Follia d'amore explained

Follia d'amore
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Type:single
Artist:Raphael Gualazzi
Album:Reality and Fantasy
Released:16 February 2011
Recorded:2010
Length:3:35
Label:Sugar Music
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Year:2011
Country:Italy
Artist:Raphael Gualazzi
Languages:Italian, English
Composer:Raphael Gualazzi
Lyricist:Raphael Gualazzi
Place:2nd
Points:189
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"Follia d'amore" is a song by Raphael Gualazzi. It was the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2011 in the newcomer artists' section and also won the Critics' "Mia Martini" Award for newcomers.

On 19 February 2011, Gualazzi was chosen by a specific jury among the participants at the Sanremo Festival to be the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany.[1] [2] The song, performed in a bilingual English-Italian version retitled "Madness of Love",[3] won second place in the contest, surpassing most expectations. It was the first Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 14 years, having last entered in .

The song is included in the soundtrack of the movie Manuale d'amore 3, directed by Giovanni Veronesi.[4] It also received a nomination for the Nastro d'Argento 2011 for Best Original Song.[5]

Background

Written by Raphael Gualazzi and produced by Gualazzi himself with Ferdinando Arnò,[6] "Follia d'amore" is a stride piano song[7] with swing, R&B[8] and blues influences,[9] characterized by a retro style[10] inspired by the American popular music of the 1920s.[9] Gualazzi described the song as the "perfect synthesis of the musical world that inspired me, from Art Tatum to Duke Ellington and Oscar Peterson, the stride piano, an evolution of ragtime, a genre with which I got in touch when I was twenty, and I immediately loved it. I later tried to mix this genre with my classical music education and with the Italian vocal style".[11]

Talking about the lyrical content of the song, Gualazzi explained that it is based on the two most important ingredients to enjoy life, madness and love.[12]

Sanremo Music Festival

Gualazzi performed the song for the first time on 16 February 2011, during the second night of the 61st Sanremo Music Festival.[13] After qualifying for the final,[14] Gualazzi sang his entry again on 18 February 2011, and on the same night he was declared the winner of the newcomers' section.[15] The following night, Gualazzi received the Mia Martini Critic's prize, receiving 67 points out of 108,[16] and he was officially chosen as the act representing Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[17] [18] The song also received the Press, Radio & TV Award.[19]

During Gualazzi's performances, the Sanremo Festival Orchestra was conducted by Ferdinando Arnò, co-producer of the song.[20]

Music videos

The Italian version of the videoclip was directed by Valentina Be.[21] For the English-language version of the song, another videoclip was filmed, directed by Duccio Forzano.[22]

Eurovision Song Contest

During the Eurovision Song Contest, Gualazzi performed a half-English version of the song, titled "Madness of Love".[23] His performance marked 's comeback in the competition, after a 13-year-long absence:[24] the last Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest had been "Fiumi di parole" by Jalisse in 1997.[25]

Since Italy was included in the "Big Five", Gualazzi automatically qualified for the Eurovision final,[24] held on 14 May 2011. His performance was the twelfth of the night. Receiving 189 points, Gualazzi came in second place, behind Ell & Nikki's "Running Scared", representing Azerbaijan.[26]

Charts and certifications

Certifications

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Italy16 February 2011Sugar MusicDigital download (Italian version)
Europe14 May 2011Digital download (English-Italian version)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival Sanremo 2011, Raphael Gualazzi, triplo trionfo nei Giovani: "Mi sento un artigiano". Riviera24.it. Guglielmi. Mario. it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313055115/http://www.riviera24.it/articoli/2011/02/19/104006/festival-sanremo-2011-raphael-gualazzi-triplo-trionfo-nei-giovani-mi-sento-un-artigiano. 2012-03-13.
  2. Web site: and finally... Italy is back with Raphael Gualazzi!!. European Broadcasting Union. 19 February 2011. Escudero. Victor M..
  3. Web site: Raphael Gualazzi Participant Profile. European Broadcasting Union. 18 March 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120728212928/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=25643. 28 July 2012.
  4. Web site: Sanremo: ieri sera cena in onore di De Niro e Gualazzi, uniti dalla colonna sonora di 'Manuale d'amore' . 19 February 2011 . 28 February 2011 . it . . 22 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012432/http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Spettacolo/Sanremo-ieri-sera-cena-in-onore-di-De-Niro-e-Gualazzi-uniti-dalla-colonna-sonora-di-Manuale-damore_311703375939.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Nastri d'argento 2011: Moretti è il più votato . . it . 21 January 2012 . Pietra Caccavo . 27 May 2011.
  6. Web site: Sanremo: esce oggi 'Reality and fantasy' di Raphael Gualazzi . . it . 21 January 2012 . 16 February 2012.
  7. Web site: Reality and Fantasy - Raphael Gualazzi - Recensione . Rockol.it . 21 January 2012 . it . Gianni Sibilla . 22 February 2011.
  8. Web site: Artisti in Gara - Raphael Gualazzi . . it. 21 January 2012 . 25 February 2011.
  9. Web site: Raphael Gualazzi - Follia d'amore . Musicsite.it . it . 26 January 2012 . Alessandra Rondinini . 15 February 2011 . https://archive.today/20130218203654/http://www.musicsite.it/chart/?cat=info&risp=cookie&idx=2622 . 18 February 2013 . dead .
  10. Raphael Gualazzi - Reality And Fantasy . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527042147/http://www.rollingstonemagazine.it/musica/recensioni/reality-and-fantasy/38832 . 27 May 2011 . 25 May 2011 . 21 January 2012 . Mattia Marzi . . it . dead .
  11. Web site: Raphael Gualazzi, Follia d'amore. Excite.it . it . 26 January 2012 .
  12. Web site: Gualazzi. La nuova star in concerto: Il jazz è un pensiero libero . . 6 March 2011 . it . Raffaele Rossi . 26 January 2012.
  13. Web site: Sanremo 2011, l'ordine di esibizione dei cantanti di mercoledì 16. Rockol.it . it . 21 January 2012 .
  14. Web site: Ariston, Morandi cerca il bis. Luca e Paolo ridono su Saviano . . it . 21 January 2012 . 16 February 2012 . Alessandra Vitali.
  15. Web site: Sanremo, la serata dei duetti. E Monica illumina l'Ariston . . it . 21 January 2012 . 18 February 2011.
  16. Web site: Sanremo 2011 Raphael Gualazzi vince i premi della critica . Rockol.it . 21 January 2012 . 19 February 2011 . it.
  17. Web site: Sanremo, vince Roberto Vecchioni . . it . 21 January 2012 . Andrea Conti . 20 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201211247/http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/televisione/articoli/articolo503680.shtml . 1 February 2014 . dead .
  18. Web site: Sanremo 2011: Gualazzi parteciperà all'Eurovision Song Contest . Rockol.it . 21 January 2012 . 19 February 2011 . it.
  19. Web site: Italy - "Madness of Love" performed by Raphael Gualazzi. . 21 January 2012 .
  20. Web site: Un manduriano sul palco di Sanremo . La Voce di Manduria . it . 24 January 2012 . 18 February 2011 . Gabrio Distratis.
  21. Web site: Reality and fantasy versione album e Gilles Peterson Remix . www.raphaelgualazzi.com . it . 27 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110402054732/http://www.raphaelgualazzi.com/it/news/reality-and-fantasy-2 . 2 April 2011 . dead .
  22. Web site: Raphael Gualazzi – ESC 2011. www.eurovisionitalia.com . it . 27 May 2011 .
  23. Web site: Il jazz di Raphael Gualazzi riporta l' Italia all' Eurofestival . . it . 14 May 2011 . Mario Luzzatto Fegiz . 21 January 2012.
  24. Web site: Eurovision 2011 in numbers . . 21 January 2012 . 13 May 2011.
  25. Web site: Liofredi (Raidue): 'Con l'Eurovision Song Contest la Rai ha già vinto' . Rockol.it . 21 January 2012 . 4 May 2011 . it.
  26. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Final . 14 May 2011 . European Broadcasting Union . 21 January 2012.
  27. Web site: RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2. RÚV. 11 June 2011.

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