Paola Turci

Paola Turci (born 12 September 1964 in Rome), is an Italian singer, songwriter, performer and author.

The album is characterized by American and British sounds winking at 1980s–1990s rock-pop international scenario.

Tracks of the likes of: "Missing You" by John Waite, "You Don't Understand Me" by Roxette and "I'll Stand by You" by Pretenders.

The aim of the album was to experiment translating into Italian the most captivating sounds of the Anglo-Saxon world.

The album first single was "Sai che è un attimo", a Jude Cole cover of "Time for Letting Go".

It is a success achieving over 150,000 copies; the album went platinum.

Turci's musical debut was in 1986 when she participated in Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo di ieri", written by Mario Castelnuovo The song appeared in her first album Ragazza sola ragazza blu.

In the three following years she participated again in Sanremo Music Festival, winning the critic's award in 1987 with the song "Primo tango".

She participated again in the Festival with the song "Sarò bellissima", and in 1989 she returned with "Bambini".

Thanks to this song she comes first in the Emerging artists category of the Sanremo Music Festival.

"Bambini" is the song that clearly established Turci's popularity.

In 1990 Turci graced for the fifth time the Sanremo Music Festival stage, with the song "Ringrazio Dio"; meanwhile she issued the album Ritorno al presente which included the song "Frontiera", that she promote during the summer music competition Festivalbar.

In 1991 Turci promoted Candido, as for Voltaire's 1759 novel, and, in the same year, Turci won the Cantagiro, a music competition.

A few weeks later, her song "E mi arriva il mare" performed with Riccardo Cocciante, hit the Italian playlists.

In 1993 the artist participated for the sixth time in the Sanremo Music Festival, with the song "Stato di calma apparente".

"Stato di calma apparente" is an autobiographic song, where, for the first time, Paola Turci emerges as author.

In 1993 the album Ragazze was published.

On 15 August 1993 Paola Turci, whilst touring, was involved in a terrible car accident that has changed forever her life, marking her career and private life.

Despite the traumatic consequences of the accident, a few weeks later Turci decides to fulfil her professional commitments, continuing exhibiting in numerous concerts.

In autumn 1993 Turci sings "Io e Maria" written by Luca Carboni, a song that approaches, for the first time in Italy, the theme of a sapphic liaison.

During the same period, she participates with other artists to a collective experience called Innocenti evasioni, a Lucio Battisti tribute where she re-interpreted the song "Ancora tu".

In 1995 Turci returns with a new album Una sgommata e via.

which is also the name of her new single written by Vasco Rossi.

This album is characterized by ‘90s acoustic background and rock-pop sounds.

This album also included a cover of Luigi Tenco's, "E se ci diranno", re-arranged to empathize a rock character.

1996 saw the issue of the anthology Volo così 1986-1996, the name coming from the successful song presented in the Sanremo Music Festival 1996.

The same year Turci participated in Festivalbar with "La felicità", another unreleased track recorded for the anthology.

In 1997 was published Oltre le nuvole, this is the only Turci's album entirely compounded by covers.

In 1998 the album was reissued adding 2 more songs and one of the two, "Solo come me", an unpublished work was presented in Sanremo Music Festival 1998.

With this album she started cooperation with Roberto Casini (previously a member of Steve Rogers Band), cooperation ending in 2000.

Following the success of Oltre le nuvole, in 2000 Turci was asked to try again the same formula for a new album Mi basta il paradiso, where, together with covers, there are a number of previously unreleased songs such as "Sabbia bagnata" and "Saluto l'inverno" both singles written together with her friend, the singer Carmen Consoli.

"Saluto l'inverno" was presented at Sanremo Music Festival 2001 where it reached 5th place.

The third single of Mi basta il paradiso was "Questione di sguardi", a cover of Faith Hill's "This Kiss".

In 2002 Turci decided to turn to an independent music label in order to freely perform as a songwriter.

Questa parte di mondo marks the change to a more intimate musical experience, where this work of art shows a new artistic dimension.

The new single Mani giunte, sung with Articolo 31 singer, was published in Articolo 31's album Domani smetto with the title "Fuck You".

The second single, "Questa parte di mondo", that gives the title to the album, is a song written with A. Rizzo, the author of the song "Bambini".

In 2004 Turci published Stato di calma apparente, an anthology recorded entirely live.

In this album the singer interpreted the most significant songs of her career with intimate and mature arrangements and her unmistakable captivating vocal colours.

The anthology brings bridges substantial human experiences: from love to sorrow, passing through social commitment.