Sorriso Nucleare, the first album Dolcenera's debut single, "Solo tu", was released in September 2002. broadcast on
Rai 2 from 27 September 2002, with the purpose to choose 12 of the 16 newcomers participating to the
53rd Sanremo Music Festival. On 20 December 2002, during the final of the show, Dolcenera was announced one of the winners. and she received the "Press, TV and Radio Award". The single, which peaked at number 10 on the
Italian Singles Chart, was included in Dolcenera's debut album,
Sorriso nucleare, released in March 2003. and "Vivo tutta la notte". In summer 2003, Dolcenera embarked on a concert tour throughout Italy, promoting her debut album.
Music Farm and the second studio album In 2005, Dolcenera won the second edition of
Music Farm, an Italian reality show, whose contestants were well-known or promising singers. During the live shows, she performed Italian and international songs, such as
Loredana Bertè's "
Sei bellissima" and
Gloria Gaynor's "
I Will Survive". She also sang for the first time "Mai più noi due", the first single from her second studio album titled
Un mondo perfetto. The album, released on 20 May 2005, peaked at number 4 on the
Italian Albums Chart and was certified Platinum, selling more than 90,000 copies. In 2005 she also received the
De André Award, the ''Leone d'Argento
as "Musical Revelation of the Year" the lead single from her second album, titled Il popolo dei sogni''. On 30 March 2007 the album was re-released with additional bonus tracks, and it was supported by a tour in Germany.
Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie (
Province of Imperia, Liguria) in 2009 In 2009 she signed a recording contract with
Sony Music and she published her fourth studio album, titled
Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie. The first single from the album, "
Il mio amore unico", was performed during the
59th Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the "Artists" section, but it failed to reach the final. Despite the competition's outcome, the single was strongly aired by Italian radios, reaching the first position in the airplay chart and peaked at number 5 on the Italian Albums Chart. The other singles from the album are "La più bella canzone d'amore che c'è" and "Un dolce incantesimo". In April 2009, she recorded the song "
Domani 21/04.09" with the
charity supergroup Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo, formed to raise money for the population struck by the
earthquake in L'Aquila. To support the same population, in June 2009 she sang together with more than 40 Italian female singers at the
San Siro Stadium. The event, organized by
Laura Pausini, was titled ''Amiche per l'Abruzzo''. On 18 June 2009, she was the support act for
Depeche Mode's concert in
Milan, during their
Tour of the Universe.
Evoluzione della specie On 8 April 2011, Dolcenera released the single "
Il sole di domenica", which was later included in her fifth studio album,
Evoluzione della specie, recorded from June to November 2010 and released on 17 May 2011 by
EMI Music Italy. The second single from the album, "L'amore è un gioco", was released on 26 August 2011. To promote the music video for the song, starring four
Playboy Playmates, Dolcenera appeared on the cover of the Italian version of the
men's magazine Playboy. On 12 November 2011, Dolcenera embarked on a new leg of her tour, performing in theaters throughout Italy. She also featured on the Italian version of
Professor Green's song "
Read All About It (Tutto quello che devi sapere)", included in British rapper's second studio album,
At Your Inconvenience, and released as a digital single on 9 December 2011. In February 2012, Dolcenera participated in the
62nd Sanremo Music Festival, placing sixth with the song "
Ci vediamo a casa", written for the soundtrack of
Maurizio Ponzi's film with the same title. The song was included on the 2012 version of her fifth album,
Evoluzione della specie², released on 15 February 2012. On 16 February 2012, during the third night of the Festival, she dueted with Professor Green in "My Life Is Mine", a cover version of "
Vita spericolata" by
Vasco Rossi. In March 2012, Dolcenera received a
TRL Awards nomination in the category Italians Do It Better. In April 2012, she will embark on the
Ci vediamo in tour, promoting her fifth studio album throughout Italy.
Le stelle non tremano and The Voice of Italy Dolcenera's sixth studio album,
Le stelle non tremano, was released in 2015, preceded by the singles "Niente al mondo", "Accendi lo spirito", "Fantastica", and "Un peccato". In 2016, she competed in the
66th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Ora o mai più (Le cose cambiano)". Her entry placed 15th in the final. Shortly after, Dolcenera was a coach on the fourth season of
The Voice of Italy. Alice Paba, a member of Dolcenera's team, ultimately won the competition.
Regina Elisabibbi and Anima Mundi In 2018, Dolcenera released the extended play
Regina Elisabibbi, featuring covers of Italian
trap songs, re-arranged as piano and voice ballads. The following year, she endorsed a
Greenpeace campaign against
marine plastic pollution, recording the song "Amaremare". The song was released as a single and its music video received the Roma Videoclip award. In 2022 Dolcenera was a coach on Italian talent show
The Band, broadcast by
Rai 1 and hosted by
Carlo Conti. In December of the same year, she released the album
Anima Mundi.
Pechino Express and San Marino Song Contest In 2025 Dolcenera was a contestant of Italian reality show
Pechino Express, competing as part of runner-up couple
I complici, together with her partner Gigi Campanile. In 2026 she competed in the
San Marino Song Contest with the song "My Love", receiving the Jury Award and the SIAE award. The song was released as a single on 10 April 2026, and its music video received a special award at the Rome Videoclip Awards. == Actress career ==