Francesca Alotta Explained

Francesca Alotta (born 15 October 1969) is an Italian pop singer, best known for the song "Non amarmi".

Background

Born in Palermo, Alotta started her career in 1988 as a member of the female group Compilations.^[1] She started her solo career in 1991, winning the Cantagiro with the song "Chiamata urgente".^[2]

In 1992, Alotta won the "Newcomers" section of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Non amarmi", a duet with Aleandro Baldi, which later became an international hit with the title "No Me Ames".^[1] In 1993 she returned to Sanremo Festival, this time entering the "Big Artists" section, with the song "Un anno di noi".^[1] The same year, she was cast in the Rai 1 show Domenica in.^[3] In 1997 she entered the music festival "Viva Napoli".^[4] In 2004 Alotta was cast in the Rai 2 reality show Music Farm.^[5]

Discography

Album

• 1992 – Francesca Alotta
• 1993 – Io e te
• 1997 – Buonanotte alla luna

External links

• Francesca Alotta at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. 2009 . Panini Comics, 2009. 978-8863462296.
2. News: Tornano Baldi-Alotta. La Stampa. 7 June 1992. 45.
3. News: Leandro Palestini. Decolla la domenica. 15 January 2014. La Repubblica. 22 October 1993.
4. News: Mike, Mara e Napoli. 15 January 2014. La Repubblica. 8 June 1994.
5. News: Mariella Tanzarella. I cantanti si sfidano in beauty farm tra musica, diete e cure di bellezza. 31 December 2013. La Repubblica. 8 April 2004.