- Carmen Consoli【 10 albums 93 lyrics 】
- Carmen Consoli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarmen ˈkɔnsoli]; born September 4, 1974 in Catania) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She has released 11 studio albums, one greatest hits, one soundtrack album, two live albums, four video album and 33 singles, selling 2 million copies in Italy, certified by M&D and FIMI with a multiplatinum disc, 11 platinum and two gold certifications.
She earned three nominations at the Sanremo Music Festival, one Targa Tenco, one Lunezia Award, seven Italian, Wind & Music Awards, one Telegatto , one David di Donatello , and two Nastri d'argento, and several other awards. In 2012 Consoli has been appointed as a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Life and biography
Consoli was born in Catania, and grew up in the small town of San Giovanni La Punta. She started playing guitar at the age of fifteen and she later joined a rock-blues band, the Moon Dog's Party. In 1996 she recorded her first album, Due Parole, and participated to the Festival of Sanremo with the song Amore di plastica.
Her next album, Confusa e felice (1997) sold more than 130,000 copies. In the same year she embarked on her first tour, after some appearances on TV programs. In autumn 1998 she released her third album, Mediamente isterica, a particular album representing different kind of female figures. This album did not receive the same success as her previous work, selling around 80,000 copies, but became a favourite amongst her fans.
In 2000 she took part in the Festival of Sanremo for the third time with the song In bianco e nero, when her fourth album Stato di necessità was released. The album includes two of Carmen's greatest successes, songs Parole di burro and L'ultimo bacio, the last one becoming the official title track for the soundtrack of the film of the same name by Gabriele Muccino, starring Stefano Accorsi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno. Stato di necessità became her most successful album, selling more than 300,000 copies in a year. In that same year Carmen won two Italian Music Awards and the Nastro D’Argento Award at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily.
In 2001 she released her first live album, called L'anfiteatro e la bambina impertinente. The album presents all Consoli's greatest hits rearranged with an orchestra of sixty elements with the help of director Paolo Buonvino.
A year later she released her fifth studio album, L'eccezione. The album debuted at number 1 in the Italian album charts, selling more than 200,000 copies.
2003 saw the release of her second live album, Un sorso in più - dal vivo a MTV Supersonic, published with the collaboration of MTV Italy. The album was recorded at MTV's programm Supersonic the year before, when Carmen presented to the public L'eccezione.
In 2006 Eva contro Eva, her sixth studio album, was issued. Debuting at number 1, the album showed a new perspective of Carmen's music, this time full of traditional Sicilian sounds and ethnic influences, demonstrating her great diversity. The album contains collaborations with Goran Bregovic and Angelique Kidjo. After a series of concerts through Europe, Canada and the United States Eva contro Eva was published in 2007 in The United States through Universal Latino.
In 2008 third album Mediamente isterica was celebrated through a 'Deluxe Edition' and a new tour. Mediamente isterica - Deluxe Edition is the first official 'Deluxe Edition' of an Italian artist. The same year she wrote the original soundtrack for the movie L'uomo che ama, directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Monica Bellucci, Pierfrancesco Favino and Ksenia Rappoport.
Elettra, her seventh studio album, was released on October, 30th 2009, including first single Non molto lontano da qui and debuting at number 2 in the FIMI Italian Album Charts. The album sold in Italy more than 60,000 copies gaining platinum status and won the Targa Tenco for the category 'Album of the Year'.
During her career she collaborated with many artists: Mario Venuti, Natalie Merchant, Henri Salvador, La Crus, Paola Turci, Marina Rei, Max Gazzè, Franco Battiato, Luca Madonia, Ornella Vanoni, Ron, Marco Di Mauro, Marco Parente, Lucio Dalla, Goran Bregovic and Angelique Kidjo.
She has produced albums by La Camera Migliore, Agata Lo Certo and Lăutari through her label Due Parole, established in Catania.
In November 2010 she released her first best of album, called Per niente stanca. The album was anticipated by the single Guarda l'alba, a collaboration with Tiziano Ferro. The second new song AAA Cercasi was released as a single in January 2011.
In July 2011 she published her first video collection, which includes all her videos from 1996 to 2011 plus some extras.
In November 2012 Carmen Consoli was officially knighted. She received the highest ranking civilian honour of the Italian Republic and was bestowed the title of 'Cavaliere' (Knight) of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Studio albums
1996 Due parole (15,000 copies)
1997 Confusa e felice #6 ITA (130,000 copies), Platinum
1998 Mediamente isterica #4 ITA (80,000 copies), Platinum
2000 Stato di necessità #6 ITA (300,000 copies), 3x Platinum
2002 L'eccezione #1 ITA (200,000 copies), 2x Platinum
2006 Eva contro Eva #1 ITA #85 CH (80,000 copies), Platinum
2008 Mediamente isterica - Deluxe Edition #22 ITA (11,000 copies)
2009 Elettra #2 ITA (80,000 copies), Platinum
2015 L'abitudine di tornare #3 ITA - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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L’Abitudine Di Tornare
2015
1.L'Abitudine di tornare
2.Ottobre
3.Esercito silente
4.Sintonia imperfetta
5.La signora del quinto piano6.oceani deserti
7.E forse un giorno
8.San valentino
9.La notte pi— lunga
10.Questa piccola magia -
L'Eccezione
2015
1.Carmen (Provided) -
Eva Contro Eva
2006
1.Il Pendio Dell'abbandono
2.Il Sorriso Di Atlantide
3.La Dolce Attesa
4.Piccolo Cesare5.Preghiera In Gola
6.Signor Tentenna
7.Sulle Rive Di Morfeo -
Carmen Consoli
2003
1.Mathilda Hated Tom Cats -
État De Necessité
2001
1.Je Suis Venue Te Dire Que Je M'En Vais -
Stato Di Necessita
2000
1.Bambina Impertinente
2.Orfeo3.Il Sultano (Della Kianca) -
Mediamente Isterica
1998
1.Ennesima Eclisse -
Due Parole
1996
1.Amore Di Plastica
2.Fino A Quando
3.La Semplicità
4.La Stonato
5.Lingua A Sonagli
6.Lucciola7.Nell'apparenza
8.Non Ti Ho Mai Chiesto
9.Posso Essere Felice
10.Quello Che Sento
11.Sulla Mia Pelle
12.Vorrei Dire -
Confusa E Felice
1.Blunotte
2.Bonsai #1
3.Confusa E Felice
4.Diversi
5.Fidarmi Delle Tue Carezze
6.Fino All'ultimo7.La Bellezza Delle Cose
8.Per Niente Stanca
9.Uguale A Ieri
10.Un Sorso In Più
11.Venere -
Miscellaneous
1.Sabbia Bagnata
2.Stato Di Necessità
3.Parole Di Burro
4.Novembre '99
5.In Bianco E Nero
6.L'Ultimo Bacio
7.Il Sultano
8.Amado Senor
9.L'Epilogo
10.Equilibrio Precario
11.Non Volermi Male
12.Besame Giuda
13.Besame Mucho
14.Puramente Casuale
15.Sentivo L'Odore
16.Autunno Dolciastro
17.Rituale Contro Le Malelingue
18.In Funzione Di Nessuna Logica
19.Geisha
20.Eco Di Sirene
21.Quattordici Luglio
22.Anello Mancante
23.Contessa Miseria24.L'Ultima Preghiera
25.Oio
26.Venti Del Nord
27.Uva Acerba
28.Pioggia D'Aprile
29.Fidarmi Delle Tue ...
30.Mulini A Vento
31.Moderato In RE Minore
32.Matilde Odiava I Gatti
33.Fino All'Ultimo
34.Masino
35.L'Eccezione
36.Bonsai #2
37.L'Alleanza
38.Fiori D'Arancio
39.Eppur Si Muove
40.Nell'Apparenza
41.Cambio Stagione (Gli Uomini Come Le Stagioni)
42.Focu Di Raggia
43.Mai Come Ieri (Con Mario Venuti)
44.Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Live MTV/Supersonic
45.Amado Mio (Live)
46.I Can't Get You Out of My Head
【Correction of errors in the album information】