Dolcenera - Topic

As a singer/songwriter, musician and producer, Dolcenera (born as Emanuela Trane) is a unique and original artist for the contemporary Italian music scene. Her stage name Dolcenera takes origin from a song of Fabrizio De André, who was an inspiration for her, especially regarding the importance of poetry in a song. Dolcenera is also the union of two words: “Sweet and black”, which are totally well suited to her music approach, her naturally skilled voice which ranges from being powerful and soulful to sweet and gentle, her own way to play the piano and to her concept of music as an overextending crossover. She rose to fame in 2003 winning the Sanremo Festival with her breakthrough hit “Siamo tutti là fuori” and from that moment forward, her knack of blending classic pop conventions with new trends plus, her strong belief in the concept of songwriter as someone who has to give a vision of the contemporary world speaking about social and political issues, made her the new female icon songwriter in Italy. She is an extraordinary live performer, especially at the piano in very intense moments, always unpredictable and surprising with her acoustic versions of up-time songs: in a way very similar to Lady Gaga’s piano approach.