Paola e Chiara
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Paola & Chiara are two sisters born in Milan, Italy. They are currently considered to be the "Queens of Pop" in Italy and are also considered an icon in the gay Culture. Before joining the pop band 883/Max Pezzali in 1995-1997 they had their own group "Elefunky". One of the sisters appeared on the Videos of the Italian alternative singer "Laura Pausini". Later the manager of the band 883 saw the sisters play in one of the clubs in Milan signed them to the band and later their solo career started in 1997 when 883 and Paola & Chiara parted.
At the end of the 1997, the sisters won the New-Artist category for the song Amici Come Prima at the Sanremo Festival. After which they soon released their first album.
Biography
Chiara was born on February 27, 1973, a baby with blonde hair and blue eyes. Paola was born on March 30, 1974, with dark hair and a dark complexion.The two sisters were very close while growing up and treated each other like twins as they would wear each other's clothes and had the same taste in fashion and various other things. Chiara went to an artistic school and Paola went to a classic school. The sisters also loved music and formed their first music group called, the Elefunky which they specialized in playing funky music. They played in various clubs in Milan and were noticed by Claudio Cecchetto who was feverishly looking for a group that would help a known artist called, Max Pezzali.
The sisters left playing at clubs and joined up with Max Pezzali and played on many Festival Bars in Italy. They became a part of a group called, 883, and the sisters would play the guitar and trombone. The group released an album called, "La donna, il sogno ed il grande incubo". After a big tour in promoting the album, the sisters chose an independent way and decided to become solo artists.
The sisters visited Ireland after they saw the movie, "Braveheart", and wanted to visit the locations where the movie was shot. The trip was an inspiration to both which gave them a feeling of real Irish freedom. The sisters returned to Ireland again and became the inspiration of many of the songs which they had in their mind.
They decided to participate in the Sanremo New-talent search in 1996. The song In Viaggio lead the sisters to win the contest in which they gained new fans and admiration.
Discography
Ci Chiamano Bambine
In 1997 after they had won the New-Artist contest in Sanremo Festival they released their first Album called, Ci Chiamano Bambine which was a mixture of Rock music and pop.
Five singles where released from Ci Chiamano Bambine:
- Amici Come Prima in 1997
- Ci Chiamano Bambine in 1998
- Bella in 1998
- Ti Vada O No in 1998 which was dedicated to the walt-Disney Animation Hercules
- Per Te to promote the re-release of the album in 1998
Giornata Storica
After a successful tour in Italy and achieving multi-platinum sales, they released the second album titled Giornata Storica in 1998. The album had an Irish flavor after the Irish trend ongoing in the same year in Italy. Notwithstanding this, most of the Italian public didn't seem to connect with the album and sales were disappointing.
Three singles where released from the album:
- Non Puoi Dire Di No 1998
- Nina 1998
- Colpo Di Fulmine 1998
Television
After a long wait the huge summer hit song Vamos a Bailar (in a Latin Pop style and featuring Spanish lyrics) was released in April of 2000. The song remained in the charts for an amazing 14 weeks at the number one spot. The track was included in the multi million selling Dance-Pop Album Television which saw a change in style, being a mixture of Spanish pop tunes and dance beats.
Four singles were released from the album:
- Vamos A Bailar 2000
- Amoremidai 2000
- Viva El Amor! 2001 (Remix Version)
- Fino Alla Fine 2001 (Remix Version)
Festival
May 2002 saw the release of the fourth album "Festival" and its first single, also titled Festival, (in a Dance-Brazilian style) reached number one in the charts. The album showed a slight change in direction, being more melodic and vocally more elaborated and textured even if again based on dance music.
Four singles were released from "Festival"
- Festival 2002
- Hey! 2002
- Muoio per te (Radio Only) 2003
- Kamasutra (Remix Version) 2003
Blu
In 2004 "Blu" which followed the same direction of the previous two albums, but with a slight change of style towards the 80's electropop. Against all expectations, the single "Blu" did not make it as the big summerhit of 2004 and further singles were stalled.
Three singles were released :
- Blu 2004
- @Mare Di PiÙ 2004 (Radio Only)
- Disco Dj 2004 (Radio Only)
The Greatest Hits of Paola & Chiara
2005 saw the end of the First Chapter in the Sisters careers with the Release of "The Greatest Hits of Paola&Chiara". The hit collection features two new songs that were released as singles in the same year and a dvd (also available separately) that contains all their promo videos and some "making of" of the aforementioned clips. An appetizer from the collection was the Sanremo Festival tune "A Modo Mio". Later in summer of 2005 the new other track from the collection, "Fatalitá", was released and followed by a tour that ended in september. The new album is expected in summer of 2006.
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