BIOGRAPHY
Alessandra Amoroso is an Italian singer and songwriter born on August 12, 1986 in Galatina, in the province of Lecce. She began her career by participating in the eighth season of the famous Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, where she finished in first place. After signing a contract with Universal Music, she released her first album titled Stupida in 2009, which was a commercial success and reached the top of the music charts in Italy. In 2011, she released her second album, titled Senza nuvole, which also achieved great success. In 2012, she represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "L'essenziale", which finished in seventh place. Alessandra Amoroso is an extremely popular artist in Italy, where she has sold over 2 million albums and singles.