Rosella Alice Laura Pausini ( Solarolo province of Ravenna , Italy , May 16, 1974 ) , known as Laura Pausini, is an Italian singer won multiple international awards. Throughout his career he has sung in languages ​​other than Italian, and Spanish , Portuguese , French and Sicilian .
It is considered the most famous Italian singer worldwide, ten studio albums on the market and sales of more than 70 million albums to date, making it one of the Latin artists with more sales in the world . It is famous not only in Italy but also throughout the continent of Europe , in the U.S., Middle East and Latin America .
Their lyrics are about love, racism, war , the environment and poverty , among other issues sociales.Su voice corresponds to that of a lyric soprano . The British newspaper The Sun 's was ranked 30th of the 50 singers who will never be olvidadas.16
Early in his career, was considered by music critics as a teen idol , 17 mainly singing about adolescent love affairs and problems. It was also strongly criticized for her songs too melancholic and trivial . Since 1998 , Italian music critics consider it a more mature singer and later praised her simplicity and voz.6
Although Pausini is primarily a melodic pop singer , his musical style was developed during his career with influences from various genres , including Latin music, soul and rock.19 18 From his 1996 album , Le cose che vivi / Las things you live , also has co - written most of his songs and , beginning in 1998 with La mia risposta / My answer has been involved in the production of their discos.20
It was the first Italian singer to win a prize Grammy21 and three Latin Grammys for his albums Listen to I sing in 2007 and early spring in addition has more than 70 million albums sold worldwide. In 2006 he was awarded the title of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the fourth most important command in Italy . His most successful album to date is the things that live, with sales exceeding 10 million copies. Today Pausini is considered as the maximum exponent of Latin and Italian pop worldwide.
The U.S. magazine Billboard at its annual awards in 1994 he was awarded the position 2 in the category of Female Newcomer . In Spain Pausini gives a Golden Globe as the first Hispanic singer to achieve not sell over one million copies by Laura Pausini. is currently the biggest selling album by a female both , as the biggest selling album by a foreign singer in that país.39