Jessica Brando
{{short description|Italian singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jessica Brando
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Jessica Vitelli
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|12|06}}
| birth_place = Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
| genre = Soul, Pop
| occupation = Singer
| instrument =
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = EMI Music Italy
| website = {{URL|www.jessicabrando.it}}
}}
Jessica Vitelli (born 6 December 1994), known professionally as Jessica Brando, is an Italian singer.
Career
Born in Grosseto, Tuscany, Jessica started singing at the age of five, studying for her own fun on great singers from the past like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and many others.
She started her first band with some teenage friends, making cover versions of 80s dance tracks.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo461464.shtml?refresh_cens&fontsize=medium |title=From TGCom Spettacolo 28 September 2009 (Italian) |access-date=18 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928072303/http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo461464.shtml?refresh_cens&fontsize=medium |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} Jessica won various local singing contests, pop and jazz, including a scholarship for the Cinecittà Studios. In 2005, she won a scholarship for the Washington School Of Ballet in the United States. At nine years old she was admitted to the Modern Dance Academy of Kledi in Rome. At thirteen she sang for the Pope, John Paul II and appeared on the TV show Il Senso della Vita singing with a band full of Italian jazz superstars.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuQd6MHHk6k YouTube video of Il senso della vita (Italian)]
She attended Liceo classico in Grosseto and also studied piano at Conservatorio.
In 2008, she signed a deal with EMI Music Italy.{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229161224/http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio/jessica-brando-you-tube-e-myspace-ed-eccomi-alla-emi/2111557|work=L'Espresso|date=3 October 2009|title=Jessica Brando "You Tube e Myspace, ed eccomi alla Emi"|first=Fulvio|last=Paloscia|language=it}} Jessica completed the recording for her debut EP in 2009, which includes four cover versions revisited in a very personal way.[http://new.it.music.yahoo.com/blogs/notizie_musica/1060/una-giovane-stella-della-musica-italiana/ From Yahoo Musica 6 November 2009 (Italian)]
On 12 January 2010, Brando was officially admitted to the Sanremo Music Festival 2010 in the "Newcomers" category with the song "Dove non ci sono ore", written by Valeria Rossi. Brando passes the first turn, entering among the four finalists, but did not win the final.
On 8 May 2010, on the stage of TRL live from Porto Antico in Genoa on MTV Italy, she launched her single "Il colore del cuore", accompanied by his band: Daniela Mornati (piano), Francesco Tringali (guitar), Giacomo Tagliavia (bass guitar), Andrea Chircoff (drums). The single was included in the album Dimmi cosa sogni, released on 13 July 2010.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lastampa.it/spettacoli/musica/2010/08/05/news/jessica-brando-fra-sogni-e-realta-1.37003121/|title=Jessica Brando, fra sogni e realtà|date=5 August 2010|work=La Stampa|first=Luca|last=Dondoni|access-date=27 February 2012}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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|+List of solo studio albums, with chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| ITA {{cite web|url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Jessica+Brando|title=Discografia Jessica Brando (Albums)|website=italiancharts.com|access-date=27 February 2025}} |
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| scope="row"| Dimmi cosa sogni
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| 94 |
=Extended plays=
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| scope="row"| Jessica Brando
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
==As featured artist==
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| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |
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| scope="row"| "Camaleonte"{{Cite web|url=https://earone.com/post/0defdb38|title=Ivan Lins, Banda Inventario - Camaleonte (feat. Jessica Brando & Maria Gadù) (Radio Date: 13-04-2012)|work=EarOne|access-date=27 February 2025}} {{small|(Ivan Lins and Banda Inventário featuring Jessica Brando and Maria Gadú)}} | 2012 | InventaRio encontra Ivan Lins |
References
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