Spagna

Infobox musical artist 2


Name = Spagna
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Ivana Spagna
Born = Birth date and age|1954|12|16|mf=y
Died =
Origin = Verona, Italy
Instruments = Singing, piano, keyboard
Genre = Dance, Pop
Occupation(s) = singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1986-present
Label = Nar International (2005-present) / B&G (2002-2004) / Sony Music (1986-2001)
URL = [http://www.ivanaspagna.it/ Official Spagna Site]

Spagna (born Ivana Spagna, 16 December 1954) is an Italian singer and songwriter.

Career

Spagna was born in Verona, Italy. She started her career singing in English. In the early '80s she provided vocals (with Angela Parisi) and wrote songs for a pop duo project called Fun Fun [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ivana+Spagna Ivana Spagna ] ] as well as writing songs for many other disco projects until 1986 when she embarked on a solo career.

Her first dance song "Easy Lady" (1986) was a hit throughout Europe. In 1987 she released her second successful hit, "Call Me" : the song ranked 1st in the European Top Chart, hit Number two in the UK Singles Chart (and it is still the highest position ever achieved by an Italian singer in the UK), and made #13 in the Billboard Dance Chart.

The same year her first album, featuring the two singles, was released. "Dedicated To The Moon" sold 500,000 copies, and won an international prize for having been the best-selling album on Compact Disc that year.

After a dance-rock album, "You Are My Energy" (1989), and one more minor hit in the UK chart ("Every Girl and Boy"), by 1990 Spagna, supported by Sony Music, moved to the U.S.. She lived in Santa Monica, working on her new pop album "No Way Out". This collection featured a song written by Diane Warren ("There's A Love"), and the two singles which she released in the U.S. - "Love At First Sight" (also released in the UK) and "Only Words".

In 1993 Spagna moved back to Europe again, and recorded "Matter Of Time", considered by many her best album in English, featuring new eurodance rhythms and ballads and spawning the two successful singles "Why me" and "I always dream about you".

In 1995, after the release of her last European hit ("Lady Madonna") as a single, she started singing in her native Italian. She took part several times in the Sanremo Festival, the most important Italian song-contest, ranking 3rd in 1995 with the song "Gente Come Noi", which became the biggest hit of the year in Italy.

From that year onwards, Spagna released many successful albums sung in Italian (including hit singles such as "Siamo in due","E io penso a te","Lupi solitari","Indivisibili","Dov'eri","Il bello della vita-World Cup Song","Con il tuo nome") until 2003, when she left Sony Music in order to sing in English again. She joined an independent Swiss record label (B&G), and recorded "Woman", a dance-pop album featuring eight new songs in English, a couple in Spanish and one in French, which spawned the three singles "Never say you love me", "Woman" and "Do it with style". In 2004 a new remixed version of "Easy Lady" was released, and played by radio stations throughout Europe.

Spagna's fourteen albums have sold a total of over 10 millions copies worldwide.

In February 2006 she took part in the Sanremo song contest, with the song "Noi Non Possiamo Cambiare", and in May 2006 ranked third in the Italian reality show "Music Farm". She is currently (April 2008) working on her next album which is scheduled for release in late 2008.

Discography

* "Dedicated To The Moon" (1987, English)Track List01. Call me02. Sarah03. Dedicated to the moon04. So easy05. The power of money06. Easy lady07. Dance dance dance08. Why can't I say (I love you babe)09. Baby blue10. Girl, it's not the end of the world
* "You Are My Energy" (1988, English)Track List01. I wanna be your wife02. This generation (IIII)03. Let me (say I love you)04. Friday05. Me and you06. You are my energy07. Why don't we talk anymore?08. Every girl and boy09. Woman in love10. March 10, 1959
* "No Way Out" (1991, English)Track List01. Only words02. You break into my heart03. No way out04. Love at first sight05. Me and my love06. I don't wanna fall in love07. There's a love08. Number one09. I miss you10. I only dance with you
* "Spagna&Spagna: Greatest Hits" (1993, English - collection)Track List01. Easy lady (Band of Gipsies 12" Remix)02. Call me03. Dance dance dance04. Every girl and boy05. I wanna be your wife06. This generation07. Love at first sight08. Dedicated to the moon09. You are my energy10. Let me say (I love you)11. Me and you12. Only words13. No way out14. No more words (original version)15. Easy lady
* "Matter Of Time" (1993, English)Track List01. If I listened to my heart02. Why me03. You'll be mine04. Don't go away tonight05. Why are you leaving me06. If you really love me07. I always dream about you08. Matter of time09. You & I10. I'll walk away11. I'll keep loving you
* "Siamo In Due" (1995, Italian)Track List01. Davanti agli occhi miei02. Siamo in due03. Mai04. Chiamami05. Come il cielo06. Il cerchio della vita07. Gente come noi08. A pugni chiusi09. Uno come te10. Un natale che non finira'
* "Lupi Solitari" (1996, Italian)Track List01. Colpa del sole02. Ti amo03. E io penso a te04. Ci sarò05. Come l'alba06. Lupi solitari07. Un amico08. Se perdo te09. Se ti rivedrò10. Arriverà
* "Indivisibili" (1997, Italian)Track List01. Indivisibili02. Una razione d'amore03. Dov'eri04. Fuori dal normale05. Immaginarti qui06. Cipolle e fragole07. Tomiamo insieme08. Ogni giomo di più09. Quello che voglio10. Sarà11. Ghost Track: Mercedes Benz
* "E che mai sarà: le mie più belle canzoni" (1998, Italian - collection)Track List01. E che mai sarà02. Ill bello della vita - world cup song03. Gente come noi04. Siamo in due05. Davanti agli occhi miei06. Come il cielo07. E io penso a te08. Lupi solitari09. Colpa del sole10. Ti amo11. Indivisibili12. Dov'eri13. Lay da da14. Se fosse vero amore15. Mi sto innamorando
* "Domani" (2000, Italian)Track List01. Gloria02. Con il tuo nome03. Un po' d'amore04. Aspettavo te05. Acqua06. Mi amor07. Domani08. Anime sole09. Messages of love10. Anche un momento (è tanto se tu ci sei)11. Al sole12. L'ora dei ricordi13. Claire de lune
* "La nostra canzone" (2001, Italian)Track List01. Teorema02. Eloise03. Il nostro concerto04. Ho difeso il mio amore05. Dicitencello vuje06. Quella carezza della sera07. Never alone08. Bang bang09. La donna cannone10. De en jour
* "Woman" (2002, English)Track List01. Woman02. Never say you love me...03. A day without you04. Tears of love05. Baila06. Màs allà del cielo azul07. Lady in black08. Comme c'est bizzarre la vie09. Do it with style10. A new day11. Rain and tears
* "L'arte di arrangiarsi" (2004, Italian)Track List01. Sound of silence02. Dopotutto ti amo03. Dove nasce il sole04. Gente como tu05. Ti amo06. Easy lady (reggae version)07. Rock your baby08. Call me09. Al di là (del cielo blu)10. Davanti agli occhi miei11. Come il cielo
* "Diario Di Bordo" (2005, Italian)Track List01. Prova d'amore02. A chi dice no03. Anche solo per un istante04. Day by day05. Diario di bordo06. Greta07. Donna Invisibile08. Come un raggio di sole
* "Diario di bordo - Voglio sdraiarmi al sole" (2006, Italian)Track List01. Noi non possiamo cambiare02. Vorrei fossi tu03. Voglio sdraiarmi al sole04. Prova d'amore05. A chi dice no06. Anche solo per un istante07. Day by day08. Diario di bordo09. Greta10. Donna Invisibile11. Come un raggio di sole

References

* "Guinness Book of British Hit Singles" (16th Edition) - ISBN 0-85112-190-X

External links

* [http://www.ivanaspagna.it Official website]