Biography
Teresa De Sio
Born November 3, 1952 (age 68)
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Origin Naples, Italy
Genres Folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active Since 1976
Labels Philips Records
Website www.teresadesio.com
Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian pop-folk singer and songwriter. She is the elder sister of actress Giuliana De Sio.
Biography and career
Teresa De Sio was born in Naples and grew up in Cava de' Tirreni, where her family was originally from. In 1976 she started her career as a vocalist with Eugenio Bennato and Musicanova, a group which focused on Neapolitan folk music.
In 1980 she launched her solo career with the album (Sulla terra sulla luna). Her second album Teresa De Sio, sung in Neapolitan, was met with critical and commercial success and sold over 500,000 copies in italy.[3] Her third album Tre (1982), sold over 500,000 copies and reinforced her status as one of Italy's most promising talents; some of her well-known songs from this period include Voglia 'e turnà, Aumm aumm, 'E pazzielle, Terra 'e nisciuno and Ario'.
De Sio collaborated with Brian Eno for her next two albums, Africana (1985) and Sindarella suite (1988). In the 1990s her work became more politically engaged. In her 1995 album Un libero cercare she worked with Fabrizio De André and Fiorella Mannoia.
In 2003 performed, along with Stewart Copeland and Vittorio Cosma at "La Notte della Taranta" in Melpignano.[4] In 2005 De Sio participated to the 62nd edition with the documentary Craj [a] The film was directed by Davide Marengo, and went on to win the Lino Micciché Prize.[5]
Discography
Solo albums
1978 – Villanelle Popolaresche del '500
1980 – Sulla terra sulla luna
1982 – Teresa De Sio
1983 – Tre
1985 – Africana
1986 – Toledo e regina
1988 – Sindarella suite
1991 – Ombre rosse
1993 – La mappa del nuovo mondo
1995 – Un libero cercare
1997 – Primo viene l'amore
1999 – La notte del Dio che balla
2004 – A Sud! A Sud!
2007 – Sacco e fuoco
2011 - Tutto cambia
Compilation albums[edit]
1991 – Voglia 'e turnà
1998 – Successi
2002 – Voglia 'e turnà e altri successi
2006 – Primo viene l'amore: Le più belle canzoni di Teresa De Sio
2012 – Primo viene l'amore: Mediterranea
Singles[edit]
1995 - "Animali Italiani"
2011 - "Inno Nazionale" / "Non Dormo Mai Tutta La Notte" / "Padroni E Bestie"
Notes[edit]
^ Meaning "tomorrow" in various Southern Italian dialects.
^ Various singers.
References[edit]
^ Article on the web archive of Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
^ The year of 1952 is given on the De Sio family tree: De Sio, Alfonso (1994). La Divina Commedia Cavaiola (in Italian). Cava de' Tirreni: Emilio di Mauro SpA. pp. 14–15. ISBN 88-86473-02-8.
^ Teresa De Sio page on europmusic.eu
^ https://www.stewartcopeland.net/works/1046/la-notte-della-taranta
^ Infos on craj.net
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teresa De Sio.
Teresa De Sio on IMDb
(in Italian) Teresa De Sio official site
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.