Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Laura presents her single Non ho mai smesso (I never stopped) in the middle of the Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square) in Milan.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Biagio Antonacci wrote the song "Vivimi" for Laura Pausini in 2004. "Vivimi" is tricky to translate, as it can mean "share life with me" or "experience me" or "live me."
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy Lucano
This song is an ode to the region of Basilicata, also known as Lucania, in the southernmost part of Italy. Some of the lyrics go by very very quickly, which is why it's classified as advanced. Still, the refrain is slower and clearer, so why not give it a whirl, even if you're a beginner!
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Khadyha sings her beautiful song “Un bacio è troppo poco” (One Kiss Is Not Enough) for us. Video provided by Mediterraneos Productions.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
This song by young indie/pop singer Joan Thiele explores fear, insecurity and self-sabotage, inviting us to defend our ideas and follow our instincts.
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
"Stella Stellina" [Star, little star) is a lullaby which repeats the names of farm animals and lulls children to sleep.
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:
Intermediate
Italy
Giorgia performs the song "Gocce di memoria" [Drops of Memory]. The artist wrote the lyrics to music by Andrea Guerra. It was featured in the 2003 film "Facing Windows" by the director Ferzan Ozpetek.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
"È l'amore che conta" [It's Love that Counts] is Giorgia's second single. Venice is the backdrop for the video.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Singer-songwriter Giorgia presented this single at the Festival of Italian Music, Sanremo 2025. She describes it like this: "'La cura' for me is a song that tells of a search through a very strong feeling, therefore also an awareness of the strength of this feeling and also moments of fear, moments of deep solitude." In short, we must be our own cure.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
The dramatic song "Vado Avanti" [I go on] by Gioia Marconi describes a girl who's deluded by love and who doesn't see any future. Her hopelessness is overcome, though, by the will to go on. Video provided by PA 74 Music.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
A live performance by Gianna Nannini singing the compelling hit, “Meravigliosa Creatura.”
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
This was Gianna Nannini's first hit song in 1979. The popular song with its provocative lyrics is aimed at an adult audience.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Gabriele Masi sings “Dedicato a te” [Dedicated To You]. It’s a love song intended to make the woman he loves understand that there will never be another person in the world he loves as much as her. Video provided by PA 74 Music.
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