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Teresa De Sio

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Teresa De Sio
De Sio in 1987
De Sio in 1987
Background information
Born (1952-11-03) 3 November 1952 (age 72)[1][2]
OriginNaples, Italy
GenresFolk
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years activeSince 1976
LabelsPhilips Records
Websitewww.teresadesio.com

Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian pop-folk singer and songwriter. She is the elder sister of actress Giuliana De Sio.

Life and career

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Teresa De Sio was born in Naples and grew up in Cava de' Tirreni, where her family was originally from.[3] Between the ages of 5 and 11 studied dance at the San Carlo theater school.[3] After some acting experiences, in 1976 she started her career as a vocalist with Eugenio Bennato's musical project Musicanova, a group which focused on Neapolitan folk music.[3]

In 1980 she launched her solo career with Sulla terra sulla luna, an album that combines folk, jazz and rock,[3] and in which she debuted as lyricist.[4] Her second album Teresa De Sio, that include De Sio's signature songs "Voglia 'e turnà" and "Aumm aumm", was sung in Neapolitan, and was met with critical and commercial success, selling over 500,000 copies.[3] Her third album Tre (1982), sold over 400,000 copies.[3]

De Sio collaborated with Brian Eno for her two albums Africana (1985) and Sindarella suite (1988), which include a 16 minutes suite, "La storia vera di Lupita Mendera", composed with Eno and Michael Brook and performed with Piero Pelù.[3][4] In between, there is an album of covers of classic Canzone Napoletana songs, Toledo and Regina.[3][4] In the 1990s her work became more politically engaged. In her 1995 album Un libero cercare she worked with Fabrizio De André and Fiorella Mannoia.[5]

In 2003 performed, along with Stewart Copeland and Vittorio Cosma at "La Notte della Taranta" in Melpignano.[6][7] In 2005 De Sio participated to the 62nd edition with the documentary Craj [a] The film was directed by Davide Marengo, and went on to win the Lino Micciché Prize.[8][9]

During her career De Sio received awards and various honours, notably a Targa Tenco in 1988 for the song "'A neve e 'o sole".[3]

Discography

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Solo albums

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  • 1980 – Sulla terra sulla luna
  • 1982 – Teresa De Sio
  • 1983 – Tre
  • 1985 – Africana
  • 1986 – Toledo e regina
  • 1988 – Sindarella suite
  • 1991 – Ombre rosse
  • 1993 – La mappa del nuovo mondo
  • 1995 – Un libero cercare
  • 1997 – Primo viene l'amore
  • 1999 – La notte del Dio che balla[b]
  • 2004 – A Sud! A Sud!
  • 2007 – Sacco e fuoco
  • 2011 - Tutto cambia
  • 2017 - Teresa canta Pino
  • 2019 - Puro desiderio

With Musicanova

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  • 1976 - Garofano d'ammore
  • 1978 - Musicanova
  • 1978 – Villanelle Popolaresche del '500 [c]
  • 1979 - Quanno turnammo a nascere

Compilation albums

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  • 1991 – Voglia 'e turnà
  • 1998 – Successi
  • 2002 – Voglia 'e turnà e altri successi
  • 2006 – Primo viene l'amore: Le più belle canzoni di Teresa De Sio
  • 2012 – Primo viene l'amore: Mediterranea

Singles

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  • 1980 – "'O Sole Se Ne Va"
  • 1985 – "Tamburo"
  • 1988 – "Bocca Di Lupo"
  • 1995 – "Animali Italiani"
  • 2011 – "Inno Nazionale" / "Non Dormo Mai Tutta La Notte" / "Padroni E Bestie"

Notes

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  1. ^ Meaning "tomorrow" in various Southern Italian dialects.
  2. ^ Various singers.
  3. ^ Some sources indicate this album as a solo album by De Sio, but it is instead part of the Musicanova project.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Teresa De Sio in bilico tra parole e musica". Corriere della Sera. 22 December 1993. p. 50. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ De Sio, Alfonso (1994). La Divina Commedia Cavaiola (in Italian). Cava de' Tirreni: Emilio di Mauro SpA. pp. 14–15. ISBN 88-86473-02-8.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cotto. Massimo (1990). "De Sio, Teresa". Castaldo, Gino (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore. pp.540-1.
  4. ^ a b c Deregibus, Enrico (2006). "Teresa De Sio". Dizionario completo della canzone italiana. Giunti. pp. 155–6. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3.
  5. ^ Curi, Giandomenico (1997). Io vorrei essere là: cantautori in Italia (in Italian). Studium. p. 329. ISBN 978-88-382-3776-8.
  6. ^ Liperi, Felice (28 June 2006). "La pizzica salentina passione meridionale potente e popolare". La Repubblica. pp. 18–9.
  7. ^ "Stewart Copeland works: La notte della Taranta".
  8. ^ "Venezia. De Sio presenta il suo film". Film.it (in Italian). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Craj, Teresa De Sio per la narrazione della musica popolare pugliese". Stato Quotidiano (in Italian). 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

Further reading

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  • Fasoli, Doriano; Crippa, Stefano (2001). Teresa De Sio. Uno sguardo attraverso. Edizioni Associate. ISBN 9788826702957.
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