The career and private life of Gigi D'Alessio

After lighting up the Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples with his performance – alongside Giorgia – of 'Napule è' in tribute to Pino Daniele during the final of X Factor 2024 Gigi D'Alessio returns to television this evening, Friday December 6, with her team of young artists at The Voice Kids.

Who is Gigi D'Alessio

Gigi D'Alessio, I am truly named Luigi D'Alessio was born in Naples on February 24, 1967 (he is 57 years old). The last child of a family from the Cavalleggeri district of Aosta, an area located between Bagnoli and Fuorigrotta, he wrote and composed Music from a very young age. At a very young age, he taught himself the accordion and the piano, also taking some music theory lessons.

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At the age of twelve, he entered the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella in Naples, obtaining a piano diploma at the age of twenty-one.

The career

After working with the biggest names in Neapolitan song, such as Mario Trevi, Antonio Buonomo, Pino Mauro, Angela Luce, he became the official pianist of Mario Merola, to whom he dedicated the song 'Cient'anne', written with Vincenzo D’Agostino. In 1992, his first album 'Lasciatemi cantare' was released, followed a year later by 'Scivolando verso l'alto' and 'Dove mi porta il cuore' (1994). In 1995, he achieved success with the album 'Passo dopo passo', followed in 1996 by 'Fuori dalla mischia'.

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A year later, he gave his first concert at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, aptly titled 'Fuori dalla mischia'. In 1998, his sixth album, 'È stato un piacere', was released, followed by the film 'Annaré', in which the singer played the main role, in addition to signing the soundtrack. After meeting Geppino Afeltra and Pierluigi Germini, Gigi D'Alessio joined the BMG, thanks to which he brought together the highlights of his career in the album 'Tutto in un concerto'. In 1999, the album 'Portami con te' was released, followed by a performance in front of US President Bill Clinton at the National Italian American Foundation Gala.

The 2000s

In February 2000, Gigi D'Alessio participated in the Sanremo Festival in the 'Campioni' section with the song 'Non dirgli mai', while the album 'Quando la mia vita cambierà' went gold shortly after its release. The following year he returned to the Ariston with the song 'Tu che ne sai', which led him to conquer first place in the ranking of best-selling records thanks to his tenth album 'Il cammino dell'età '.

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In July 2002, the single 'Miele' preceded the fifth album for BMG, called 'Uno come te', followed in autumn 2003 by 'Buona vita', a double CD which retraces the first ten years of his career. In 2004 the album 'Quanti amori' was released, where he collaborated with internationally renowned musicians such as Tony Levin, Jeremy Lubbock and Michael Thompson, winning the diamond disc. A few days after the release of the album, he published the autobiography 'Non c'è vita da buttare'. In 2005 he returned to the Sanremo Festival with the song 'L'amore che non c'è'. In October 2006, the album 'Made in Italy' was released, which won him the Barocco Prize and the Venice Music Awards and he received the Telegatto as best album of the year. In 2007, a new compilation was released, entitled 'Mi faccio in quattro', containing forty-eight great hits by the singer-songwriter and followed a year later by 'Questo sono io', his sixteenth album.

In 2010 he made his debut presenting a television show, presenting on Rai 1 his first one man show, entitled 'Gigi, questo sono io'. Two years later he returned to Sanremo with the song 'Respirare', sung as a duet with Loredana Bertè, with which they ranked fourth. The same year the album of unpublished tracks 'Chiaro' was released, followed by 'Ora', published in 2013. After years of concerts around the world, in February 2017 he participated in the 67th edition of the Sanremo Festival with the song 'La prima stella', followed by the album '24 febbraio 1967'. The same year he hosted the Rai 2 show 'Made in Sud', while since 2019 he has been one of the judges of 'The Voice of Italy'. Also in 2019 he released his eighteenth studio album, 'Noi due', with which he also received musical-literary recognition with the Lunezia Prize, in addition to co-hosting with Vanessa Incontrada the television program '20 anni che siamo Italiani'.

Recent years

In 2020 he released the single 'Como suena el corazion', in collaboration with Clementino, which precedes the album 'Buongiorno', containing numerous collaborations with representatives of the new Neapolitan urban scene. The same year, he was also a judge on 'The Voice Senior', broadcast in the first part of the evening on Rai 1. In 2021, he was invited to the 71st edition of the Sanremo Festival, where he presented his new single 'Guagliune', and where he is the author of the song 'Potevi fare di più', performed by Arisa, in competition at the Ariston. In June 2022 he is the protagonist of two Sold-out evenings in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, entitled 'Gigi, Uno come te – 30 anni insieme', to celebrate thirty years of career. A concert that he will repeat the following year.

Privacy

Married from 1986 to 2006 to Carmela Barbato, the couple formalized the divorce in 2014. From this marriage three children were born: Claudio (1987), Ilaria (1992) and Luca (2003). The latter, following in his father's footsteps, undertook a career as a singer, becoming a student of 'Amici' in 2021 under the pseudonym LDA. Claudio made him a grandfather three times: in 2007 to Noemi, in 2020 to Sofia and in 2021 to Giselle.

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In December 2006, his relationship with singer Anna Tatangelo was made public, started in February 2005 and ended in 2017. The two had a son, Andrea, born on March 31, 2010. After separating, in 2018, the couple got back together, only to finally separate for good in 2020. Since February 2021, he has been in a relationship with Denise Esposito, of twenty-six years his junior. Gigi told Le Iene: “I had few but long stories, with my ex-wife Carmela Barbato it lasted twenty years, and fifteen years with Anna Tatangelo”, today he is happy in a relationship with Denise Esposito, with whom he had his sixth daughter (the second with her). Gigi D'Alessio, during an interview with Le Iene, did not hesitate to admit that he remained confused by his separations. Asked what he had learned from his ended love affairs, the singer responded with disarming honesty: “I didn’t understand anything.”

The children

Gigi became a father for the first time to Claudio in 1987, then came Ilaria and Luca (today the artist LDA), always from the same partner, and only wife, Carmela Barbato.

Then Anna Tatangelo arrived and their love story lasted 12 years, during which little Andrea arrived.

Gigi and Anna never married, according to some, this was the start of their breakup, in 2017. The following year, they tried again, but the two said goodbye for good in 2020. Finally, there was the relationship with Denise Esposito, the most recent, with whom he began a relationship at the beginning of 2021 and the following year little Francesco was born. The latest arrival is called Ginevra, born in 2024. “To have children in this country, only me and Mario Biondi are left,” the singer joked during an interview with Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni after announcing the arrival of his last daughter, referring to his colleague who is the father of nine children.

Where he lives

But where does Gigi D'Alessio live? After the end of the story with Anna Tatangelo, the singer settled in a luxury villa in the Posillipo district of Naples. After living in Rome for a long time, he returned to his homeland. A simply breathtaking villa. A stone's throw from the sea, in his Naples with his children and his beloved Denise Esposito. For Gigi D'Alessio, it's a return to his origins, he lives in the Posillipo district, one of the most exclusive in the capital of Campania. Huge spaces, unbridled luxury, excellent lighting and as we also see in the content he publishes on social networks, the dominant color is white. He obviously doesn't miss his beloved piano: in some published videos, Gigi D'Alessio entertains his fans by playing directly from his home. A giant screen in the living room and a wall dedicated to all the awards and recognitions he obtained during his long and glorious career. Refined, elegant and certainly luxurious, but without excess.

Not only Naples. Gigi D'Alessio also has a villa in Costa Smeralda in Sardinia and another house is in Olgiata, one of the most luxurious areas of Rome. Here he lived with his ex, Anna Tatangelo, until their separation in 2020. This super luxury abode was renamed by himself 'Amorilandia', the house may seem at first glance a White House in miniature.