Carmen Consoli

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Carmen Consoli
Carmen Consoli
Background information
Born	September 4, 1974 (1974-09-04) (age 35)
Origin	Catania, Italy
Genres	Singer-songwriter, Rock, Alternative pop, Folk
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, guitarist
Years active	1995—present
Labels	PolyGram (1995—1999) Universal (2000—present)
Website	CarmenConsoli.it

Carmen Consoli (born September 4, 1974 in Catania) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She has released 7 studio albums and 2 live albums. Consoli was born in Sicily, near the city of Catania, in the small town of San Giovanni La Punta. She started playing guitar at the age of fifteen and in 1996 she recorded her first album, Due Parole, including Amore di plastica, the song she presented during her first participation in the Festival of Sanremo.

Her next album, Confusa e felice, is the singer's most famous one. The album includes the song Confusa e felice, a huge success in Italy that made Carmen famous through Italy. In the same year she started her first tour, after some appearances on TV programs. The album Confusa e felice sold more than 130,000 copies, becoming her first true success.

In autumn 1998 she published her third album, Mediamente isterica, a particular album representing different kind of female figures. This album didn't get success as the previous one, selling around 80,000 copies, but became the favourite one between her fans.

In 2000 she took part in the Festival of Sanremo for the third time with the song In bianco e nero. In the same days her fourth album Stato di necessità was publihed. The album includes two of Carmen's greatest successes, songs Parole di burro and L'ultimo bacio, the last one becoming the official title track for the soundtrack of the film of the same name by Gabriele Muccino, starring Stefano Accorsi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno. Stato di necessità became the most successful album of Carmen, selling more than 300,000 copies in a year. In that same year Carmen won two Italian Music Awards and the Nastro D’Argento Award at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily.

In 2001 she published her fist live album, called L'anfiteatro e la bambina impertinente. The album presents all Carmen's greatest hits rearranged with an orchestra of sixty elements with the help of director Paolo Buonvino.

A year later she published the fifth studio album, L'eccezione. The album debuted at number 1 in the Italian album chart, selling more than 200,000 copies.

2003 saw the issue of her second live album, Un sorso in più - dal vivo a MTV Supersonic, published with the collaboration of MTV Italy. The album was recorded at MTV's programm Supersonic the year before, when Carmen presented to the public L'eccezione.

In 2006 Eva contro Eva, her sixth studio album, was issued. Debuting at number 1, the album showed a new perspective of Carmen's music, this time full of "old-fashioned" sicilian sounds and ethnic influences. The album contains collaborations with Goran Bregovic and Angelique Kidjo. After a series of concerts through Europe, Canada and the USA Eva contro Eva was published in 2007 in The United States through Universal Latino.

In 2008 third album Mediamente isterica was celebrated through a "Deluxe Edition" and a new tour. Mediamente isterica - Deluxe Edition is the first official "Deluxe Edition" of an Italian artist. The same year she wrote the original soundtrack for the movie L'uomo che ama, directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Monica Bellucci, Pierfrancesco Favino and Ksenia Rappoport.

Elettra, her seventh studio album, was released on October, 30th 2009, including first single Non molto lontano da qui and debuting at number 2 in the FIMI Italian Album Chart. The album sold in Italy more than 35,000 copies in its first two weeks, gaining gold status.

During her career she collaborated with many artists: Mario Venuti, Natalie Merchant, Henri Salvador, La Crus, Paola Turci, Marina Rei, Max Gazzè, Franco Battiato, Luca Madonia, Ornella Vanoni, Ron, Marco Di Mauro, Marco Parente, Lucio Dalla, Goran Bregovic and Angelique Kidjo.

She has produced albums by La Camera Migliore, Agata Lo Certo and Lautari through her label Due Parole, established in Catania.

Studio Albums

• Due Parole (1996) (10,000 copies)
• Confusa e felice (1997) #6 ITA (130,000 copies)
• Mediamente isterica (1998) #4 ITA (80,000 copies)
• Stato di necessità (2000) #8 (300,000 copies)
• L'Eccezione (2002) #1 ITA (200,000 copies)
• Eva contro Eva (2006) #1 ITA #85 CH
• Mediamente isterica - Deluxe Edition (2008) #22 ITA
• Elettra (2009) #2 ITA (Gold 35,000+ copies )

Live Albums

• L'anfiteatro e la bambina impertinente (2001) #7 ITA (200,000 copies)
• Un sorso in più - Dal vivo a MTV Supersonic (2003) #18 ITA

International Albums

• État de necessité (2001) - French version of Stato di necessità
• Carmen Consoli (2002/2003) - English version of L'Eccezione
• Eva contro Eva (2007) - Published in the USA by Universal Latino (in Italian)

Soundtracks

• L'Uomo che ama (2008)

Singles

• Quello Che Sento (1995) promo only
• Amore Di Plastica (1996)
• Questa Notte Una Lucciola Illumina La Mia Finestra (1996) promo only
• Lingua A Sonagli (1996) promo only
• Confusa E Felice (1997) #3 ITA
• Venere (1997)
• Uguale A Ieri (1997)
• Mai Come Ieri (1998) feat. Mario Venuti
• Bésame Giuda (1998)
• Puramente Casuale (1998)
• Eco Di Sirene (1999) promo only
• Autunno dolciastro (1999) promo only
• In bianco E Nero (2000) #10 ITA
• Parole di burro - Remix (2000) #4 ITA
• Orfeo (2000) promo only
• L'ultimo Bacio (2000) promo only
• Gamine impertinente (2001, France promo only)
• L'Eccezione (2002) #4 ITA
• Pioggia D'Aprile (2003) promo only
• April Showers (2003, Germany and Spain promo only)
• Fiori D'Arancio (2003) promo only
• Signor Tentenna (2006) promo only
• Tutto Su Eva (2006) promo only
• Non Molto Lontano Da Qui (2009)

Dvd

• "L'Anfiteatro E La Bambina Impertinente" (2001)
• "Eva Contro Eva" (2008) #2 ITA

Videos

• "Amore Di Plastica" (1996)
• "Lingua A Sonagli" (1996)
• "Mai Come Ieri" (1998) feat. Mario Venuti
• "Bésame Giuda" (1998)
• "Eco Di Sirene" (1999)
• "Autunno Dolciastro" (1999)
• "Parole Di Burro" (2000)
• "L'Ultimo Bacio" (2001)
• "L'Eccezione" (2002)
• "Pioggia D'Aprile" (2003)
• "Fiori D'Arancio" (2003)
• "Signor Tentenna" (2006)
• "Tutto Su Eva" (2006)
• "Non Molto Lontano Da Qui" (2009)

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