Elisa (Italian singer)

Elisa Toffoli is an Italian singersongwriter, performing under the mononym Elisa. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single Come Speak to Me, while American audiences may recognise the song Dancing as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of So You Think You Can Dance. On December 18, 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, Ancora qui, was featured on Quentin Tarantinos film, Django Unchained and its soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Elisa Toffoli was born on December 19, 1977 in Trieste in northeastern Italy. She grew up in Monfalcone . Living in a borderarea, where she had the opportunity to listen to different languages and experience various cultures, was important for Elisas later inspirations and helped her develop a high aptitude to sing in multiple languages. Her early influences include Bjrk, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald, while she has credited Rudyard Kipling and Jim Morrison of The Doors as lyrical inspirators. She began writing songs at the age ofand later played in several local bands. Atshe appeared in a karaoke TV program, Karaoke hosted by Rosario Fiorello.

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