-scelto-londra-con-mia-figlia-e-la-mia-compagna-litalia-non-mi-tutela-nei-miei-diritti-di-mamma/3711491/|work=Il Fatto Quotidiano|date=6 July 2017|title=Gianna Nannini sposa la compagna: Ho scelto Londra con mia figlia e Carla. L'Italia non mi tutela nei miei diritti di mamma|author=Giulio Pasqui}}

Discography

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= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Album details ! colspan="4" scope="col" \| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Certifications
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| ITA {{cite web \|title=Search for: Gianna Nannini (Albums) \|url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Gianna+Nannini \|website=Italian Charts \|language=en \|access-date=31 August 2024 }} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| AUT {{cite web \|title=Gianna Nannini in der Österreichischen Hitparade \|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gianna+Nannini \|website=Austrian Charts \|language=de \|access-date=31 August 2024 }} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| GER {{cite web \|title=Discographie von Gianna Nannini \|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=gianna+nannini \|website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts \|language=de \|access-date=31 August 2024 }} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| SWI {{cite web \|title=Gianna Nannini - Charts \|url=https://hitparade.ch/artist/Gianna_Nannini#charts \|website=Swiss Hitparade \|language=de \|access-date=31 August 2024 }}
scope="row" \|Gianna Nannini \| Released: 1976 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| —\|\| —\|\| — \|
scope="row" \|Una radura \| Released: 1977 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| —\|\| —\|\| — \|
scope="row" \|California \| Released: 1979 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| —\|\| 35\|\| — \|
scope="row" \|G. N. \| Released: 1981 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| —\|\| —\|\| — \|
scope="row" \|Latin Lover \| Released: 1982 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| —\|\| 18\|\| — \| BVMI: Gold{{cite certification\|region=Germany\|artist=Gianna Nannini\|access-date=1 September 2024}}
scope="row" \|Puzzle \| Released: 1984 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| 13\|\| 27\|\| 1 \|
scope="row" \|Profumo \| Released: 1986 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| 4\|\| 20\|\| 3 \| BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum{{cite web \|title=Edelmetall Suche (Gianna Nannini) \|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Gianna&Nannini \|website=Swiss Hitparade \|language=de \|access-date=1 September 2024}}
scope="row" \|Malafemmina \| Released: 1988 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| 12\|\| 12\|\| 5 \| IFPI SWI: Platinum
scope="row" \|Scandalo \| Released: 1990 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| 27\|\| 18\|\| 10 \| IFPI SWI: Gold
scope="row" \|X forza e X amore \| Released: 1993 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| 39\|\| 51\|\| 22 \|
scope="row" \|Dispetto \| Released: 1995 Label: Polydor Records \| —\|\| —\|\| 24\|\| 24 \|
scope="row" \|Cuore \| Released: 1998 Label: Polydor Records \| —\|\| —\|\| —\|\| 13 \|
scope="row" \|Aria \| Released: 2002 Label: Polydor Records \| 7\|\| —\|\| —\|\| 29 \|
scope="row" \|Perle \| Released: 2004 Label: Polydor Records \| 4\|\| —\|\| 56\|\| 22 \|
scope="row" \|Grazie \| Released: 2006 Label: Polydor Records \| 1\|\| —\|\| 32\|\|12 \|
scope="row" \|Pia come la canto io \| Released: 2007 Label: Polydor Records \| 4\|\| —\|\| —\|\| — \|
scope="row" \|Giannadream - Solo i sogni sono veri \| Released: 2009 Label: Sony Music \| 2\|\| —\|\| —\|\| 28 \| FIMI: 2× Platinum{{cite web \|title=Certificazioni \|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl#/certifications \|website=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana \|language=it \|access-date=31 August 2024 }} Type "Gianna Nannini" into the "filtra" box to retrieve results.
scope="row" \|Io e te \| Released: 2011 Label: Sony Music \| 1\|\| 28\|\| 26\|\| 4 \| FIMI: 4× Platinum
scope="row" \|Inno \| Released: 2013 Label: Sony Music \| 1\|\| 38\|\| 60\|\| 7 \| FIMI: Platinum
scope="row" \|Hitalia \| Released: 2015 Label: Sony Music \| 1 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| 26 \| FIMI: 3× Platinum
scope="row" \|Amore gigante \| Released: 2017 Label: Sony Music \| 2\|\| 63\|\| —\|\| 14 \| FIMI: Gold
scope="row" \|La differenza \| Released: 2019 Label: Columbia \| 4\|\| —\|\| 98\|\| 14 \|
scope="row" \|Sei nel l'anima \| Released: 2024 Label: Columbia \| 6\|\| 60\|\| 84\|\| 7 \|

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! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Certifications

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | ITA
{{cite web |title=Search for: Gianna Nannini (Albums) |url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Gianna+Nannini |website=Italian Charts |language=en |access-date=31 August 2024 }}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | AUT
{{cite web |title=Gianna Nannini in der Österreichischen Hitparade |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gianna+Nannini |website=Austrian Charts |language=de |access-date=31 August 2024 }}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | GER
{{cite web |title=Discographie von Gianna Nannini |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=gianna+nannini |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=de |access-date=31 August 2024 }}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | SWI
{{cite web |title=Gianna Nannini - Charts |url=https://hitparade.ch/artist/Gianna_Nannini#charts |website=Swiss Hitparade |language=de |access-date=31 August 2024 }}

scope="row" |Gianna Nannini

Released: 1976
Label: Dischi Ricordi

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scope="row" |Una radura

Released: 1977
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| —|| —|| —

scope="row" |California

Released: 1979
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| —|| 35|| —

scope="row" |G. N.

Released: 1981
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| —|| —|| —

scope="row" |Latin Lover

Released: 1982
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| —|| 18|| —

BVMI: Gold{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Gianna Nannini|access-date=1 September 2024}}

scope="row" |Puzzle

Released: 1984
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| 13|| 27|| 1

scope="row" |Profumo

Released: 1986
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| 4|| 20|| 3

BVMI: Gold
IFPI SWI: Platinum{{cite web |title=Edelmetall Suche (Gianna Nannini) |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Gianna&Nannini |website=Swiss Hitparade |language=de |access-date=1 September 2024}}

scope="row" |Malafemmina

Released: 1988
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| 12|| 12|| 5

IFPI SWI: Platinum

scope="row" |Scandalo

Released: 1990
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| 27|| 18|| 10

IFPI SWI: Gold

scope="row" |X forza e X amore

Released: 1993
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| 39|| 51|| 22

scope="row" |Dispetto

Released: 1995
Label: Polydor Records

| —|| —|| 24|| 24

scope="row" |Cuore

Released: 1998
Label: Polydor Records

| —|| —|| —|| 13

scope="row" |Aria

Released: 2002
Label: Polydor Records

| 7|| —|| —|| 29

scope="row" |Perle

Released: 2004
Label: Polydor Records

| 4|| —|| 56|| 22

scope="row" |Grazie

Released: 2006
Label: Polydor Records

| 1|| —|| 32||12

scope="row" |Pia come la canto io

Released: 2007
Label: Polydor Records

| 4|| —|| —|| —

scope="row" |Giannadream - Solo i sogni sono veri

Released: 2009
Label: Sony Music

| 2|| —|| —|| 28

FIMI: 2× Platinum{{cite web |title=Certificazioni |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl#/certifications |website=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |language=it |access-date=31 August 2024 }} Type "Gianna Nannini" into the "filtra" box to retrieve results.

scope="row" |Io e te

Released: 2011
Label: Sony Music

| 1|| 28|| 26|| 4

FIMI: 4× Platinum

scope="row" |Inno

Released: 2013
Label: Sony Music

| 1|| 38|| 60|| 7

FIMI: Platinum

scope="row" |Hitalia

Released: 2015
Label: Sony Music

| 1 || — || — || 26

FIMI: 3× Platinum

scope="row" |Amore gigante

Released: 2017
Label: Sony Music

| 2|| 63|| —|| 14

FIMI: Gold

scope="row" |La differenza

Released: 2019
Label: Columbia

| 4|| —|| 98|| 14

scope="row" |Sei nel l'anima

Released: 2024
Label: Columbia

| 6|| 60|| 84|| 7

= Live albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Album details ! colspan="4" scope="col" \| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Certifications
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| ITA ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| AUT ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| GER ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| SWI
scope="row" \|Tutto live \| Released: 1985 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| 11\|\| 47\|\|4 \|
scope="row" \|Giannissima \| Released: 1991 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| 36\|\| 31\|\|20 \| IFPI SWI: Gold
scope="row" \|Io e te Live \| Released: 2011 Label: Sony Music \| 15\|\| —\|\| —\|\|— \|

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scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | ITA

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | AUT

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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | SWI

scope="row" |Tutto live

Released: 1985
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| 11|| 47||4

scope="row" |Giannissima

Released: 1991
Label: Dischi Ricordi

| —|| 36|| 31||20

IFPI SWI: Gold

scope="row" |Io e te Live

Released: 2011
Label: Sony Music

| 15|| —|| —||—

= Compilation albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Album details ! colspan="4" scope="col" \| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Certifications
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| ITA ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| AUT ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| GER ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" \| SWI
scope="row" \|Maschi e altri \| Released: 1987 Label: Dischi Ricordi \| —\|\| 11\|\| 25\|\| 27 \| IFPI SWI: Platinum
scope="row" \|Bomboloni \| Released: 1996 Label: Polydor Records \| 50\|\| 39\|\| 28\|\| 26 \|
scope="row" \|GiannaBest \| Released: 2007 Label: Sony Music \| 1\|\| —\|\| 32\|\| 23 \| FIMI: Platinum
scope="row" \|Hitstory \| Released: 2015 Label: Sony Music \| 5\|\| —\|\| —\|\| 51 \| FIMI: Platinum

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scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | ITA

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | AUT

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | GER

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | SWI

scope="row" |Maschi e altri