Nina Zilli

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Nina Zilli: born (Feb. 2, 1983) in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; aka: Maria Chiara Fraschetta [birth name], aka Chiara; member of Chiara & gli Scuri, The Jerks.

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Nina Zilli "L'amore è femmina" (2012)

L'amore è femmina
release date: Feb. 15, 2012
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5]

Track highlights: 1. "Per le strade" - 2. "Per sempre" - 3. "Una notte" - 4. "L'inverno all'improvviso" (5 / 5) [ means 'Sudden winter' ] - 6. "L'amore è femmina" - 7. "Piangono le viole" (4 / 5) ( live ) - 11. "Un'altra estate"

2nd studio album from Nina Zilli, and this album contains some fine pop soul songs from Italy. Besides Amy Winehouse, whom she copies the most, she also makes me think of (Italian-)Swedish Veronica Maggio, and I think they could be musical sisters. This is however, more r&b soul pop I also think, this is much better than her debut because it's simply much more original and the songs are better.

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"Se mi sfiori come un piano
io dimentico che tu
sei soltanto un altro uomo
una luce che andrà giù
mai ti avrei immaginato
più diverso da me, sei arrivato
come l'inverno all'improvviso
voglio te, voglio te, voglio te..."

[ "L'inverno all'improvviso" ]

Nina Zilli "Sempre lontano" (2010)

Sempre lontano [debut]
release date: Feb. 19, 2010
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5]

Best tracks: 1. "50mila" - 3. "L'uomo che amava le donne"

Studio debut album by Nina Zilli , a 27 year-old Italian pop soul diva. The album is not unforgettable neither bad, and it makes me think it as an attempt to follow the music or style of Amy Winehouse into Italian, which is artistically mediocre. Nina just doesn't have the voice, although the music is quite okay.