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Raphael Gualazzi

Field	Value
name	Raphael Gualazzi
image	Raphael Gualazzi cropped.jpg
caption	Gualazzi in 2011
birth_name	Raffaele Gualazzi
birth_date
birth_place	Urbino, Italy
instrument	{{flatlist
genre	{{flatlist
occupation	Singer
years_active	2005–present
label	Sugar Music
associated_acts	The Bloody Beetroots
website	http://www.raphaelgualazzi.com/

Voice
piano
Jazz
blues

Raffaele Gualazzi (born 11 November 1981), better known as Raphael Gualazzi (), is an Italian singer and pianist. He was born in Urbino.

Biography

''Love Outside the Window''

On 16 September 2005, Gualazzi released his first studio album, titled Love Outside the Window and distributed by Edel Music.

In 2008, Gualazzi recorded a cover of "Georgia on My Mind" for the compilation Piano Jazz, released in France by Wagram Music.

Sanremo Festival 2011

In September 2010 he released a self-titled digital EP in Italy and Europe. The EP features a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop" and three new songs written by Gualazzi, including his first single, "Reality and Fantasy". The song was later released in a remix version by British/French DJ Gilles Peterson.

On 18 February 2011, he won the Sanremo Festival in the Newcomers section, the Critics' "Mia Martini" Award for Newcomers and the "Sala Radio-Tv" Award with the self-penned song "Follia d'amore". The song is included in Gualazzi's second studio album, Reality and Fantasy, released on 16 February 2011 by Sugar Music.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

On 19 February 2011, Gualazzi was chosen among the participants at the Sanremo Festival 2011 to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Gualazzi was the first Italian singer to represent the country since the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. "Madness of Love" as the song title was translated to finished second in the final with 189 points, 32 points behind the winning song "Running Scared".

Sanremo Festival 2013

On 13 December 2013, his participation in the "Big Artists" section in the Sanremo Music Festival 2013 is confirmed with the songs "Senza ritegno" and "Sai (ci basta un sogno)". His third studio album, Happy Mistake, is released on 14 February 2013. On 12 February 2013, during the first night of the Sanremo Festival, "Sai (ci basta un sogno)" is chosen as Gualazzi's song for the rest of the competition; the song finished in fifth position in the final.

Sanremo Festival 2014

In 2014, he took part in the "Big Artists" section in Sanremo 2014 for the second year in a row, this time together with The Bloody Beetroots, with the songs "Liberi o no" and "Tanto ci sei". They took second place in the final with the song "Liberi o no".

Sanremo Festival 2020

He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Carioca".

Discography

Main article: Raphael Gualazzi discography

Filmography

Oceania - Tamatoa (2016)
Moana 2 - Tamatoa (2024)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nomination	Work	Result
2011	Nastro d'Argento	Best Original Song	"Follia d'amore"
2011	IMPALA European Independent Album of the Year Award	European Independent Album of the Year	Reality and Fantasy

References

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"Raphael Gualazzi - Bio". Raphaelgualazzi.com.
(9 October 2010). "RAPHAEL GUALAZZI: due date ad ottobre per il giovane ed eccellente pianista, cantante e compositore". www.newspettacolo.com.
Andrea Conti. (1 October 2010). "Amo la musica e le cose belle". [[TGCOM]].
(30 November 2010). "Raphael Gualazzi". www.radiowebitalia.it.
(17 December 2010). ""Reality & Fantasy" di Raphael Gualazzi in radio da oggi". www.radiolifestyle.it.
"Raphael Gualazzi scaa le classifiche digitali". www.raphaelgualazzi.com.
Mario Guglielmi. (19 February 2011). "Festival Sanremo 2011, Raphael Gualazzi, triplo trionfo nei Giovani: "Mi sento un artigiano"". Riviera24.it.
"Raphael Gualazzi "Reality And Fantasy"". [[Sugar Music]].
(16 February 2011). "Musica/ Esce oggi 'Reality and fantasy' di Raphael Gualazzi". [[l'Unità]].
(19 February 2011). "Raphael Gualazzi. Vincitore della categoria giovani del festival di Sanremo con 'Follia d'amore' e del premio della critica Mia Martini". [[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata.
"and finally... Italy is back with Raphael Gualazzi!!". Eurovision.tv.
Stefano Michero. (17 February 2013). "Sanremo 2013: la classifica finale, la giuria di qualità era per Elio, Malika e Gualazzi". sanremonews.it.
(31 December 2019). "Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival".
Pietra Caccavo. (27 May 2011). "Nastri d'argento 2011: Moretti è il più votato". [[la Repubblica]].
"21 by Adele wins the IMPALA European Independent Album of the Year Award". [[IMPALA Independent Music Companies Association]].

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