Giuditta sings a song about a beautiful turtle. The song tells about how the turtle ended up being such a slow animal.

"Stella Stellina" [Star, little star) is a lullaby which repeats the names of farm animals and lulls children to sleep.

Laura Sini, a finalist at the 2011 edition of Videofestival Live, sings about having to leave her native Sardinia in order to further her music career. This video was kindly provided by pa74music.

The "Ninna nanna del chicco di caffè" [Coffee Bean Lullaby] was first performed at a musical festival devoted children's songs, the Zecchino d'Oro, in 1970. It is still sung today by many Italian mothers to lull their babies to sleep.

Mina's famous song, "Giorni" [Days] is performed here by Laura Vignes, for the fifth edition of the Festival Nazionale della Canzone D'Autore [National Festival of Songwriters] for young talents.

In this video Paola Lavini sings about wanting to shout her love out loud but instead has to whisper her feelings.

A new pop star, the teenager with the magic look. That’s what she was called by the people at Eurocasting, the agency that's managing her in this first production. One thing is for certain. This young Lolita, who's putting herself forward in the world of show business with determination, knows very well it won’t be easy, but she's ready to accept the challenge and won’t give up.
Video provided by PA 74 Music.

Carla Molinari is a Neapolitan singer who loves Mediterranean song. Her song Notte Magica (Magical Night) is presented here by Mediterraneos Productions.

“Tu scendi dalle stelle” (You Come Down from the Stars) is undoubtedly one of the best known Italian Christmas carols. The great Alex Baroni sings the carol in a very clear manner. The vocabulary is easy and repetitive. Great for beginners!

Here's a popular song from the past, all about spring: Mattinata fiorentina (Florentine morning)

Permeating the song are images of a Sicilian beach in the hot summer and the waves that could carry you out to sea.

This song is one side of a phone call made to someone after meeting her at a party. But is there anyone on the other end?

L'Italiano (The Italian) was recorded by Toto Cutugno in 1983 and presented at the 33rd Sanremo Festival, where it didn't win. That didn't stop it from becoming a top hit and one of Italy's best-loved songs.

Massimo Ranieri has never stopped being popular in Italy. Here he sings a song about a man who thought he had found love, but then lost it.

This song is one guy's RSVP to a wedding invitation from his ex-girlfriend. He feels he should explain why he is not going to attend. The refrain uses the tricky verb dimenticare (to forget) in three different ways, first as an infinitive: dimenticare, then with a direct object pronoun attached to it: dimenticarti (to forget you), and finally, as a reflexive verb (to forget) with its pronoun attached: dimenticarmi di te (to forget you).