Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Giuditta sings a song about a beautiful turtle. The song tells about how the turtle ended up being such a slow animal.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
"Stella Stellina" [Star, little star) is a lullaby which repeats the names of farm animals and lulls children to sleep.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
In this video Paola Lavini sings about wanting to shout her love out loud but instead has to whisper her feelings.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Carla Molinari is a Neapolitan singer who loves Mediterranean song. Her song Notte Magica (Magical Night) is presented here by Mediterraneos Productions.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
“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!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Permeating the song are images of a Sicilian beach in the hot summer and the waves that could carry you out to sea.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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?
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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).
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Lucio Dalla and Francesco De Gregori perform the song that was originally titled “Gesù Bambino” [Christ Child] but was changed to Dalla's date of birth after censure from the Sanremo music festival.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The pop band Zero Assoluto [Absolute Zero] is made up of two Rome musicians, Thomas De Gasperi and Matteo Maffucci. They have frequently performed at the annual Sanremo Festival.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This song by the Milanese band is about trying to keep a romantic relationship going. It has had huge success in Italy.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
A song about cats that helps Italian school children remember that 6 x 7 = 42.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This post-WWII song tells of a romance between a duckling and a poppy. It is a children's ditty with lots of word play but also has political undertones.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Laura Pausini, in concert, sings a song about the wrenching difficulties of a long-distance relationship. The music and lyrics were written by Biagio Antonacci.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The amazing landscapes in this video were filmed on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands off of Africa.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Modugno appears in this vintage clip on the Ed Sullivan Show and sings what is probably the most popular Italian song ever. Franco Migliacci, the songwriter, was inspired to write the song by the paintings of Marc Chagall.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The video is filmed in Rome and shows some of the best-loved fountains and monuments.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The incomparable Mina sings a Lucio Battisti - Mogol love song.
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