Laura was born in Solarolo, a teeny city of Emiglia-Romagna, north of Italy, in May 16th, 1974. She attended the Liceo Artistico di Faenza, an Italian high school, she left there formed at the age 18 (she left it with average 36, the maximum is 40), she had already won the San Remo Festival'93, and Laura was to Milan, where she's living until today. She was born under the Taurus sign, Laura recognizes herself as a really one, ' I'm obstinate and very jalousie ', besides being romantic ' Can I hide that? People say that I'm romantic as my songs, but I don't get to be different ...' . And Laura has a special reason to so much romanticism, she is passionate and fiancée of Alfredo Cerruti Jr. (five years older than Laura), he's also her manager, ' he is everything to me ', she says. They are living together in Milan.
The success, at the biginning, did not bring her only happiness, her mother has never wanted that she was a singer, therefore they had been without talk to each other for some years, but now, happily, they had reconciled themselves 'Mi dispiace' is dedicated to her. To live with Alfredo also was a problem, the Church does not like those things, and worse if it is in Italy, but Laura defends herself saying that she wants ' an only marriage and for that nothing better than acquaintance' , she's right...
Over 16 Million copies sold world-wide of her previous five records LAURA PAUSINI , LAURA , LE COSE CHE VIVI/LAS COSAS QUE VIVES, LA MIA RISPOSTA/MI RESPUESTA and TRA TE E IL MARE/ENTRE TU Y MIL MARES. Over 160 platinum discs, a long list of gold discs and several international awards.
And now, an important outing with her first BEST OF collection, an album the ideally closes the first part of her career, while at the same time incorporating some of the elements destined to become a part the near future of this artist, Italian by birth, but adopted around the world. In effect, The Best Of Laura Pausini - E Ritorno Da Te / Lo Mejor De Laura Pausini - Volvere' Junto a Ti', includes two prevoiusly unreleased tracks : E Ritorno da Te/Volvere' Junto a Ti' and Una Storia Che Vale/ Dos Historias Iguales, plus rearranged versions of some of her biggest international hits, for instance Non C'e' / Se Fue, with Nek on bass, and Seamisai/Cuando Se Ama, sung as a duet with Gilberto Gil. This is an album that Laura has crafted with the same passion devoted to all the albums of her short but truly intense discography.
In 2000 she made a contribution to the soundtrack of world-wide Japanese cartoon sensation : Pokemon. Laura is currently in Los Angeles working on her album of English Language songs, due out in March, 2002. Italian and European Fans, on the ather hand, will be able to enjoy The Best Of Laura Pausini/Lo Mejor De Laura Pausini starting on October 8, when it will e released in record stores throughout the continent. The latest news is that Laura Pausini has secured four nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards: Best Female Pop Vocal Album, Best Producer (together with Alfredo Cerruti and Dado Parisini), Best Engineered Album (Jon Jacobs,Luca Bignardi), and Best Producer (KC Porter) for the track : Il MIo Sbaglio Piu' Grande/Un Error de Los Grandes.
