Alexia (Italian singer)

Alexia, by name of Alessia Aquilani (born May 19, 1967) is an Italian singer. Before recording in Italian in the 2000s, she made records in English in the late 1990s. Many of those were international hits. Before her solo career she was the vocalist of Ice Mc.

Career

Alexia was born in La Spezia, Liguria.

She started working for Italian producer Roberto Zanetti (better known as Robyx) in 1990, as a back-up singer to several of Zanetti's eurodance acts, including Double You and Ice MC. In 1994, the whole world danced with the songs "Think About the Way", which was later included in the soundtrack of the movie Trainspotting, "It's a Rainy Day" and "Russian Roulette". In 1995 she had her first solo single, "Me and You", on Zanetti's label, ZYX Music. This was followed by a variety of singles which were collected, along with original tracks, in her first album, "Fan Club", published in 1997 by Sony Music's subsidiary Dance Pool. "Summer is Crazy", "Number One" and "Uh La La La" are the most popular tracks from this album.

In her second album, "The Party", Alexia started moving from eurodance to pop music. The most successful song, "The Music I Like", is a clear eurodance track though. On the UK version of "The Party" a remix of "Uh la la la" was the most prominent track, having reached number 10 in the UK top 40 in 1998. "Happy" is the title of her third album.

In 2002, she abandoned eurodance and started singing almost exclusively in Italian. She made her first appearance at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2002, coming second with "Dimmi Come", and returned the following year, winning with "Per Dire di No".

In Italy, her most successful album was 2004's "Gli Occhi Grandi Della Luna" ("Moon's eyes") which features the international hit "You Need Love" written by Diane Warren.

Alexia has sold over 6,000,000 albums worldwide.

Private life

In October 2005, Alexia married Andrea Camerana, Giorgio Armani's nephew, and in February 2007 they had their first child - a girl - named Maria Vittoria.

Discography

"Albums"
* "Fan Club" (1997)
#Uh La La La
#Number One
#Virtual Reality
#Because I Miss You
#Summer Is Crazy
#Another Way
#Me And You
#Hold On
#Looking for My Baby
#Beat Of The Night
#Number One (Spanish Version)
#Make You Happy
* "Fun Club" Canadian Version of "Fan Club" (1997)
#Uh La La La (3:45)
#Number One (3:46)
#Virtual Reality (4:11)
#Because I Miss You (3:57)
#Summer Is Crazy (4:21)
#Another Way (3:54)
#Me And You (4:06)
#Hold On (3:49)
#Looking For My Baby (3:24)
#Beat Of The Night (3:50)
#Number One (Spanish Version) (3:43)
#Make You Happy (3:23)
* "The Party" (1998)
#Keep On Movin
#Gimme Love
#Bad Boy
#The Music I Like
#Crazy For You
#Claro De Luna
#Everything
#Feelings
#Every Day
#I Love My Boy
#Don't Love Me Baby
#If You Say Goodbye
#Dame Amor
* "The Remix Album" (1998)
#Uh La La La (Beach mix)
#Number One (Club Short Mix)
#It's Christmas Time
#Virtual Reality (Extended Virtual Mix)
#Summer Is Crazy (Classic Euro Mix)
#Me And You (Ice Frain Mix)
#Uh La La La (Cellular Mix)
#Looking for My Baby (Original Version)
#Number One (Spanish Version) L
#Summer Is Crazy (Dado Flying Mix)
#Beat Of The Night (Original Version)
#Uh La La La (Club Mix)
#Uh La La La (Fargetta's Mix)
* "Happy" (1999)
#Goodbye
#Happy
#Change Your Life
#Baby Baby Baby
#Let The Music Play
#Te Amo
#The Rain
#Close To You
#Giddy Up
#I Want You
#Save A Prayer
#Shake You Up
* "Uh La La La" (Japanese Album) (1999)
#Uh La La La (Almighty Edit)
#Gimme Love
#The Music I Like (Metro Club Edit)
#Keep On Movin
#Bad Boy
#Crazy For You
#Claro De Luna
#Everything
#Feelings
#Every Day
#I Love My Boy
#Don't Love Me Baby
#If You Say Goodbye
#Dame Amor
#The Music I Like (Radio Edit)
#The Music I Like (Radio PM Project in Ibiza)
#Uh La La La
#Uh La La La (Fargetta's Mix)
#Uh La La La (Almighty's Mighty Mix)
* "The Hits" (2000)
#Ti Amo Ti Amo
#Me And You
#Summer Is Crazy
#Number One
#Uh La La La
#Gimme Love
#The Music I Like
#Keep On Movin
#Goodbye
#Happy
#Baby Baby Baby
#Shake You up
#Save A Prayer
#Claro De Luna
#Uh La La La (Allmighty edit)
#Gimme Love (Club Short Edit)
#Happy (2K Noki Short Edit)
* "Mad For Music" (2001)
#Money Honey
#The Real Thing
#In The Name Of Love
#Summerlovers
#The One For Me
#Lucky In Love
#Whenever You Want Me
#Little Sister
#Sometimes
#It's Not The End
* "Alexia" (2002)
#Don't You Know
#Power Flower
#Jerry
#This Is My Life
#Don't Leave Me This Way
#Whenever You Want Me
#Hasta La Vista Baby
#The Real Thing
#Blues
#It's Not The End
#Sometimes
#Senza Di Te
#Se Un Giorno
* "Il Cuore a Modo Mio" (2003)
#Intro Alexia
#Quore Non Hai
#Preludio 1
#Saturday Night
#Preludio 2
#Per Dire Di No
#Crazy War
#Four Jumps
#Egoista
#C'est La Vie
#Freddo Nell'Anima
#Fatti Insegnare Dalla Mamma
#Qualcosa Di Forte
#Tu Mi Fai Vivere
#I never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
#Per Dire Di No (Reprise)
* "Gli Occhi Grandi Della Luna" (2004)
#Funky Al Cuore
#Quello Che Sento
#Se Te Ne Vai Cosi (I Want It To Be Me)
#Brutta Notizia
#Gli Occhi Grandi Della Luna
#Come Tu Mi Vuoi (You Need Love)
#Una Donna Sola
#In Volo Noi
#Senza Gravita
#Senza Un Vincitore
#You Need Love
* "Da Grande" (2005)
#Da Grande
#Dimmi Come
#Non Lasciarmi Mai
#Hasta la vista baby
#Per dire di no
#Egoista
#Cuore non hai
#Come Tu Mi Vuoi
#Una Donna Sola
#Quello Che Sento
#Funky Al Cuore
#Mai Dire Mai
#Don't You Know
#You Need Love
#Money Honey
* "ALE"' (2008)
#Grande coraggio
#Occhi negli occhi
#E non sai
#Guardarti dentro
#Il branco
#Estate
#Mio padre
#Il folletto
#Ale
#Un attimo nell'infinito
#L'immenso

"Singles"
*Me And You (1995)
#Me And You (Radio Version)
#Me And You (Extended Euromix)
#Me And You (Voltage Mix)
#Me And You (Acapella)
*Summer Is Crazy (1996)
#Summer Is Crazy (Radio Mix)
#Summer Is Crazy (Night Fly Mix)
#Summer Is Crazy (Blue Mix)
#Summer Is Crazy (Classic Euro Mix)
#Summer Is Crazy (Radio Jingle 1)
#Summer Is Crazy (Radio Jingle 2)
#Summer Is Crazy (Radio Jingle 3)
*Hold On (1997)
#Hold On (Meme Radio Hit)
#Hold On (Meme Extended Club Mix)
#It's Christmas Time
#Hold On (Album Version)
#Hold On (Live Version)
#Hold On (Meme Extended Club Mix Instrumental)
*Looking For My Baby (1997)
#Looking For My Baby (Single Version)
#Looking For My Baby (Extended Version)
*Number One (1997)
#Number One (Radio Mix)
#Number One (Club Short Mix)
#Number One (Euro Mix)
#Number One (Club Mix)
#Number One (Galaxy Mix)
#Number One (Acapella)
*Virtual Reality (1997)
#Virtual Reality (Extended Virtual Mix)
#Virtual Reality (Radio Mix)
#Virtual Reality (Acappella)
*Uh La La La (1997)
#Uh La La (Radio Mix)
#Uh La La (Club Mix)
#Uh La La (Cellular Mix)
#Uh La La (F.O.S. Main Vocal Mix)
#Uh La La (Original Mix)
#Uh La La (F.O.S. @ Renaissance Dub)
#Uh La La (Radio Spot 1)
#Uh La La (Radio Spot 2)
#Uh La La (Radio Spot 3)
*Gimme Love (1998)
#Gimme Love (Radio Version)
#Gimme Love (Club Short Edit)
#Gimme Love (De.La.No. Short Edit)
#Gimme Love (Rain Mix)
#Gimme Love (Radio Long Version)
#Gimme Love (Club Version)
#Gimme Love (De.La.No. Extended Version)
*The Music I Like (1998)
#The Music I Like (Radio Version)
#The Music I Like (Extended Version)
#The Music I Like (Rob Club Mix)
#The Music I Like (Extended Pm Project In Ibiza)
#The Music I Like (D-Bop's Thank You For The Music Mix)
#The Music I Like (Pump Friction Vs Precious Paul Club Mix)
*Goodbye (1999)
#Goodbye (Original Radio Edit)
#Goodbye (M.A.S. Collective Radio Mix)
#Goodbye (Roy Malone Radio Mix)
#Goodbye (Original Extended Mix)
#Goodbye (T&F Crushed Mendoza Club Remix)
#Goodbye (Fat Lady Bump Mix)
*Keep On Movin' (1999)
#Keep on Movin' (Radio Mix)
#Keep on Movin' (Short Club Edit)
#Keep on Movin' (Pearl Radio Edit)
#Keep on Movin' (Club Mix)
#Keep on Movin' (Classic Down Beat Experience)
#Keep on Movin' (Pearl Main Vocal Mix)
#Keep on Movin' (Pearl Power Dub)
#Keep on Movin' (Original Long Mix)
#Keep on Movin' (Cyberapella)
*Happy (1999)
#Happy (Original Radio Version)
#Happy (2K Noki Short Edit)
#Happy (12' Almighty Mix)
#Happy (Pierre J's Remix)
#Happy (2K Noki Mix)
#Happy (Pierre J's Dubaholic Mix)
*Ti Amo Ti Amo (2000)
#Ti Amo Ti Amo (Radio Edit)
#Ti Amo Ti Amo (Original Long)
#Ti Amo Ti Amo (Club Short)
#Ti Amo Ti Amo (Club Extended)
*Non Ti Dimenticherò (2000)
*Life With Me And You (2001) (as Alice Deejay Vs. Alexia)
*Money Honey (2001)
#Money Honey (Radio Mix)
#Money Honey (Club Mix)
#Money Honey (Dub Mix)
#Money Honey (Vocal Mix)
*Summerlovers (2001)
#Summerlovers (Album version)
#Summerlovers (SuperDJ Remix extended)
#Summerlovers (DuperDJ Remix radio)
*Dimmi Come (2002)
*Non Lasciarmi Mai (2002)
*Don't You Know (2002)
#Don't You Know
#Hasta La Vista Baby (International Version)
*Per Dire Di No (2003)
*Egoista (2003)
*Come Tu Mi Vuoi (2004)
*Une Donna Sola (2004)
*Da Grande (2005)
*Mai Dire Mai (2005)
*Du Du Du (2007)
*Grande Coraggio (2007)

External links

* [http://www.alexiaofficial.com Official website] it icon en icon