Giusy Ferreri
Italian singer and songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giuseppa Gaetana "Giusy" Ferreri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːzi ferˈrɛːri]; born 17 April 1979) is an Italian singer and songwriter. In 2008, she took part at the first Italian edition of the talent show X Factor, coming in second place.
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Birth name | Giuseppa Gaetana Ferreri |
Also known as | Gaetana |
Born | (1979-04-17) 17 April 1979 (age 45) Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Sony Music Italy |
Website | www |
She topped the Italian Singles Chart 5 times, with the singles "Non ti scordar mai di me", "Novembre", diamond certified collaboration "Roma-Bangkok" with Baby K,[1] "Amore e capoeira" and "Jambo", both with Takagi & Ketra. She spent a total of 48 weeks at number one in the country, beating the previous record owned by Madonna (38 weeks).[2]
Ferreri has sold over 2.8 million copies worldwide to-date.[3]
She has collaborated with many notable Italian singers, including Ornella Vanoni, Claudio Baglioni, Ron, Tiziano Ferro, J-Ax, Ermal Meta and Giuliano Sangiorgi.