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Eros Luciano Walter Ramazzotti (born on 28th October, 1963) known as Eros Ramazzoti, is an Italian singer and songwriter. He is one of the most popular artists in Italy, and is well known not only in non English-speaking European countries but also in most of the Spanish-speaking countries where he released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish. Ramazzotti, son of a pianist, who was named after the Greek god of love, started to play the guitar at the age of seven. At an early age he would occasionally appear as an extra in films while spending most of his time dreaming of having a career as a pop-star. When he was a teenager he wrote songs with help from his father Rodolfo.
Later, he decided to attend a musical conservatory but instead he ended up taking a training program for being a book-keeper. 1981 he took part in a music contest called Voci Nuove Di Castrocaro (new voices of Castrocaro Terme) with the song “Rock 80” that he wrote himself.
His first single “Ad un amico” (To a friend) appeared in 1982 which, however was not very successful. But soon after that he met his mentor Renato Brioschi who helped the young artist to find his first success.In 1984 he took part in a highly-regarded festival called Sanremo festival with his song “Terra Promessa” (Promised Land), and won the competition for the category “Newcomers”.
His success lies greatly in his unique voice which could be described as somewhat nasal but a bit aggressive at the same time, and he always delivers catchy, melodic tunes which are passionate autobiographical ballads often rich with a soft-rock influence.
In his personal life Ramazzotti has only a few good friends, mostly due to his mysterious personality. He had a poor childhood, and he also recalls having a limited source of information at home about everything.
As a child growing up, there were no books in his parent’s house; no suggestions were ever made how to even have a decent conversation, no guidance was provided in search of oneself. The only source of information that he got was from his father, which were very inappropriate pictures of women. But the first thing he received as support from his father was a guitar after he recognized Eros´ passion for music. Ramazzoti recalls being extremely shy in the early 1980s before achieving fame; he went to Milan to develop his musical skills, and being so shy he simply got terrified of going to restaurants all by himself.
The concert of Eros Ramazzotti takes place at Palacio De Deportes on 13th of February 2010. If you are fond of Italian singers and of course, Eros Ramazzoti, buy your tickets and visit the capital of Spain. Rent apartments in Madrid and enjoy a fantastic concert.
