Irene Grandi

Irene Grandi has brown hair and green eyes, a combination that suits her average build. She stands 5'5" tall and weighs 126 lbs. The Italian musician, originally from Florence, Tuscany, has been active since 1992, when she started at around 22 years old. Over her 34-year career, she has sold about 5 million records and earned nine top-ten albums plus six top-ten singles, including one that reached number one on the Italian charts. She has participated in the Sanremo Music Festival five times, reaching the podium in 2000 with a song co-written with Vasco Rossi. She has also performed at Festivalbar six times, winning the Radio Awards twice. In 2009, she won a Wind Music Award, and in 2011, a Sanremo Hit Award.

Irene debuted at Sanremo in the New Proposed category with "Fuori" in 1994, the same year Andrea Bocelli won. Her self-titled first album featured songs written with Eros Ramazzotti and Jovanotti. Subsequent albums include "In vacanza da una vita," "Per fortuna purtroppo," "Verde rosso e blu," "Kose da Grandi," and "Indelebile." In 2003, she sang lead vocals on "Blue," the closing track of Hector Zazou's album Strong Currents. She transitioned to television presenting in 2004, co-hosting Festivalbar with Marco Maccarini. Her Sanremo appearances continued in 2010, 2015, and 2020. She has also sung in Spanish and performed duets in German, French, Indian, and African languages.