A Florentine singer who blended soul and rock into Italian pop over nine studio albums.
For a sense of her range, listen to the early hit "T.V.B." and then the later, more pointed "La cometa di Halley." They bookend different phases of her sound.
Grandi's 1994 debut single "T.V.B. (Tanto Vorrei)" announced a singer who could make soul and rock feel at home in Italian pop. Her 2003 song "La cometa di Halley" stirred debate with its references to homosexuality, showing she wasn't afraid to push at the edges of what mainstream Italian music discussed. She's worked with figures like Jovanotti and Lucio Dalla, and her version of "Bianco Natale" became a holiday staple.
She got noticed after a local festival performance in 1992, then released her self-titled debut album in 1994. Over the next decade and a half, she put out records like "In vacanza da una vita" in 1995 and "Per fortuna purtroppo" in 1999, building a catalog of nine studio albums.
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