Paola e Chiara
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| Paola e Chiara | |
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| Born | Chiara - February 27, 1973 |
| Origin |  Milan, Italy |
| Genre(s) | Pop Dance |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG/Columbia (1997-2006) |
| Website | http://www.paolaechiara.it/ |
| Members | |
| Paola Chiara |
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Paola & Chiara are two sisters born in Milan, Italy. Before joining the pop band 883/Max Pezzali in 1995-1997 they had their own group "Elefunky". One of the sisters appeared on the Videos of the Italian singer Laura Pausini. Later the manager of the band 883 saw the sisters play in one of the clubs in Milan signed them to the band and later their solo career started in 1997 when 883 and Paola & Chiara parted.
At the end of the 1997, the sisters won the New-Artist category for the song Amici Come Prima at the Sanremo Festival. After which they soon released their first album.
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[edit] Biography
Chiara Iezzi was born on February 27, 1973, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Paola Iezzi was born on March 30, 1974, with dark hair and a dark complexion.
The two sisters were very close while growing up and treated each other like twins. They would wear each other's clothes and had the same taste in fashion, music and many other things. Chiara went to an artistic school and Paola went to a classic school. The sisters formed their first music group called The Elefunky, which specialized in funk music. They played in various clubs in Milan and were discovered by Claudio Cecchetto who was feverishly looking for a group that would help known artist Max Pezzali.
The sisters left the club scene and joined up with Max Pezzali to play at many Festival Bars in Italy. They became a part of a group called 883, and the sisters played the guitar and trombone. The group released the album "La donna, il sogno ed il grande incubo". After a big tour to promote the album, the sisters decided to become solo artists.
The sisters visited Ireland after seeing the movie, "Braveheart", because they wanted to visit the locations where the movie was shot. The trip was an inspiration to both and gave them a feeling of real freedom. The sisters returned to Ireland again and were inspired to write many song.
They decided to participate in the Sanremo New-talent search in 1996. The song In Viaggio (In Transit) led the sisters to win the contest in which they gained new fans and admiration.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Music career
[edit] Ci Chiamano Bambine (1997)
- Released: February 2, 1998
- Chart peak: #9[citation needed] (215,000 - 2xPlatinum) (ITA)
In 1997 after they had won the New-Artist contest in Sanremo Festival they released their first Album called, Ci Chiamano Bambine (They Call Us Children) which was a mixture of Rock music and Pop. They went on to release 5 singles from the album; "Amici Come Prima (1997)", "Ci Chiamano Bambine (1998)" , "Bella (1998)", "Ti Vada O No (1998)" (which was used on the Italian version of the Walt Disney animated film Hercules) and "Per Te (1998)", a promo single for the re-release of the album later that year.
[edit] Giornata Storica (1998)
- Released: October 29, 1998
- Chart peak: #4[citation needed]; (80,000 - Platinum)
After a successful tour in Italy and achieving multi-platinum sales, they released the second album titled Giornata Storica (Historic Journey) in 1998. The album had an Irish flavor after the Irish trend ongoing in the same year in Italy. Notwithstanding this, most of the Italian public didn't seem to connect with the album and sales were disappointing.
Three singles where released from the album:
- Non Puoi Dire Di No 1998
- Nina 1998
- Colpo Di Fulmine 1998
[edit] Television (2000)
After a long break the huge summer hit song Vamos a Bailar (Let's Go Dancing) (in a Latin Pop style and featuring Spanish lyrics) was released in April of 2000. The song remained on the charts for a long time. The track was also included in the multi-million selling Dance-Pop Album Television. It was seen as a change in style, being a mixture of Spanish Pop tunes and Dance beats.
Four singles were released from the album:
- Vamos A Bailar 2000
- Amoremidai 2000
- Viva El Amor! 2001 (Remix Version)
- Fino Alla Fine 2001 (Remix Version)
Also in the Summer of 2000 Paola & Chiara won an Award for the Best Song of Summer "Vamos a Bailar" from Festivalbar. The Album is also available in English and Spanish. In June 2001 the Television album got a face-lift and was re-released with remixed tracks and multimedia in celebration of the huge success the two sisters were achieving.
[edit] Festival (2002)
May 2002 saw the release of the fourth album "Festival" and its first single, also titled Festival, (in a Dance-Brazilian style) reached number one in the charts. The album showed a slight change in direction, being more melodic and vocally more elaborated and textured even if again based on dance music.
Four singles were released from "Festival"
- Festival 2002
- Hey! 2002
- Muoio per te (Radio Only) 2003
- Kamasutra (Remix Version) 2003
[edit] Blu (2004)
In 2004 the album "Blu" followed the same direction as the previous two albums, but with a slight change of style towards the 80's Electropop. Despite high expectations, the single "Blu" did not make it as a big summer hit of 2004 and further singles were stalled.
Three singles were released from "Blu":
- Blu 2004
- @Mare Di PiÙ 2004 (Radio Only)
- Disco Dj 2004 (Radio Only)
[edit] Greatest Hits (2005)
- Released: February 24, 2005
- Chart peak: #25[4]; (220,000 - 2xPlatinum) (ITA)
2005 saw the end of the first chapter in the Sisters' careers with the release of "Greatest Hits". The hit collection features two new songs that were released as singles in the same year and a DVD (also available separately) that contains all their promo videos and some "making of" the aforementioned clips. An appetizer from the collection was the Sanremo Festival tune "A Modo Mio". Later in the summer of 2005 the new track from the collection, "Fatalità", was released and followed by a tour that ended in September.
[edit] Nothing At All (2006)
- Released: January 26, 2007
- Chart peak: #2[5] (ITA)
Chiara released a solo single CD in January 2007 called "Nothing At All" for Raising Malawi. Its five music tracks were two versions of "Nothing At All", two versions of "Virgin Mary Superstar", and "Cool Vibration". It also includes the "Nothing At All" music video in mpg format. A remixed version of "Nothing At All" was released in January 2007.
[edit] Win The Game (2007)
- Released: November 16, 2007
- Chart peak: #40[6]; (30,000 - Uncertified) (ITA)
In June 2007 Paola & Chiara released the first song from their album "Win The Game". It was released prior to the album's debut. The song "Second Life" peaked in the Italian chart at #4. It can be considered a "single", in that there is only one song. However, it contains a total of eleven remixes of the song. This could, therefore, be viewed as an album, considering the number of tracks that it contains. The success of the album on the Italian markets was, unfortunately, poor. The album entered at number 40, disappearing from the top in the second week[7] [8].
It is the lead single for the album "Win The Game" across international markets, released across the world by late November. The album will include '80's Dance songs and many English tunes. The second single, released in October 2007, is the song "Cambiare Pagina" (Turn the Page). An English version of the song, "I'll Be Over You" will be released in international markets in 2008.
Three singles released (as of June 2008):
- Second Life 2007
- Cambiare Pagina 2007
- Vanity & Pride 2008
[edit] Other Selected Singles
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Second Life |
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Cambiare Pagina
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[edit] DVDs
| Title | Information |
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Paola & Chiara The Collection Video 1997 - 2005
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||
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| ITA. | SWI | SWE | NOR | EUR | ||
| 2000 | "Vamos a bailar (esta vida nueva)" | 1 | 13 | 32 | 18 | — |
| "Amore mi dai" | 22 | 69 | — | — | — | |
| "Viva el amor!" | 8 | 63 | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | "Fino alla Fine" | 22 | 100 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | "Festival" | 6 | 91 | — | — | — |
| "Hey!" | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Kamasutra" | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | "Blu" | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | "A Modo Mio" | 10 | — | — | — | 43 |
| "Fatalità" | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | "Second Life" | 4 | — | — | — | 46 |
| "Cambiare Pagina" | 7 | — | — | — | 57 | |
| 2008 | "Vanity and Pride" | — | — | — | — | — |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1&idclassifica=446&archivio=true Television's peak position
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1&idclassifica=511&archivio=true Festival's peak position
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1&idclassifica=1136&archivio=true Blu's peak position
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1&idclassifica=1394&archivio=true Greatest Hits' peak position
- ^ Classifica
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1&idclassifica=2234&archivio=true FIMI
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1&idclassifica=2234&archivio=true First and last week in chart for Win the Game
- ^ Classifica
