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Giusy Ferreri
Background information
Birth name	Giuseppa Gaetana Ferreri
Also known as	Gaetana
Born	(1979-04-17) 17 April 1979 (age 45)
Origin	Palermo, Italy
Genres	Pop, blues, rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Sony Music Italy
Website	www.giusyferreriofficial.it

Giusy Ferreri (born Giuseppa Gaetana Ferreri on 18 April 1979 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In 2008 Ferreri took part at the first Italian edition of the talent show X Factor, in which she came second.

Career

In June 2008 Sony BMG Italy released the debut EP by Ferreri, which includes her first single "Non ti Scordar mai di me" written by Italian pop singer Tiziano Ferro, and five covers of classic songs from the 1960s–'70s. The single held the number one position of the Italian singles chart for an impressive fifteen consecutive weeks, becoming one of the most successful tracks ever on that chart. The album debuted at the top spot of the Italian album chart and stayed there for eleven consecutive weeks. It went on to be certified 4x platinum denoting over 300,000 copies shipped. She is considered to be the Italian version of Linda Perry.

Debut album: Gaetana

In October 2008 the song Novembre, the first single from Ferreri's official debut album Gaetana, was released. The tune debuted at number one in Italy and held the top for eight weeks so far. The album was released on 14 November 2008. It debuted at number one on the iTunes Italy chart and subsequently peaked at #2 on the Italian FIMI albums chart, selling over 80,000 copies in its first week of release. The album sold so far over 390,000 copies in Italy and Greece. The second single from the album, "Stai fermo lì", was announced on 8 January 2009 and was released in Italy on 16 January 2009. The third single off the album was "La Scala (The Ladder)", originally written by Linda Perry and translated in Italian by singer Tiziano Ferro. The song peaking at #27 on the FIMI singles chart and at #49 on the Greece Singles Chart.

Cover album: Fotografie

On 20 November 2009 her second studio album was released across Europe, debuting at #10 on the Italian FIMI albums chart. The first single is a cover of "Ma il cielo è sempre più blu" by Rino Gaetano.

In her second studio album, Ferreri records cover versions of some of her favourite (Italian and international) artitsts: "La magia è la mia amante (I Was Made to Love Magic)" by Nick Drake, "Con una rosa" by Vinicio Capossela and Paolo Benvegnù, "Il mare verticale (Portrait the Sea)" by Jerome Kern, "Yesterdays" (song played in the past by Billie Holiday), "Ciao amore ciao" by Luigi Tenco and Estate by Bruno Martino.

Third album: Il mio universo

On 16 February 2011 her third studio album was released across Europe, debuting at #13 and peaked at #11 on the Italian FIMI albums chart and #98 on the Swiss Album chart. The first single is "Il mare immenso" released on the very same day, written by Bungaro. The first single taken from her third studio album debuted at #8 and peaked at #6 on the FIMI Top 10 Singles Chart. "Il mare immenso" stayed for three months into the top fifty of the FIMI Singles Charts.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

As lead singer

As featured artist

Other charting songs

Other appearances

Awards and nominations

Music videos

Notes

1. Laura Gorini. "Non ti scordar mai di me review". musicalnews.com. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
2. "worldwide charts". Retrieved 28 November 2008.
3. "Il mio universo released on 16 February 2011".
4. "Il mio universo #13 on FIMI Top 100 Album Chart".
5. "Il mio universo #11 on FIMI Top 100 Album Chart".
6. "Il mio universo #89 on SCHWEIZER HITPARADE - ALBEN TOP 100".
7. "Il mare immenso released on 16 February 2011".
8. "Il mare immenso #8 on FIMI Top 10 Singles Chart".
9. "Il mare immenso #6 on FIMI Top 10 Singles Chart".
10. ^ "Italian Charts - Giusy Ferreri - Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
11. ^ "Charts Belgique Francophone - Giusy Ferreri - Album" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
12. ^ Peak positions on the Greek albums chart:
    • For Gaetana: "Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ - Εβδομάδα 02/2010" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
    • For Fotografie: "Greek Charts - Giusy Ferreri - Fotografie (album)". Greekcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
13. ^ "Swiss Charts - Giusy Ferreri - Album" (in Greek). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
14. "A Torino con Giusy Ferreri e il suo album 'Gaetana'". Adnkronos. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
15. "Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ - Εβδομάδα 02/2010" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
16. "Certificazioni - Dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 42 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
17. "Radio 2 Live - Giusy Ferreri" (in Italian). RAI. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
18. ^ "Italian Charts - Giusy Ferreri - Songs". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
19. ^ "Charts Belgique Francophone - Giusy Ferreri - Chansons" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
20. ^ "Swiss Charts - Giusy Ferreri - Songs" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
21. ^ "Certificazioni Single Digital dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 11 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
22. "Italian Singles Chart - Domani - 21 aprile 2009 - Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
23. "Una canzone per aiutare l'Abruzzo. L'idea di Giuliano Sangiorgi e Jovanotti". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). 22 April 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
24. "Awards 2010" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
25. Alessandro Alicandri (28 October 2010). "Youtube: i 15 video musicali italiani più cliccati di Ottobre. Vince Marracash (con Giusy Ferreri)". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2013.
26. Carlo Moretti (1 dicembre 2011). "Haber canta Nessuno poteva non sapere, una canzone civile per la memoria italiana". la Repubblica. Retrieved 23 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
27. Amedeo Pesce (21 February 2012). "Alessandro Haber - Che senso ha (Feat. Giusy Ferreri) (Radio Date: 24 Febbraio 2012)". Earone.it. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
28. "Ornella Vanoni - Più di me" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
29. "Claudio Baglioni - Q.P.G.A." (in Italian). Rockol.it. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
30. "Donne Angoli diversi vol 2, il nuovo album dei Neri per Caso" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
31. "Giusy Ferreri, Bianconi e Angela Luce in 'Terra mia' di Cosmo Parlato" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
32. "Esce oggi Cantabile, la raccolta dei migliori brani di Nicola Piovani reinterpretati da grandi ospiti" (in Italian). Sony Music. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

External links

• Official Site

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• Italian singers
• Italian female singers
• Italian pop singers
• Living people
• The X Factor (TV series) contestants
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• Torch singers
• People from Palermo