Fiorella Mannoia

Fiorella Mannoia made her musical debut at theFestival di Castrocaro in 1968. Her first album, Mannoia Foresi & Co, was released in 1972.

Her first encounter with a broad audience came at the Sanremo Music Festival in 1981, where she performed Caffè Nero Bollente. But the real turning point in her career arrived with her 1984 Sanremo appearance and her performance of Come Si Cambia.

At Sanremo 1987, she presented Quello Che Le Donne Non Dicono, a song that won the Critics’ Award and became arguably the most iconic and beloved piece of her career. She returned to Sanremo in 1988 with Le Notti Di Maggio, once again earning the Critics’ Award.

Over the course of her long career, Fiorella has interpreted songs by Italy’s greatest singer-songwriters and collaborated on albums, concerts, and tours with many of the most celebrated artists—ranging from Ivano Fossati to Enrico Ruggeri, from Ron to Riccardo Cocciante, from Francesco De Gregori to Massimo Bubola (author of another much-loved Mannoia hit, Il cielo d’Irlanda), and also Samuele Bersani, Daniele Silvestri, Niccolò Fabi, Avion Travel, Gian Maria Testa, Franco Battiato, Luciano Ligabue, Tiziano Ferro, Jovanotti, Pino Daniele, Giuliano Sangiorgi, Fabrizio Moro, and Ultimo—just to name a few.

Her rendition of Sally by Vasco Rossi, featured on her 1999 album Certe Piccole Voci, was a massive success.

She also collaborated with major Brazilian singer-songwriters such as Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil.

In 2012, with the concept album Sud, Fiorella—long known for interpreting works by prominent Italian and international artists—began writing her own songs, becoming the author of many of her later pieces.

In 2013, she launched the musical project A Te, a tribute album to Lucio Dalla, which went platinum and became a highly acclaimed tour.

In 2016, together with Bungaro and Cesare Chiodo, she wrote Perfetti Sconosciuti, the soundtrack for Paolo Genovese’s film of the same name. The song won the 2016 Nastro d’Argento award for Best Original Song.

She returned to the Sanremo stage in 2017 for the fifth time, performing Che Sia Benedetta, which achieved Platinum certification thanks to its outstanding success.

Combattente, Il peso del coraggio, Padroni di niente are some of her most recent and well-loved songs, all characterized by the powerful messages they convey.

Always on the front lines of social causes, Fiorella has supported numerous fundraising events for important issues. These include:

  • Corale per il popolo d’Abruzzo and Amiche per l’Abruzzo (2009), supporting earthquake victims in Abruzzo

  • Italia Loves Emilia (2012), a historic benefit concert with 150,000 attendees at Campovolo in Reggio Emilia, for the Emilia-Romagna earthquake

  • Amiche in Arena (2016), where she served as artistic director for a concert against violence against women, featuring 16 female artists at the Verona Arena

  • Una Nessuna Centomila (June 2022), a major concert with 100,000 attendees at Campovolo, raising funds for anti-violence centers

In 2016, she was cast by Michele Placido in the all-female film 7 Minuti, portraying one of 11 factory workers. The movie premiered at the Rome Film Festival that year.

In 2017, she made her television debut as a presenter with the one-woman show Un, due, tre… Fiorella! on Rai 1, which aired in prime time on Saturdays and achieved record-breaking ratings. She later hosted La musica che gira intorno and, in 2021, La versione di Fiorella, a daily program on Rai3 that captivated viewers and inspired a nationwide tour through summer 2022.

In 2023, she announced a voice-and-piano tour with Danilo Rea, titled Luce, which will see them performing across Italy.