Teresa De Sio

Teresa De Sio
Background information
Born	3 November 1955
Origin	Naples (Italy)
Genres	Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	Since 1976
Labels	Philips Records
Website	www.teresadesio.com

Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1955^[1][2]) is an Italian folk singer-songwriter and the sister of the actress Giuliana De Sio.

Biography and career

She was born in Naples and lived in Cava de' Tirreni, the originary town of her family. In 1976 she started her career as singer with Eugenio Bennato and the "Musicanova", a group which centered in Neapolitan folk music.

In 1980 she launched her first album as single artist (Sulla terra sulla luna) and in 1982 she gained a national success in Italy with the album Teresa De Sio, sung in Neapolitan, which sold over 500,000 copies.^[3] The album Tre, of the same year, also sold over 500,000 copies; her songs of this period include Voglia 'e turnà, Aumm aumm, 'E pazzielle, Terra 'e nisciuno and Ario'.

In the albums Africana (1985) and Sindarella suite (1988) she collaborated with Brian Eno; in the 1990s she started writing texts regarding social issues. For her album Un libero cercare (1995) she worked with Fabrizio De André and Fiorella Mannoia.

In the 2000s she produced 2 albums. In 2005 De Sio took part at the 62nd edition of the Venice Film Festival with the documentary Craj^[4] (directed by Davide Marengo), who gained the "Lino Micciché prize".^[5]

Discography

Solo albums

1978 – Villanelle Popolaresche del '500 1980 – Sulla terra sulla luna 1982 – Teresa De Sio 1983 – Tre 1985 – Africana 1986 – Toledo e regina 1988 – Sindarella suite 1991 – Ombre rosse

1993 – La mappa del nuovo mondo 1995 – Un libero cercare 1997 – Primo viene l'amore 1999 – La notte del Dio che balla [6] 2004 – A Sud! A Sud! 2007 – Sacco e fuoco 2011 - Tutto cambia

Compilation albums

• 1991 – Voglia 'e turnà
• 1998 - Successi
• 2002 - Voglia 'e turnà e altri successi
• 2006 - Le più belle canzoni di Teresa De Sio
• 2012 - Mediterranea

Singles

• 1995 - Animali Italiani
• 2011 - Inno Nazionale / Non Dormo Mai Tutta La Notte / Padroni E Bestie

References

1. (Italian) Article on the web archive of "Corriere della Sera"
2. But the year of 1952 is given on the De Sio family tree: De Sio, Alfonso (1994). La Divina Commedia Cavaiola. Cava de′ Tirreni: Emilio di Mauro SpA. pp. 14–15. ISBN 88-86473-02-8.
3. Teresa De Sio page on europmusic.eu
4. Meaning "tomorrow" in various dialects of southern Italy
5. Infos on craj.net
6. Various singers

External links

• Teresa De Sio at the Internet Movie Database
• (Italian) Teresa De Sio official site