Early life The elder of two daughters, to Fabrizio Pausini and Gianna Ballardini. She grew up in
Solarolo, a small
comune in the same region.
[A] Her father is a former pianist who also played as a
sessionman for
ABBA's
Frida Lyngstad and entered a band whose members later founded the Italian pop group
Pooh. Her first live performance was on 16 May 1985, when she sang together with her father in a restaurant in
Bologna. Following this, her father started giving her singing lessons and she continued to perform alongside him in local piano bars. In the meanwhile, she also started singing in a
church choir. In 1987 she recorded her first
demo album, produced by her father and released to promote her live shows. Titled
I sogni di Laura, it consisted of eight covers and five new songs. In 1991 she participated in the
Castrocaro Music Festival singing
Liza Minnelli's "
New York, New York", but she failed to reach the final stage of the competition. Despite being declared the joint winner with another contestant, After impressing him with a performance of an unreleased
Mia Martini song, Pausini obtained her first recording contract, becoming one of the first artists discovered by Giannini, who later launched the careers of several Italian acts, including
Irene Grandi. After being admitted to the final, held on 27 February 1993, she won the competition, receiving 7,464 votes from the juries and beating
Gerardina Trovato with "Ma non ho più la mia città", who took second place with 7,209 votes. The song also became a commercial success in Italy, and it is still one of Pausini's best-known hits. Following the success obtained with her debut single, Pausini started working on her first professional album,
Laura Pausini. The album was recorded while Pausini was still a high school student where she got her
diploma a few months after the release of her debut studio set. Released by
CGD Records in May 1993, The album was also promoted through an Italian outdoor tour during the summer of 1993. In late 1993, the album was released in the rest of Europe, peaking at number three on the
Dutch Albums Chart and reaching the top spot in Belgium. It also achieved commercial success in South America, being certified gold in Brazil and Argentina. Worldwide sales of Pausini's debut studio album exceed two million units. it peaked at number five on the
French Singles Chart and it reached the top spot of the
Dutch Top 40 and became a hit in Italy, in the Netherlands and in Flanders. The single launched Pausini's second studio album,
Laura, released in February 1994. According to CGD Records, the album sold 150,000 copies in Italy in its first week, with initial shipments of 200,000 units. It also peaked at number one on the Dutch Albums Chart and entered the charts in Belgium and
Switzerland, selling three million copies worldwide and receiving the Premio Europa for her international success. In 1994 she was also awarded with her second
Telegatto, receiving the prize for Best Female Artist. In the meanwhile, she started an Italian tour to promote her album. During the same year, Pausini released her first Spanish-language album,
Laura Pausini, a compilation of ten adapted versions of hits from her previous albums, issued by
Dro Records. where it was later certified diamond by the
Association of Phonographic and Videographic of Spain for sales exceeding one million units. Pausini was the first non-Spanish artist to achieve this result. Following the commercial success obtained in the country, the Spanish Institute of Italian Culture awarded her a "Globo de Platino" for contributing in the spread of Italian culture in Spain. The album was successful in Latin America too, being certified platinum by the
Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers, and the Chilean division of the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Moreover, the first four singles from the album, "La soledad", "Se fue", "Amores extraños" and "Gente", entered the top 30 on the
Hot Latin Songs chart compiled by
Billboard. Thanks to these results,
Billboard ranked Pausini the second female revelation of 1994, after
Mariah Carey. In 1995 Pausini also received the
World Music Award for Best Selling Italian Recording Artist and the
Lo Nuestro Award for Best New Artist of the Year. Pausini's first record for the British market was a
self-titled compilation album released in 1995, including nine Italian-language hits and an English-language version of her first single, "La solitudine (Loneliness)", whose lyrics were adapted by
Tim Rice. "La solitudine (Loneliness)" was initially set to be released as a single in the
United Kingdom on 19 June 1995, but it was postponed and released in September of the same year. Both the album and the single obtained a very poor commercial reception, failing to enter the charts in the United Kingdom.
1996–1997: Le cose che vivi Following the success obtained by Pausini's debut Spanish album, her third studio set was released on 12 September 1996 both in Italian and Spanish, under the titles
Le cose che vivi and
Las cosas que vives, respectively. Starting from that moment, Pausini has recorded most of her songs both in her native language and in Spanish, in a practice that, according to
AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier, has "come to define her career and compound her success". A special edition of the album was also released in Brazil, featuring three additional bonus tracks in Portuguese. and titled "Inolvidable" in its version for the Hispanic market. Other singles from the album include the title-track "
Le cose che vivi", whose Spanish-language version topped the
Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart, "
Ascolta il tuo cuore", "Seamisai" and "Dos enamorados", which was not released in its Italian-language version. The album sold 3,500,000 copies worldwide At the
9th Lo Nuestro Awards for Latin Music, Pausini was nominated for Pop Female Singer and Video of the Year for the Spanish-language version of "
Le cose che vivi". In December 1996, Pausini was among the artists singing for
Pope John Paul II during the
Natale in Vaticano concert, a Christmas show held at the
Paul VI Audience Hall. During the event, she performed a cover of
John Lennon's "
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and the song "Il mondo che vorrei". In February 1997 she was also invited as a guest to the
Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. On 1 March 1997, she launched from
Geneva the World Wide Tour in support of the album, giving concerts in Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain,
France, as well as in the
United States, In August of the same year, during the last night of the
Festivalbar, she received the International Award for the success she achieved abroad.
1998–1999: La mia risposta / Mi respuesta In 1998, Pausini released her fourth studio album,
La mia risposta, together with its Spanish-language counterpart,
Mi respuesta. The album, which included a song penned by
Phil Collins, was dubbed by Italian music critics as a mature work, with influences from
soul music, it was a moderate commercial success, selling two million copies worldwide. and was followed by "
In assenza di te" and "
La mia risposta", the latter being performed during the
Festivalbar in 1999. To promote the album, Pausini began in early 1999 the
La Mia Risposta World Tour '99, during which she performed in theatres throughout Europe. On 1 June 1999, she was one of the artists performing along with Italian
tenor Luciano Pavarotti in
Modena during his annual "Pavarotti and Friends" concert. Pavarotti and Pausini duetted in the Italian version of the
aria "
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz", titled "Tu che m'hai preso il cuor", from
Franz Lehár's
operetta Das Land des Lächelns. The live performance was later included in the album
Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Guatemala and Kosovo. In 1999, she also contributed the
Richard Marx composition "
One More Time" to the
Message in a Bottle soundtrack. The track was produced by
David Foster who was featured on piano.
2000–2001: Tra te e il mare / Entre tú y mil mares In 2000, she recorded the song "The Extra Mile" for the soundtrack of the movie
Pokémon 2000: The Power of One. The song was included in the album
Tra te e il mare, released on 11 September 2000 and preceded by the
homonymous single, written by Italian pop singer
Biagio Antonacci. Other singles from the album include "
Il mio sbaglio più grande", which was a top 20 hit in Italy, and "Volevo dirti che ti amo", whose Spanish-language version "Quiero decirte que te amo" peaked at number 15 on the
Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart. The album also features the songs "Viaggio con te", which was composed by her father and which was awarded in 2001 with an Italian Lunezia Award for Best Songwriter of the Year, and "Per vivere", written from the point of view of a homeless child Pausini met in
Rio de Janeiro and dedicated to two Brazilian children
sponsored by her.
Tra te e il mare received a nomination for Album of the Year at the Premio Italiano della Musica, while Pausini was nominated for Best Female Artist during the same award ceremony, as well as in the first edition of the
Italian Music Awards, held in February 2001. A Spanish-language version of the album, titled
Entre tú y mil mares, was released shortly before the Italian-language edition, on 11 September 2000. Pausini's first international
greatest hits album was released in 2001, both in an Italian-language version and in a Spanish-language edition, titled
The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te and
Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti, respectively. The first single, "
E ritorno da te"—"Volveré junto a ti" in Spanish—was accompanied by a music video shot by Italian film director
Gabriele Muccino. The album also includes the single "Una storia che vale" and features guest appearances by Brazilian singer
Gilberto Gil in "Seamisai" and by Italian singer
Nek, who plays bass in "
Non c'è". Supported by the
2001/2002 World Tour, which started in Miami on 19 October 2001, During the concert she gave in
Milan on 2 December 2001 as part of the tour, Pausini also recorded her first live
video album, titled
Live 2001-2002 World Tour and released on 30 November 2002.
2002–2003: From the Inside In 2001, Pausini started working with producers such as
Patrick Leonard and
John Shanks on her first English-language album,
From the Inside. Released in Canada, Mexico and the United States by
Atlantic Records on 5 November 2002, the album did not get the expected success, selling 50,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen-Soundscan. The album singles "
Surrender" and "If That's Love" reached the top spot on the
Hot Dance Club Songs Chart, but Pausini, disappointed at her English-language debut being ignored in the U.S. outside the club scene, abandoned the promotion for
From the Inside due to her label promoting it as a dance album instead of a pop album as she requested. The album was later released in Europe too, selling 800,000 copies worldwide.
2004–2005: Resta in ascolto / Escucha and Grammy wins in 2004 In October 2004, Pausini released her eighth studio album,
Resta in ascolto, and its Spanish-language counterpart,
Escucha. Influenced by international artists including
Phil Collins and
Celine Dion, the recording is on the subject of a break-up and was written in 2002, during her separation from her ex-boyfriend and producer Alfredo Cerruti. The album features the song "Mi abbandono a te", co-written by Pausini,
Rick Nowels and
Madonna. It also includes the
Biagio Antonacci-written ballad "
Vivimi", whose Spanish-language version, "Viveme", won a
Billboard Latin Music Award in 2006 for Female Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, and the single "Benedetta passione", penned by Italian rock-star
Vasco Rossi. Well received by music critics, the album is mainly focused on themes of anger, bitterness, and interior peace, The album debuted at number one on the
Italian Albums Chart and sold 350,000 copies in Italy. Its Spanish version later won
Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the
Latin Grammy Awards of 2005 and
Best Latin Pop Album at the
48th Grammy Awards, The concerts she gave at the
Zénith de Paris on 22 and 23 March 2005 were filmed and released as a live album in November 2005, titled
Live in Paris 05. Pausini made a guest appearance on
Michael Bublé's 2005 live album
Caught in the Act, singing a duet with Bublé of
Lou Rawls' hit "
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". The duet was placed on both the
audio CD, and the full concert DVD that aired on
PBS as an episode of
Great Performances. At the
2006 Lo Nuestro Award, Pausini was nominated in the sections Album of the Year for
Escucha, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Viveme" and won the award for Best Female Pop Artist.
2006–2007: Io canto , in July 2007 In November 2006, Pausini released the album
Io canto / Yo canto, consisting of covers of Italian
pop rock songs. On the album liner notes, Pausini wrote: "here is the music I listen to when I'm at my saddest, or when I feel a moment is special, the songs I used to sing as a young girl when I first started performing, and above all those which taught me to love music, and how music can move you so deeply, regardless of its genre or style". The album also features duets with
Tiziano Ferro,
Juanes and
Johnny Hallyday. It debuted at number one on the
Italian Albums Chart and held the top spot for 8 non-consecutive weeks. It also became the best-selling album of 2006 in Italy, selling 500,000 copies in less than two months. On 8 November 2007, the album won
Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the
Latin Grammy Awards. Laura dedicated the award to the memory of Italian tenor
Luciano Pavarotti. Later on during the show she sang "
Vivere (Dare to Live)" alongside Italian singer
Andrea Bocelli. consisting of 20 concerts throughout the United States. On 2 June 2007, Pausini was the first female artist to play at the
San Siro Stadium in Milan, in front of a crowd of 70,000 spectators. On 30 November 2007, the concert was released on CD and DVD, under the title
San Siro 2007.
2008–2010: Primavera in anticipo, ''Amiche per l'Abruzzo, and Laura Live'' Pausini spent the first months of 2008 recording her tenth studio album,
Primavera in anticipo / Primavera anticipada. The Spanish language edition of the album was released on 11 November 2008, while the Italian language edition was released in Italy on 14 November 2008. The album was preceded by the single
"Invece no" / "En cambio no", released on 24 October 2008 and promoted with an appearance in
Piazza Trinità dei Monti in Rome on 14 November 2008. The album also features the single
"Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)" / Primavera anticipada (It Is My Song)", a duet with British singer-songwriter
James Blunt. Also in late 2008, French chansonnier
Charles Aznavour and Pausini recorded Aznavour's 1965 song "Paris au mois d'août" for Aznavour's
Duos album, both in French as well as the Italian version "Parigi in agosto". Pausini grew up listening to Aznavour's songs, and in a January 2009 interview on France 2's Vivement Dimanche hosted by
Michel Drucker, Aznavour said of Pausini, seated by his side after a live duet performance of "Paris au mois d'août", that "she knows the lyrics [to my songs] better than me." In November 2009
Primavera in anticipo went on to win Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the
Latin Grammy Awards. In 2010 Pausini also won the
Lo Nuestro Award for Female Artist of the Year. On 21 June 2009, Pausini organized a mega-concert in the
San Siro Stadium in Milan, raising money to support the victims of the
2009 L'Aquila earthquake. The concert, named ''Amiche per l'Abruzzo'', involved 43 Italian female singers and was later released on a DVD, which sold 250,000 copies in Italy. In the meanwhile, on 5 March 2009, Pausini began her
World Tour 2009 in
Turin, which reached Europe in May 2009 The last leg of the tour took place in Italy in November 2009. A CD of the tour, along with a DVD, was released on 27 November 2009 with the title
Laura Live World Tour 09 / Laura Live Gira Mundial 09. The album also includes three new songs, the singles
"Con la musica alla radio" / "Con la musica en la radio", "Non sono lei" / "Ella no soy" and "Casomai" / "Menos mal".
Inedito / Inédito, released both in Italian and Spanish on 11 November 2011. The title and the track list of the album were announced through Pausini's website on 10 September 2011. The first single from the album,
"Benvenuto" / "Bienvenido", was released on 12 September 2011. To promote the album, Pausini engaged the
Inedito World Tour, starting with 11 shows in Italy in late December 2011. The tour reached Latin America in January and February 2012. The European leg of her tour visited the principle arenas of France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, and concluded at the
Royal Albert Hall in London. The album also spawned the singles "
Non ho mai smesso" / "Jamás abandoné", "
Bastava" / "Bastaba", "
Mi tengo", "
Le cose che non-mi aspetto" / "Las cosas que no me espero" and "
Celeste". The song "
Troppo tempo" was originally chosen as the sixth and last single of the album, but when Pausini discovered her pregnancy she changed her mind to "Celeste". The album has sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide. The music video for "
Mi tengo", one of the singles from
Inedito, was directed by Gianluigi Fazio and
Giorgio Fazio. It was shot in March 2012 on a minimalist white set and premiered on 18 March 2012 at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence during the
Inedito World Tour. The video features Pausini and a group of dancers symbolically interpreting the song’s lyrics. On 25 June 2012, Pausini took part in the mega-concert Concerto per l'Emilia, organized to raise funds in support of the people affected by the
2012 Northern Italy earthquakes. During the show, Pausini duetted with
Cesare Cremonini, performing a cover of
Lucio Dalla's "
L'anno che verrà". On 27 November 2012, a special edition of
Inedito, in both Italian and Spanish, was released, featuring a live DVD recorded during the 2012 Inedito World Tour. The Italian-language version and the Spanish-language version of the DVD were recorded in
Bologna on 17 April 2012 and in
Madrid on 20 April 2012, respectively. The CD included in the new edition of
Inedito also features a live medley performed by Pausini on New Year's Eve 2012, as well as a duet with Venezuelan singer
Carlos Baute on the track "
Las cosas que no me espero", released as a single in Spain and the Americas. In 2012 Pausini also recorded an Italian-language duet with
Josh Groban, "E ti prometterò", included in his album
All That Echoes, released in February 2013.
2013–2014: 20 – The Greatest Hits On 26 February 2013, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her career, Pausini released a medley including the original versions in Italian, Spanish and English of the song which launched her career in 1993, "
La solitudine". The track was launched as a limited-edition digital single, available for purchase for a week only. On 1 June 2013 Pausini took part in the
Chime for Change concert at
Twickenham Stadium in London, supporting the global campaign of the same name for girls' and women's empowerment. Pausini performed the songs "
Io canto" and "
It's Not Goodbye". During the same year, she appeared as a featured artist on the track "
Sonríe (Smile)", included in American singer
Gloria Estefan's album
The Standards. In November 2013, Pausini also released a greatest hits album, titled
20 – The Greatest Hits in Italian and
20 – Grandes éxitos in Spanish. The album was preceded by the single "
Limpido"—"Limpio" in Spanish—recorded with Australian singer
Kylie Minogue. Other singles from the album include the new tracks "
Se non te" and "Dove resto solo io", released for the Italian market, and the revamped versions of "
Víveme" and "
Se fue", featuring
Alejandro Sanz and
Marc Anthony, respectively. Starting from December 2013, Pausini promoted her greatest hits album through
The Greatest Hits World Tour, giving concerts in her native Italy, as well as in other European countries, in Latin America, in the United States and in Canada. The tour also included performances during the
Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile and the Feria del Hogar in Peru. The concert she gave in
Taormina, featuring several guests, was conceived as the first Italian "one woman show", and it was broadcast by
Rai Uno in May 2014. A new version of the album was released in November 2014 for the hispanophone market. The new edition includes a duet with
Thalía in "
Sino a ti", a new version of "
Entre tu y mil mares", featuring
Melendi, and a re-recording of "Donde quedo solo yo", performed with
Álex Ubago. The latter was also recorded under the title "Jo sempre hi seré", becoming Pausini's first
Catalan song. This version was included in
El disc de La Marató 2014, a compilation album related to the
telethon organized by Catalan channel
TV3, with the purpose of raising money against
cardiovascular diseases. On 13 November 2014, Pausini was the first artist to be inducted in the newly created Paseo de las Estrellas in
Tijuana, Mexico. In Autumn 2014, Pausini was one of the four coaches of the fourth season of the Mexican reality show and singing competition
La Voz. Pausini also served as a coach for the third series of the Spanish version of the competition,
La Voz, which debuted on
Telecinco in January 2015. During the same year, she continued her tour, which reached Australia and Russia.
2015–2016: Simili, television work, and Laura Xmas At the
27th Lo Nuestro Awards, Pausini received a special award in recognition of her music career trajectory. After performing a medley of songs including the salsa version of "
Se fué" with
Marc Anthony, she stated that although she is Italian, "half of my heart beats Latino". In August 2015, Pausini co-wrote the song "Como yo sabría", with fellow Italian singer-songwriter
Virginio Simonelli. The song was recorded by Maverick Lopes, a runner-up in the third season of
La Voz Spain, mentored by Pausini herself during the competition. In September of the same year, Pausini, together with singers
Alejandro Sanz and
Ricky Martin, was a judge in the
Univision talent show
La banda, created by
Simon Cowell. Pausini's eleventh studio album,
Simili, was released on 6 November 2015. The first single from the album, "Lato destro del cuore"—"Lado derecho del corazón" in Spanish—was written by
Biagio Antonacci. The album's title track, after being released as its second single, was chosen as the opening song of the third season of the Italian TV series
Braccialetti rossi. The album also spawned the singles "En la puerta de al lado", "Innamorata" / "Enamorada", "Ho creduto a me" / "He creído en mi" and "200 note". The Spanish-language version of the album,
Similares, received a nomination for a
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. In April 2016, Pausini hosted with
Paola Cortellesi the variety show
Laura e Paola, broadcast in Italy by
Rai 1. The show included three episodes. Thanks to the show, Pausini received an award at the Premio TV 2016 as TV Personality Revelation of the Year. In June 2016, Pausini became the first Italian female artist to perform a tour in Italian stadiums. Her
Pausini Stadi Tour 2016 included concerts at the
San Siro Stadium in Milan, at the
Stadio Olimpico in Rome, and at the
Stadio della Vittoria in Bari. The second and third legs of the tour consisted of shows in Latin America and Europe, respectively, and concluded in October 2016. In late 2016, Pausini was also confirmed as a judge on the second series of
La banda. On 4 November 2016, Pausini released her first Christmas album,
Laura Xmas, titled
Laura Navidad in its Spanish version. The album, produced by
Patrick Williams and recorded with his orchestra, was launched with a performance at
Disneyland Paris.
2017–2018: Fatti sentire In autumn 2017, Pausini returned as a coach on the sixth series of
La Voz... México. Her new studio album,
Fatti sentire, was released on 16 March 2018, both in its Italian-language version and in its Spanish-language counterpart, titled
Hazte sentir. The lead single "
Non è detto"—"Nadie ha dicho" in Spanish—was released on 16 January 2018. The single was performed during the final night of the
68th Sanremo Music Festival, where Pausini appeared as a special guest. "Nadie ha dicho" premiered in the United States with a performance during the
Lo Nuestro Awards gala on 22 February 2018, which were co-hosted by Pausini herself. In spring 2018, Pausini also appeared as a judge on the third series of Spanish talent show
Factor X, which was won by Pol Granch, one of the contestants she mentored as part of the Boys category. To promote
Fatti sentire, she embarked on a worldwide tour, starting with two concerts at the
Circus Maximus in Rome, which then passed throughout the United States and Latin America. In the fall, she returned to perform throughout Italy between September and October. The two concerts in Eboli, originally to be done in September, were rescheduled for November. She performed in Europe: Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland.
2019–2021: LB Stadi Tour, Una. Nessuna. Centomila, Golden Globe win, and Academy Award nomination In summer 2019, Pausini performed 11 concerts throughout Italy, along with
Biagio Antonacci, as part of their collaborative show titled
LB Stadi Tour. At the end of the tour, she announced a two-year break from recording music. In 2020, she returned as a coach in the Spanish edition of
La Voz. Pausini was set to perform a concert titled "Pausini BeMe" on 5 September 2020, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her official fan club. The concert was later cancelled, due to the Italian government's decision to prohibit all live concerts through October 2020, as part of the measures to contain the
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. In February 2020, while appearing as a guest in the
70th Sanremo Music Festival, she also announced a one-night-only concert in the RCF Campovolo in
Reggio Emilia, along with six other Italian female artists—
Elisa,
Fiorella Mannoia,
Alessandra Amoroso,
Emma,
Gianna Nannini, and
Giorgia—to help women suffering from domestic violence. Titled
Una. Nessuna. Centomila, the event was later postponed to 11 June 2022 due to the pandemic. In October 2020, Pausini released "
Io sì (Seen)", which was written in collaboration with
Diane Warren and Niccolò Agliardi and was created for the
Netflix feature film
The Life Ahead. Pausini recorded the song in five languages. The music video for the single also features the film's star
Sophia Loren. Thanks to the song, Pausini won the
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, making "Io sì (Seen)" the first Italian-language song to win the prize, and was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Original Song.
2022: Laura Pausini – Piacere di conoscerti and Eurovision Song Contest In July 2021, Pausini announced she has been working on a film since February 2020. The film, directed by
Ivan Cotroneo and set to be released on
Amazon Prime Video in 2022, is based on an idea by Pausini herself, and titled
Laura Pausini – Piacere di conoscerti. Pausini also starred in the film, thus debuting as an actress. The song "Scatola"—titled "Caja" in Spanish—was released as a single from the film's soundtrack. After performing "Scatola" during the second night of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2022, Pausini was announced to be one of the presenters of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held in
Turin in May, alongside
Alessandro Cattelan and
Mika. On 28 October 2022, Pausini was announced to be one of the four presenters of the
23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, which were held in
Las Vegas in November, alongside
Anitta,
Luis Fonsi and
Thalía. She was the first Italian artist to host the
Latin Grammy Awards.
30 years in international music The
Warner Music record company honoured Pausini at the beginning of 2023 for being the most listened to and awarded Italian singer worldwide, with almost a thousand concerts behind her. On 25 January 2023, Pausini announced two new concerts, to celebrate her 30-year career. Two events in exceptional locations;
Piazza San Marco in the Italian city of
Venice on 30 June and 1 & 2 July, and a month later in
Seville,
Spain, in the Plaza de España on 21 & 22 July. On 28 January 2023, she gave a charity concert at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, with
Giorgia Todrani and
Fiorello, an event created by the Bambino Gesù Onlus Foundation with the sponsorship of the Italian National Olympic Committee and the collaboration of Webuild, whose proceeds were donated to support the campaign
(Mi prendo cura di te) I take care of you, for the creation of the Pediatric Palliative Care Center of the Bambino Gesù Hospital. Pausini was honoured as the
Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year prior to the
24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in
Seville, Spain in November 2023, making her the first Italian to receive the honour. The Italian artist celebrated her 30-year career in music with three concerts in the
Piazza San Marco in Venice on 30 June, 1 and 2 July 2023 and with two concerts in the
Plaza de España, Seville on 21 and 22 July 2023 performing their hits and most iconic songs.
2023–present: Anime Parallele and Sanremo hosting Anime Parallele (Parallel Souls) is the fifteenth studio album by Pausini released worldwide on 27 October 2023. The album contains the song titled
Davanti a te, the song that Laura sang together with
Paolo Carta, on their wedding day, as their first wedding vows pronounced in the form of a song. In mid-January 2026, Pausini was announced as the main co-host of the
76th Sanremo Music Festival alongside
Carlo Conti. Shortly before Sanremo, she sang the
Italian national anthem at the
opening ceremony of the
2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. ==Artistry==