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name	Laura Pausini
background	solo_singer
birth name	Laura Alice Rossella Pausini
birth date	May 16, 1974
birth place	Solarolo, Province of Ravenna, Italy
instrument	Vocals
origin	Emilia–Romagna, Italy
genre	Soul, pop, pop rock, Latin pop
occupation	Singer-songwriter, record producer
years active	1993–present
label	CGD, CGD East West, Atlantic, Warner
associated acts	Eros Ramazzotti, Hélène Segara, Andrea Bocelli, Tiziano Ferro
website	}}

Laura Alice Rossella Pausini, (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian Singles Chart and the top 10 in France and the Netherlands.

Her eponymous debut album was released in Italy on 18 May 1993 and later became an international success, selling two million copies worldwide. Her second studio album, ''Laura'', was released in 1994 and confirmed her success, selling 3,000,000 copies worldwide and spawning the hit singles "Strani amori" and "Gente". In November 1994 she released her first Spanish language album, titled ''Laura Pausini'' and composed of ten songs included in her previous works. The album was certified Diamond by the Association of Phonographic and Videographic of Spain, making her the first non-Spanish artist to sell more than 1,000,000 copies in Spain.

During her career, she won three Latin Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Album, with her records ''Escucha'' (2005), ''Yo canto'' (2007) and ''Primavera anticipada'' (2009). On 8 February 2006 she also became the first Italian female artist to win a Grammy Award, receiving the prize for Best Latin Pop Album with ''Escucha''. As of November 2011, she had released 10 Italian-language studio albums, 9 Spanish-language albums and a greatest hits album. In 2004, Allmusic's Jason Birchmeier considered Pausini's sales "an impressive feat for someone who'd never really broken into the lucrative English–language market".

Biography

Childhood and early beginnings

The elder of two daughters, Laura Pausini was born in Faenza (Province of Ravenna, Italy) to Fabrizio Pausini and Gianna Ballardini and raised in Solarolo.^[A] Her first live performance was on 16 May 1985, when she sang together with her father in a piano bar in Bologna. Since then, her father started giving her singing lessons and she continued to perform alongside him in local piano bars. In the meanwhile, she also started singing in a church choir.

In 1987 she recorded her first demo album, produced by her father and released to promote her live shows. Titled ''I sogni di Laura'', it consisted of 8 covers and 5 new songs. In 1991 she participated in the Castrocaro Music Festival singing Liza Minnelli's "New York, New York", but failed to reach the final stage of the competition.

Career breakthrough: 1993

Her career was launched in 1993, when she debuted in the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd San Remo Music Festival. On 27 February, she won the competition with her entry "La solitudine", which later became one of her best-known hits. In March 1993, the song peaked at number one on the Italian Singles Chart, maintaining the top spot for three consecutive weeks. Following the success obtained with her first single, she signed a contract with Warner Music Italy to produce her first professional album, ''Laura Pausini''. Released by CGD Records in May 1993, the album reached the sixth position on the Italian Albums Chart, selling 400,000 copies in Italy.

In late 1993, the album was released in the rest of Europe, peaking at number three on the Dutch Albums Chart. Moreover, "La solitudine" became a radio hit in Belgium and the Netherlands, and peaked at number five on the French Singles Chart and at number two on the Dutch Singles Chart.

The album also spawned the singles "Non c'è" and "Perché non torna più".

Spanish-language debut and international success: 1994–1995

In February 1994, Pausini participated for the second time in the Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the "Big Artists" section with the song "Strani amori". The song ranked third in the competition and was included in her second studio album, ''Laura'', released in February 1994. According to CGD Records, the album sold 150,000 copies in Italy in its first week, with initial shipments of 200,000 copies. It also peaked at number one on the Dutch Albums Chart and entered the charts in Belgium and Switzerland, selling three million copies worldwide. Other singles from the album were "Gente", "Lui non sta con te" and "Lettera".

In November 1994, Pausini released her first Spanish-language album, ''Laura Pausini'', a compilation of ten adapted versions of hits from her first two Italian albums. The record became the best selling album of 1994 in Spain and was later certified Diamond by the Association of Phonographic and Videographic of Spain, selling more than 1,000,000 copies in Spain and making Pausini the first non-Spanish artist to achieve this result.

The album was successful in Latin America too, being certified Platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers and by the Asociación Colombiana de Productores de Fonogramas. Moreover, the first four singles from the album, "La soledad", "Se fue", "Amores extraños" and "Gente", entered the Top 30 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. Thanks to these results, ''Billboard'' ranked Pausini the second female revelation of 1994, after Mariah Carey. In 1995 Pausini also received the World Music Award for Best Selling Italian Recording Artist and the Lo Nuestro Award for Best New Artist of the Year.

Pausini's first record for the Anglophone market was a self-titled compilation released in 1995, including 9 Italian-language hits and an English-language version of her first single, "La solitudine (Loneliness)", adapted by Tim Rice and released as a single in the United Kingdom on 19 June 1995. However, the album and the single failed to chart.

Third album and ''World Wide Tour 1997'': 1996–1997

Following the success obtained by Pausini's debut Spanish album, her third album was released in 1996 both in Spanish and Italian, starting "a practice that [has] come to define her career and compound her success". The album, titled ''Le cose che vivi'' / ''Las cosas que vives'', was released on 12 September 1996 and was preceded by the single "Incancellabile". A special edition of the album was released in Brazil, featuring three additional bonus tracks in Portuguese.

On 1 March 1997, Pausini launched from Ginevra the ''World Wide Tour'' in support of her new album, giving concerts around the world for four months. The album sold 3,500,000 million copies worldwide and was certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, for European sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies.

''La mia risposta'' / ''Mi respuesta'' and second World Tour: 1998–1999

In 1998, Pausini released ''La mia risposta'' / ''Mi respuesta'', her fourth studio album, including a song penned by Phil Collins. The album was dubbed by music critics as a mature work, with influences from soul music, but was a moderate commercial success, selling two million copies worldwide.

To promote the album, Pausini began in early 1999 the ''La mia risposta World Tour '99'', during which she performed in theatres throughout Europe. On 1 June 1999, she was one of the artists performing along with Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti in Modena during his annual "Pavarotti and Friends" concert. Pavarotti and Pausini duetted in the Italian version of the aria ''Dein ist mein ganzes Herz'', titled ''Tu che m'hai preso il cuor'', from Franz Lehár's operetta ''Das Land des Lächelns''. The live performance was later included in the album ''Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Guatemala and Kosovo''.

In 1999 she also contributed the Richard Marx composition "One More Time" to the ''Message in a Bottle'' soundtrack. The track was produced by David Foster who was featured on piano.

''Tra te e il mare'' / ''Entre tú y mil mares'' and greatest hits album: 2000–2001

In 2000, she recorded the song "The Extra Mile" for the soundtrack of the movie ''Pokémon 2000: The Power of One''. The song was included in the album ''Tra te e il mare'' / ''Entre tú y mil mares'', released on 11 September 2000 and preceded by the homonymous single, written by the Italian pop singer Biagio Antonacci. The album also features the song "Viaggio con te", awarded in 2001 with the Italian Lunezia Award for Best Songwriter of the Year.

2001 saw the release of Pausini's first hits compilation both in Italian and Spanish: ''The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te'' / ''Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti''. The first single's video, "E ritorno da te" / "Volveré junto a ti", was filmed by Italian film director Gabriele Muccino. The album also includes the single "Una storia che vale" and features guest appearances by Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil in "Seamisai" and by Italian singer Nek, who plays the bass in "Non c'è". Supported by the ''2001/2002 World Tour'', which started in Miami on 19 October 2001, the greatest hits became one of Pausini's biggest commercial successes, selling 700,000 copies in Italy and 800,000 copies in France.

On 30 November 2002, Pausini released ''Live 2001-2002 World Tour'', her first live DVD, filmed during the concert she gave in Milan on 2 December 2001.

''From the Inside'', the debut in the United States: 2002–2003

In 2001, Pausini started working with producers such as Patrick Leonard and John Shanks on her first English language album, ''From the Inside''. Released in Canada, Mexico and the United States by Atlantic Records on 5 November 2002, the album did not get the expected success, selling 100,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen-Soundscan. The album singles "Surrender" and "If That's Love" reached the top spot on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart, but Pausini, disappointed at her English language debut being ignored in the U.S. outside the club scene, abandoned the promotion for ''From the Inside''. The album was later released in Europe too, selling 800,000 copies worldwide.

In 2003 Luciano Pavarotti invited her for the second time to the "Pavarotti and Friends" concert, where they duetted again in "Tu che m'hai preso il cuor".

''Resta in ascolto'' / ''Escucha'' and the Grammy: 2004–2005

In October 2004 Pausini released her eight studio album, ''Resta in ascolto'' / ''Escucha''. Influenced by international artists including Phil Collins and Celine Dion, the recording is on the subject of a break-up and was written in 2002, during her separation from her ex-boyfriend and producer Alfredo Cerruti.

The album features the song "Mi abbandono a te" / "Me abandono a ti", co-written by Pausini, Rick Nowels and Madonna. It also includes the ballad "Vivimi" / "Viveme", written by Biagio Antonacci, and the single "Benedetta passione" / "Bendecida pasión", penned by Italian rock-star Vasco Rossi. Well-received by music critics, the album is mainly focused on themes of anger, bitterness, desire for independence and interior peace, but also features a song about the Iraq War, in which Pausini sings about Ali Ismail Abbas, a boy who was severely injured in a nighttime rocket attack near Baghdad in 2003.

The album debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and sold 350,000 copies in Italy. Its Spanish version later won Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2005 and Best Latin Pop Album at the 48th Grammy Awards, making Pausini the first Italian female artist to win a Grammy Award.

At the 2006 Lo Nuestro Award, Pausini was nominated in the sections Album of the Year for ''Escucha'', Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Viveme" and won the Award for Best Female Pop Artist.

In January 2005, Pausini started a new tour to promote the album. The concerts she gave at the Zénith de Paris on 22 and 23 March 2005 were filmed and released as a live album in November 2005, titled ''Live in Paris 05''.

''Io canto'' and the concert in San Siro: 2006–2007

In November 2006, Pausini released the album ''Io canto'' / ''Yo canto'', consisting of covers of Italian pop rock songs. On the album liner notes, Pausini wrote: "here is the music I listen to when I'm at my saddest, or when I feel a moment is special, the songs I used to sing as a young girl when I first started performing, and above all those which taught me to love music, and how music can move you so deeply, regardless of its genre or style".

The album also features duets with Tiziano Ferro, Juanes and Johnny Hallyday. It debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and held the top spot for 8 non-consecutive weeks. It also became the best-selling album of 2006 in Italy, selling 500,000 copies in less than two months. On 8 November 2007, the album won Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards. Laura dedicated the award to the memory of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Later on during the show she sang "Vivere (Dare to Live)" alongside Italian singer Andrea Bocelli.

In Summer 2006, Pausini played a ''Juntos en Concierto'' tour with Marc Anthony and Marco Antonio Solís, consisting of 20 concerts throughout the United States.

On 2 June 2007, Laura Pausini was the first female artist to play at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, in front of a crowd of 70,000 spectators. On 30 November 2007, the concert was released on CD and DVD, under the title ''San Siro 2007''.

''Primavera in anticipo'', ''Amiche per l'Abruzzo'' and ''Laura Live World Tour 09'': 2008–2010

Pausini spent the first months of 2008 recording her tenth studio album, ''Primavera in anticipo'' / ''Primavera anticipada''. The Spanish language edition of the album was released on 11 November 2008, while the Italian language edition was released in Italy on 14 November 2008. The album was preceded by the single "Invece no" / "En cambio no", released on 24 October 2008 and promoted with an appearance in Piazza Trinità dei Monti in Rome on 14 November 2011. The album also features a the single "Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)" / Primavera anticipada (It Is My Song)", a duet with British singer-songwriter James Blunt. In November 2009 the album won Best Female Album at the Latin Grammy Awards. In 2010 Pausini also won the Lo Nuestro Award for Female Artist of the Year.

On 21 June 2009, Pausini organized a mega-concert in the San Siro Stadium in Milan, raising money to support the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. The concert, named ''Amiche per l'Abruzzo'', involved 43 Italian female singers and was later released on a DVD, which sold 250,000 copies in Italy.

In the meanwhile, Pausini began on 5 March 2009 from Turin the ''World Tour 2009'', which reached Europe in May 2009 and then South America and the United States in Autumn 2009. The last leg of the tour took place in Italy in November 2009. A CD of the tour, along with a DVD, was released on 27 November 2009 with the title ''Laura Live World Tour 09'' / ''Laura Live Gira Mundial 09''. The album also includes three new song, the singles "Con la musica alla radio" / "Con la musica en la radio", "Non sono lei" / "Ella no soy" and "Casomai" / "Menos mal".

''Inedito'' and the 2012 World Tour: 2011–present

On 30 December 2010, Pausini announced her eleventh studio album, ''Inedito'' / ''Inédito'', released both in Italian and Spanish on 11 November 2011. The title and the tracklist of the album were announced through Pausini's website on 10 September 2011. The first single from the album, "Benvenuto" / "Bienvenido", was released on 12 September 2011.

In order to promote the album, Pausini engaged the ''Inedito World Tour'', starting with 11 shows in Italy in late December 2011. The tour reached Latin America in January and February 2012, and on 10 April 2012 Pausini will start the European leg of her Tour.

The album also spawned the singles "Non ho mai smesso" / "Jamás abandoné", "Bastava" / "Bastaba" and "Mi tengo" / "Me quedo".

Artistry

Laura Pausini is described as a mezzo-soprano with a classic and powerful voice. Due to her voice, Pausini has been compared by music critics to various female artists, including Milva, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Barbra Streisand.

At the beginning of her career, she has been described by music critics as a teen idol mainly singing about adolescent love affairs and problems. She was also strongly criticized for her songs, described as too much melancholic and trivial. Starting from her 1998's ''La mia risposta'' / ''Mi respuesta'', Italian music critics considered her as a more mature singer and later praised her simplicity and her voice, describing Pausini as an interpret of her years.

Although her music is mainly based on typical Italian melody, her musical style evolved during her career, with influences from various genres, including Latin music, soul music and rock music. According to ''Musica e dischi'''s Antonio Orlando, the key elements in Pausini's style are romanticism, optimism, melancholy and surrounding melodies.

Starting from her 1996's album ''Le cose che vivi'' / ''Las cosas que vives'', Pausini has also co-wrote most of her songs and starting from her 1998's ''La mia risposta'' / ''Mi respuesta'' she has been involved in the production of her albums.

Personal life

Pausini left her hometown in 1995, when she moved to Milan with her partner, manager and producer Alfredo Cerruti Jr. Their relationship ended in 2002. Between 2002 and 2005 Pausini was romantically involved with her new manager, Gabriele Parisi. She is currently engaged with the Italian guitarist, composer, music producer and former singer Paolo Carta.

Pausini describes herself as a Roman Catholic woman, but expressed doubts about Roman Church's position on various themes, including contraception, abortion and premarital sex. In September 2000 she explained her position during an interview to the Italian newspaper ''la Repubblica'':

I believe so much in God, and the Pope is the man I want to meet the most in the world. I've known him in 1996. I just have a few doubts about the Catholic Church, like for example the discrimination against homosexuals. I don't understand why they condemn racism, but at the same time they take issue with gay people.

Honours

100px – Commander Order of Merit of the Italian Republic: Awarded the fourth highest civil honor in Italy, by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on 6 February 2006.

Discography

1993: ''Laura Pausini''

1994: ''Laura''

1994: ''Laura Pausini'' (Spanish)

1996: ''Le cose che vivi'' / ''Las cosas que vives''

1998: ''La mia risposta'' / ''Mi respuesta''

2000: ''Tra te e il mare'' / ''Entre tú y mil mares''

2002: ''From the Inside''

2004: ''Resta in ascolto'' / ''Escucha''

2006: ''Io canto'' / ''Yo canto''

2008: ''Primavera in anticipo'' / ''Primavera anticipada''

2011: ''Inedito'' / ''Inédito''

Tours

!Year	!Title	!Releases
1997	''World Wide Tour 1997''	None
1999		None
2001	''2001/2002 World Tour''	DVD ''Live 2001-2002 World Tour''
2005	''World Tour '05''	CD/DVD, 2DVD, CD ''Live in Paris 05
2007	''Io canto tour''	CD/DVD, CD, DVD ''San Siro 2007
2009-2010	''World Tour 2009''	CD/DVD ''Laura Live World Tour 09''
2011-2012	''Inedito World Tour''	TBA

Awards

Notes

In media interviews, however, Pausini consistently names Solarolo as her birthplace. Solarolo is located 5 miles from Faenza.

References

External links

Laura Pausini, Music Download, Photos, Music Videos, News

Biography of Laura Pausini from Billboard

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name	Adriano Celentano
background	solo_singer
birth date	January 06, 1938
origin	Milan, Italy
instrument	Vocals, guitar
genre	Pop, rock
occupation	Singer-songwriter, musician, actor, director, television presenter
years active	1957–present
label	Jolly, Clan Celentano
associated acts	I Ribelli, Mina
website	}}

Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, film director and TV host.

Celentano is the best-selling artist in Italy with Mina, and the best-selling male italian singer with more than 150 million records to date.

Biography

Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Gluck, about which he later wrote the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" ("The boy from Gluck Street"). His parents were from Foggia, in Apulia, and had moved north for work.

According to urban legend, before beginning his singing career, Celentano was a student of Ghigo Agosti during Agosti's 1955-1956 Northern Italian tour, which was also guitarist Giorgio Gaber's debut.

Heavily influenced by his idol Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolution and by the American actor Jerry Lewis, he has retained his popularity in Italy for the last 40 years, selling millions of records and appearing in numerous TV shows and movies. In the latter respect, he has also been a creator of a comic genre, with his characteristic walking and his facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful; indeed in the 1970s and part of the 1980s, he was the king of the Italian box office in low budget movies. As an actor, critics point to ''Serafino'' (1968), directed by Pietro Germi, as his best performance.

As a director he frequently casts Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. He and Claudia have three children; Rosita, Giacomo and Rosalinda Celentano, most notable to worldwide audiences for playing Satan in Mel Gibson's ''The Passion of the Christ''. He also often works as a host on several Italian television shows.

He has released forty albums, comprising twenty nine studio albums, three live albums, and eight compilations. His most famous songs are "La coppia piu' bella del mondo", which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc; "Azzurro" (1968), written by Paolo Conte; and "Prisencolinensinainciusol" (1972).

Celentano was referenced in the 1979 Ian Dury and the Blockheads song and single, "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3", as one of the aforementioned "reasons to be cheerful," and in Fellini's 1986 film ''Ginger and Fred''.

Adriano Celentano has been a vegetarian since 2005 and defends animal rights.

Discography

Albums

;Studio albums

1960: ''Adriano Celentano'' with Giulio Libano and his Orchestra - Jolly LPJ 5008

1960: ''Furore'' - Jolly LPJ 5017

1962: ''Peppermint Twist'' - Jolly LPJ 5021

1963: ''A New Orleans'' - Jolly LPJ 5025

1965: ''Non mi dir'' - Clan, ACC 40002

1966: ''La festa'' - Clan, ACC 40006

1966: ''Il ragazzo della via Gluck'' - Clan, ACC 40007

1968: ''Azzurro/Una carezza in un pugno'' - Clan, ACC 40011

1968: ''Adriano rock'' - Clan, BF 501

1969: ''Le robe che ha detto Adriano'' - Clan, BF 502

1969: ''Pioggia di successi''

1970: ''Il forestiero'' - Clan, BFM 700

1971: ''Er più - Storia d'amore e di coltello'' - Clan, BFM 602

1972: ''I mali del secolo'' - Clan, BFM 701

1973: ''La storia di uno... Adriano Celentano''

1973: ''Nostalrock'' - Clan, CLN 65764

1975: ''Yuppi du'' - Clan, CLN 69120

1976: ''Svalutation'' - Clan, CLN 86013

1977: ''Disco dance'' - Clan, CLN 86026

1977: ''Tecadisk'' - Clan, CLN 86033

1978: ''Ti avrò'' - Clan, CLN 20053

1978: ''Geppo il folle'' - Clan, CLN 20099

1979: ''Il concerto di Adriano'' - Clan, CLN 22203

1979: ''Soli'' - Clan, CLN 20150

1980: ''Un po' artista un po' no'' - Clan, CLN 20201

1980: ''Tu non mi lascerai''

1981: ''Deus'' - Clan, CLN 20257

1982: ''Uh... uh...'' - Clan, CLN 20324

1982: ''Storia d'amore''

1983: ''Atmosfera'' - Clan, CLN 20380

1984: ''I miei americani'' - Clan, CLN 20445

1985: ''Joan Lui'' - Clan, CLN 20485

1986: ''I miei americani 2'' - Clan, CLN 20545

1987: ''La pubblica ottusità'' - Clan, CLN 20699

1991: ''Il re degli ignoranti'' - Clan, 9031 74439-1

1994: ''Quel punto'' - Clan, 4509 97319-1

1996: ''Arrivano gli uomini'' - Clan, CLCD 74321 381192

1998: ''Mina Celentano'' - Clan/PDU, 90011 (by Mina and Adriano Celentano)

1999: ''Io non so parlar d'amore'' - Clan, CLN 13641

2000: ''Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno'' - Clan, CLN 20482

2002: ''Per sempre'' - Clan, CLN 20511

2004: ''C'è sempre un motivo'' - Clan, CLN 20551

2005: ''C'è sempre un motivo'' + ''L'Indiano'' - Clan, CLN 20551

2007: ''Dormi amore, la situazione non è buona'' - Clan, CLN 2058

2011: ''Facciamo finta che sia vero'' - Clan, CLN 2098

;Collection albums

1969: ''Pioggia di successi'' - Clan, BF LP 506

1970: ''Adriano hits'' - Clan, BF LP 600 nostal rock

1973: ''La storia di uno...Adriano Celentano'' - Clan, CLN 68215

1975: ''Il meglio di Adriano Celentano'' - Clan, CLN 69133

1978: ''Celentanando'' - Clan, 1978 CGD / CLAN

1979: ''Antologia ('57-'80)'' - Clan, CLN 22504

1980: ''Il tempo se ne va compilation musica''

1982: ''Il cinema di Adriano'' - Clan, CLN 25037

1983: ''Le volte che Adriano è stato primo'' - CLN 20391

1988: ''Antologia '57-'87'' (6 discs) - Clan, CLN 77002

1992: ''Superbest'' - Clan, 4509 91216-1

1995: ''Alla corte del ReMix'' - Clan, CLCD 74321 331042

1997: ''Le origini di Adriano Celentano vol.1'' - RTI Music, 11611

1997: ''Und immer Azzurro - Seine 20 größten Erfolge 1962-1997'' - Clan, CD 74314905623

1999: ''Le origini di Adriano Celentano vol.2'' - Clan, 496155

2000: ''Questa è la storia di uno di noi'' (cofanetto)

2001: ''Il cuore, la voce'' - Clan, CLN 20501

2003: ''Le volte che Celentano è stato 1'' - Clan, CLN 20521

2003: ''TRE''

2005: ''Una stella in mezzo al ciel''

2006: ''Le più belle canzoni di Adriano Celentano''

2006: ''Unicamente Celentano'' - Clan, CLN 20571

2008: ''L'animale'' - Clan

2010: ''Il ribelle rock!'' - Sony Music

2010: ''Il meglio di Adriano Celentano'' - NAR International

2010: ''Antologia Italian Style'' - Venus Distribuzione

Singles

;45 rpms

1958: "Rip It Up/Jailhouse Rock" - Music 2223

1958: "Blueberry Hill/Tutti frutti" - Music 2224

1958: "Man Smart/I Love You Baby" - Music 2232

1958: "Tell Me That You Love Me/The Stroll" - Music 2233

1958: "Happy Days Are Here Again/Buona sera signorina" - Jolly J 20032

1958: "Hoola Hop Rock/La febbre dell'hoola hop" - Jolly J 20045

1959: "Ciao ti dirò/Un'ora con te" - Jolly J 20057

1959: "Il ribelle/Nessuno crederà" - Jolly J 20063

1959: "Il tuo bacio è come un rock/I ragazzi del juke-box" - Jolly J 20064

1959: "Teddy Girl/Desidero te" - Jolly J 20068

1959: "Pronto pronto/Idaho" - Jolly J 20069

1960: "Nikita Rock/Blue Jeans Rock" - Jolly J 20079

1960: "Rock matto/Impazzivo per te" - Jolly J 20080

1960: "Impazzivo per te/Crazy Rock" - Jolly J 20080

1960: "Personality/Il mondo gira" - Jolly J 20089

1960: "Così no/La gatta che scotta" - Jolly J 20090

1960: "Piccola/Ritorna lo shimmy" - Jolly J 20092

1960: "Pitagora/A cosa serve soffrire" - Jolly J 20106

1960: "Giarrettiera rossa/Che dritta!" - Jolly J 20107

1960: "Furore/Movimento di rock" - Jolly J 20124

1961: "24 mila baci/Aulì-ulè" - Jolly J 20127

1961: "Non esiste l'amor/Basta" - Jolly J 20137

1961: "Gilly/Coccolona" - Jolly J 20144

1961: "Nata per me/Non essere timida" - Jolly J 20150

1962: "Forse forse/Peppermint Twist" - Jolly J 20153

1962: "Ciao amore/Veleno" - Caramba Jolly C 11000

1962: "Si è spento il sole/La mezza luna" - Jolly J 20178

1962: "Stai lontana da me/Sei rimasta sola/Amami e baciami" - Clan, ACC 24001

1962: "24 mila baci/Il tuo bacio è come un rock" - Jolly J 20185

1962: "Pregherò (prima parte)/Pasticcio in Paradiso" - Clan, ACC 24005

1963: "A New Orleans/Un sole caldo caldo caldo" - Jolly J 20197

1963: "Il tangaccio/Grazie, prego, scusi" - Clan, ACC 24009

1963: "Serafino campanaro/Ehi stella" - Jolly J 20220

1963: "Sabato triste/Le notti lunghe" - Clan, ACC 24012

1964: "Una notte vicino al mare/Hello Mary Lou" - Jolly J 20228

1964: "Non mi dir/Non piangerò" - Clan, ACC 24015

1964: "Il problema più importante/È inutile davvero" - Clan, ACC 24016

1964: "L'angelo custode/Bambini miei" - Clan, ACC 24019

1965: "Ciao ragazzi/Chi ce l'ha con me" - Clan, ACC 24022

1965: "Sono un simpatico/E voi ballate/Due tipi come noi" - Clan, ACC 24024

1965: "La festa/Ringo" - Clan, ACC 24027

1966: "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"/"Chi era lui" - Clan, ACC 24032

1966: "Mondo in mi 7°/Una festa sui prati" - Clan, ACC 24040

1967: "La coppia più bella del mondo/Torno sui miei passi" - Clan, ACC 24051

1967: "Tre passi avanti/Eravamo in 100.000" - Clan, ACC 24058

1967: "30 donne nel west/Più forte che puoi" - Clan, ACC 24063

1968: "Canzone/Un bimbo sul leone" - Clan, ACC 24073

1968: "Azzurro/Una carezza in un pugno" - Clan, ACC 24080

1968: "L'attore/La tana del re" - Clan, BF 69001

1969: "La storia di Serafino/La pelle" - Clan, BF 69013

1969: "Storia d'amore/Straordinariamente" - Clan, BF 69014

1969: "Lirica d'inverno/L'uomo nasce nudo" - Clan, BF 69030

1970: "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore/Due nemici innamorati" - Clan, BF 69040

1970: "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore /EA" - Clan, BF 69041

1970: "Viola/Se sapevo non crescevo" - Clan, BF 69051

1971: "Sotto le lenzuola/Il forestiero" - Clan, BF 70000

1971: "Una storia come questa/Brutta" - Clan, BF 70010

1971: "Er più/Una storia d'amore e di coltello" - Clan, BF 70015

1972: "Un albero di trenta piani/Forse eri meglio di lei" - Clan, BF 70018

1972: "La ballata di Pinocchio/I Will Drink the Wine" - Clan, BF 70022

1972: "Prisencolinensinainciusol"/"Disc Jockey" - Clan, BF 70026

1973: "L'unica chance/Quel signore del piano di sopra" - Clan, CLN 1319

1973: "Only You/We're Gonna Move" - Clan, CLN 1887

1974: "Bellissima/Stringimi a te" - Clan, CLN 2443

1975: "Yuppi du/La ballata" - Clan, CLN 3208

1975: "Un'altra volta chiudi la porta/Do dap" - Clan, CLN 3633

1976: "Svalutation/La barca" - Clan, CLN 4375

1977: "A Woman in Love/Rock Around the Clock/Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" - Clan, CLN 5048

1977: "When Love/Somebody Save Me" - Clan, CLN 5403

1978: "Ti avrò/La moglie, l'amante, l'amica" - Clan, CLN 10089

1979: "Che cosa ti farei/Geppo" - Clan, CLN 10120

1979: "Soli/Io e te" - Clan, CLN 10174

1980: "Qua la mano/Gocce d'acqua" - Clan, CLN 10251

1980: "Il tempo se ne va/Non se ne parla nemmeno" - Clan, CLN 10252

1980: "Innamorata, incavolata a vita/Se non è amore" - Clan, CLN 10305

1981: "L'artigiano (1ª parte)/L'artigiano (2ª parte)" - Clan, CLN 10326

1982: "Crazy Movie/Roma che fa...te innamora" - Clan, CLN 10371

1982: "Uel mae sae/We're Gonna Move" - Clan, CLN 10393

1982: "Uh...uh.../Jungla di città" - Clan, CLN 10442

1984: "Susanna/Il cantante folle" - Clan, CLN 23001

1987: "Mi attrai/La luce del sole" - Clan, CLN 10786

;More singles

1995: "Voglio prendere il sole"

1995: "Prisencolinensinainciusol (Remixes - maxi single)

1996: "Cosi come sei"

1996: "Arrivano gli uomini"

1996: "Solo da un quarto d'ora"

1998: "Acqua e sale"

1998: "Brivido felino"

1998: "Che taggia dì"

1999: "Gelosia"

1999: "L'emozione non ha voce"

1999: "L'uomo di cartone"

1999: "Una rosa pericolosa"

1999: "Qual è la direzione"

1999: "Mi domando"

1999: "L'arcobaleno"

2000: "Senz'amore"

2000: "Le pesche d'inverno"

2000: "Per averti"

2001: "Apri il cuore"

2001: "Ti prenderò"

2001: "Quello che non ti ho detto mai"

2001: "Tir"

2001: "Le stesse cose"

2002: "Confessa"

2003: "Per sempre"

2003: "Più di un sogno"

2003: "Mi fa male"

2004: "C'è sempre un motivo"

2004: "Marì Marì"

2005: "Ancora vivo"

2005: "Valeva la pena"

2005: "L'indiano"

2006: "Oh Diana"

2007: "Hai bucato la mia vita"

2007: "La situazione non è buona"

2008: "Dormi amore"

2008: "Fiori"

2008: "Aria...non sei più tu"

2008: "Sognando Chernobyl"

2008: "La cura"

2011: "Non ti accorgevi di me"

Films

''La Dolce Vita '' (1960)

''Il monaco di Monza '' (1963)

''Super rapina a Milano '' (1965)

''Serafino'' (1968)

''Er Più - storia d'amore e di coltello ''(1971)

'' Bianco rosso e...'' (1972)

'' L'emigrante ''(1973)

'' Rugantino'' (1973)

''The Five Days'' aka ''Le Cinque Giornate'' (1973)

'' Yuppi du ''(1974)

'' Di che segno sei?'' (1975)

'' Culastrisce nobile veneziano'' (1976)

'' Bluff - storia di truffe e di imbroglioni'' (1976)

'' Ecco noi per esempio'' (1977)

'' L'altra metà del cielo ''(1977)

'' Geppo il folle'' (1978)

''Zio Adolfo in arte Führer'' (1978)

''Mani di velluto'' (1979)

''La locandiera'' (1980)

''Qua la mano'' (1980)

''Sabato, domenica e venerdì'' (1980)

''Il bisbetico domato'' (1980)

''Innamorato pazzo'' (1981)

''Asso'' (1981)

''Bingo Bongo'' (1982)

''Grand Hotel Excelsior'' (1982)

''The Mystery of the Third Planet'' (1982) (Mediaset version) (Gromozeka) (voice)

''Segni particolari: bellissimo'' (1983)

'' Sing Sing'' (1983)

'' Lui è peggio di me'' (1984)

''Joan Lui ''(1985)

''Il burbero'' (1986)

Jackpot (1991)

See also

List of best-selling music artists

References

External links

Official website

Adriano Celentano discography at iMusic.am

The complete Adriano Celentano discography (from Music City)

Adriano Celentano - Russian Pages Adriano Celentano - International Unofficial fanclub

Youtube movie video

Adriano Celentano Filmography

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Gianni Morandi (born December 11, 1944) is an Italian pop singer and entertainer.

He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the ''Canzonissima'' festival in 1969. In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Occhi di ragazza". His career went into a decline in the 1970s but underwent a revival in the 1980s. He won the Festival of Sanremo in 1987, placed second in 1995 and third in 2000.

It is estimated that Morandi has sold 49 million recordings.

His songs "In ginocchio da te", "Non son degno di te" and "Scende la pioggia" were certified as having each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs. He has written a number of autobiographical books and appeared in 18 films. In TV he played Claude Jade's husband Davide in the 1984 TV series ''Voglia di volare''.

Biography

Gianluigi Morandi was born in a little village called Monghidoro on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. His father Renato was active within the Italian Communist Party and Gianni used to help him sell the party newspapers. At an early age Morandi worked as a shoe-shiner, cobbler and as a candy vendor in the village's only cinema. His vocal abilities led him to a number of small gigs, some of which were during the Communist Party’s activities.

In 1962 he was signed by RCA Italiana and achieved national stardom with the song "Fatti mandare dalla mamma", and remained Italy’s darling throughout that decade. During the 1970s he experienced a period of decline; however, he regained popularity during the 1980s and won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1987 with "Si può dare di più" together with Enrico Ruggeri and Umberto Tozzi.

He also played as actor in several TV series, as well as the host in popular Italian television shows.

Morandi was chosen to be the presenter of Sanremo Music Festival 2011, together with Belén Rodriguez and Elisabetta Canalis. They were joined by comedians Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu from Italia 1's satire show ''Le Iene''. In October 2011, he was confirmed as the presenter of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012.

References

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name	Marco Simoncelli
nationality	Italian
birth date	January 20, 1987
birth place	Cattolica, Italy
death date	October 23, 2011
death place	Sepang, Malaysia
bike number	58
website	marcosimoncelli.it
motogp last season	2011
motogp last position	6th (139 pts)
motogp active years	–
motogp championships	0
motogp manufacturers	Honda
motogp race starts	34
motogp race wins	0
motogp podiums	2
motogp poles	2
motogp fastest laps	0
motogp total points	264
250 active years	–
250 championships	1 ()
250 manufacturers	Gilera
250 race starts	64
250 race wins	12
250 podiums	22
250 poles	10
250 fastest laps	8
250 total points	701
125 active years	–
125 championships	0
125 manufacturers	Aprilia
125 race starts	50
125 race wins	2
125 podiums	7
125 poles	3
125 fastest laps	1
125 total points	290
sbk active years
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Marco Simoncelli (; 20 January 1987 – 23 October 2011) was an Italian motorcycle racer. He competed in the Road Racing World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006. He won the 250cc World Championship with Gilera in 2008. After four years in the intermediate class, he stepped up to the MotoGP class with the Honda Gresini Team. Simoncelli died after an accident during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on 23 October 2011.

Career

Early career

Marco Simoncelli was born in Cattolica but grew up and lived in Coriano with his family since childhood. He started racing minibikes at the age of seven in his hometown of Coriano, moving on to the Italian Minimoto Championship in 1996 at the early age of nine. He won the Italian Minimoto Championship in 1999 and 2000 while also became the runner-up in the 2000 European Minimoto Championship. The following year, he stepped up to the Italian 125cc Championship and he won the title in his rookie year. In 2002, he competed and won the European 125cc Championship.

125cc (2002–2005)

After a successful European 125cc campaign, in August 2002, Simoncelli made his first Grand Prix appearance with Matteoni Racing, replacing Czech rider Jaroslav Huleš who stepped up to the 250cc class. Simoncelli, riding an Aprilia bike with the number 37, managed to finish in 27th place in his first race at Brno. In the following race at Estoril, he scored his first championship points by finishing in 13th place. However, he failed to score any points in the next four races and finished the season with three points from six races.

He continued with the Matteoni Racing Team for his first full season in 2003. That season, he also started to use the iconic number 58 on his bike. He managed to score points in six races with a best result of fourth at Valencia, the last race of the season. Overall, he scored 31 points and ranked 21st in the final championship standings.

In the 2004 season, Simoncelli switched to WorldwideRace team under the name of Rauch Bravo, which also run an Aprilia bike. In the second race of the season at Jerez, Simoncelli recorded his first pole position. In the race, which was held in wet conditions, Simoncelli was in second place when race leader Casey Stoner crashed out with three laps remaining, handing Simoncelli his first victory. However, the victory was his only podium finish for the season. He managed to score points in seven other races with a best result of sixth. He ended in 11th place in the final standings with 79 points.

Simoncelli continued to ride for WorldwideRace in 2005, this time under the Nocable.it Race banner. In the opening race at Jerez, he qualified first and then won the race for his second successive win at Jerez. Despite failing to add another win that season, Simoncelli finished on the podium on five other occasions. His consistency earned him 177 points and a fifth place in the final standings.

250cc (2006–2009)

In 2006, Simoncelli stepped up to the 250cc class, becoming the only rider from the top eight in previous year's 125cc class to make the step up. He joined the Metis Gilera team, an Italian motorcycle manufacturer who returned to the intermediate class after a lengthy absence. His first season saw him finish most races he finished between 7th and 10th place. His best result was 6th place in the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai. He fought for the "Rookie of the Year" title until the end, finally losing to Shuhei Aoyama by seven points, finishing 10th overall.

In 2007 he continued with the same team. His season was similar to the previous one and he was again 10th in the final standings, without a podium finish.

He had his first 250cc win at the Italian Grand Prix held at Mugello on 1 June 2008 in controversial circumstances when, with one lap to go, he leaned to the left on the long straight, possibly to block off Héctor Barberá. Barberá then crashed into him and Simoncelli won the race by 3 seconds. Barberá was lucky to emerge unscathed. Some people called for sanctions but Simoncelli escaped without penalty: on 7 June he received a verbal warning from the MotoGP Riders Safety Commission.

On 8 June 2008 he followed up his Italian victory at the Catalan Grand Prix after overtaking Álvaro Bautista on the last lap after Bautista ran wide with 5 corners of the race left. Simoncelli obtained his third 250cc GP victory at the Sachsenring in the Gran Prix Deutchland on 13 July 2008 when he beat Bautista and Barberá by approximately 2.5 seconds. He also won in his class at the 2008 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix held on 3–5 October 2008, narrowly defeating Bautista.

On 19 October 2008 he clinched the 2008 250cc World Championship after finishing 3rd in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.

He made a one-off appearance for Aprilia in the World Superbike round at Imola in . He qualified on the second row and was one of three riders to crash out of race one at Tosa while running fifth, before fighting through to third in race two, making a forceful move to overtake team-mate Max Biaggi to get onto the podium.

On 25 June 2009, it was confirmed that Simoncelli would move up to premier class racing for 2010 MotoGP championship after agreeing to ride with the San Carlo Gresini Honda team.

MotoGP

2010

Simoncelli got off to a slow start to the 2010 season, having suffered two preseason testing crashes at Sepang; the second of which cracked his helmet. After finishing eleventh on début, Simoncelli improved over the rest of the season, finishing 16 of the 18 races in the points en route to eighth place in the championship with 125 points. His best finish was a fourth place in Portugal, missing a podium by 0.06 seconds to Andrea Dovizioso.

2011

In the 2011 season, Simoncelli was predicted to be the surprise package of the season. He finished fifth in the season opening race in Qatar, before falling from the lead of the wet race at Jerez. He secured his highest starting position to that point of 2nd, before falling on the first lap of the Estoril race. During the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, Simoncelli collided with Dani Pedrosa while they were battling for second. The resulting crash saw Pedrosa break his collarbone and Simoncelli received a ride-through penalty, eventually finishing fifth. Simoncelli initially rejected blame for the crash, claiming he braked no later than normal, and that he left Pedrosa room. Before the next race, however, he accepted that he needed to reflect on his riding style.

Simoncelli was required to meet with race direction before the start of the racing weekend at Catalonia. On the track, Simoncelli secured his first MotoGP pole position, 0.016 seconds ahead of Casey Stoner. However, a poor start saw him drop to seventh managing only to recover one position to finish sixth. Simoncelli earned his first podium in the premier class, with a third place in the Czech Republic. His best MotoGP finish was second place in the Australian GP at Phillip Island.

Death

On 23 October 2011, Simoncelli was involved in a collision with Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi during the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit. In fourth position during lap two, Simoncelli's bike lost traction in Turn 11 and it started to slide towards the gravel, but the tyres regained traction and his bike suddenly veered across the track into the path of Edwards and Rossi, with Simoncelli hanging down on the right side.

Simoncelli was struck in the head and neck by Rossi, in the course of which Simoncelli lost his helmet and Edwards was catapulted from his bike. The race was immediately red-flagged. Edwards suffered a dislocated shoulder; Simoncelli suffered much more severe injuries and was taken by ambulance to the circuit's medical centre, and at 16:56 local time, less than an hour after the accident, it was announced that he had died from his injuries. Later, at a press conference involving members of the MotoGP Race Direction, Medical Director Michele Macchiagodena said that Simoncelli had sustained "a very serious trauma to the head, to the neck and the chest", and was administered CPR for 45 minutes.

His body was flown home to Italy, accompanied by his father Paolo, his fiancée Kate Fretti, and Valentino Rossi. The family were greeted by Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Petrucci, before the body was transported to a theatre in Coriano, Rimini, where it was placed in an open coffin. Fans and visitors were then allowed to pay their respects, in a walk-through memorial that included his 250cc World Championship winning Gilera, plus his 2011 MotoGP Honda. An estimated 20,000 people attended his funeral at the Santa Maria Assunta parish church in Coriano on 27 October 2011, which was broadcast live on Italia 1 and Rai 2.

Legacy

On 3 November, the Misano World Circuit announced plans to rename itself in honour of Simoncelli. At the final Grand Prix of the season in Valencia, Spain, a tribute lap on race morning was held in honour of Simoncelli, with riders from all three Grand Prix classes taking part along with 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz, who rode Simoncelli's bike.

Tributes were made in Formula One with Jenson Button dedicating his performance in the 2011 Indian Grand Prix to Simoncelli and IndyCar Series driver Dan Wheldon, who died at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the weekend before, during the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship. A minute's silence was held at the Grand Prix in memory of Wheldon and Simoncelli. At the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, along with other members of the team paid tribute to Simoncelli by returning to turn 11 and having a group photo with a banner in remembrance.

On the same day of the accident, all Serie A football matches in Italy held one minute of silence in remembrance of Simoncelli as instructed by the Italian National Olympic Committee President Gianni Petrucci.

On 20 January 2012, the anniversary of Simoncelli's birth, it was announced at a ceremony in his home town Coriano that the town's sports area would be renamed "Palazzetto dello Sport Marco Simoncelli", and that one of the town's tram routes would be re-numbered 58 in his honour.

Career statistics

Grand Prix World Championship

By season

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250cc

Gilera

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

! 10th

! 92

!align="left"

250cc

Gilera

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

! 10th

! 97

!align="left"

250cc

Gilera

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfdfdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfdfdf"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#dfdfdf"

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#ffffff"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

!align="left"

250cc

Gilera

bgcolor="#cfcfff"

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#dfdfdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#ffffbf"

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

!align="left"

MotoGP

Honda

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

! 8th

! 125

!align="left"

MotoGP

Honda

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfffdf"

bgcolor="#dfdfdf"

bgcolor="#ffffff"

! 6th

! 139

Superbike World Championship

(key)

Year

Make

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Pos

Pts

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

2009 Superbike World Championship season>2009

! Aprilia

bgcolor="#efcfff"

bgcolor="#ffdf9f"

! 25th

! 16

References

Further reading

External links

marcosimoncelli.it Official website

Marco Simoncelli at Gresini Racing

Marco Simoncelli at MotoGP.com

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