Tiziano Ferro (February 21, 1980) is one of the most successful Italian artists of the 21st century, best known internationally for his European hit “Perdono” and his Latin American hit “Tardes Negras”. In Italy his success has been non-stop, reaching new heights with every album. His versatile baritone voice is his most distinct quality, as it’s much heavier, deeper and bombastic than those of other male contemporary pop singers, especially on his later albums. He writes (almost) all of his songs by himself, and they usually deal with the human condition in some way, whether it be love, abandonment, depression, or hope. Musically most of his work is relatively traditional, using real instruments rather than electronic ones and intricate, timeless melodies as opposed to quick catchy tunes. He has explored a wide range of genres, from pure pop to R&B, hip hop, dance, rock, jazz, and swing, from typical Latin balladry to nu metal.
His music has often been a reflection of his personal state of mind, which for most of his career was dark, tortured and fearful. He has long struggled with eating disorders (as a teen he was severely overweight), and he also had a lot of difficulty coming to terms with his sexuality. His escapist nature caused him to isolate himself from his family and friends, living in Mexico for a few years and then England for another five. For years he was very lonely, focused only on his work and nothing else. The ensuing depression nearly killed him. To save himself, he risked his career in 2010 by coming out of the closet, something very difficult to do in Italy, one of the most conservative and homophobic countries in Europe. Fortunately, the people’s love for him has proved strong enough, and he is now more successful and happier than ever.
In short
Italian pop star
Unique, deep voice
Started out as R&B, now does a little bit of everything
Successful stadium act
Openly gay
Tiziano's Discography
Tiziano has been very successful with each album, and he has many signature songs. Almost all of his singles were big hits, and he has released 30 of them (and a few more with other artists).
You can watch this video for a quick review of his career:
His greatest hits album TZN is a good introduction as well.
His biggest, most remembered hits are:
"Perdono"
"Imbranato"
"Sere Nere"
"Non Me Lo So Spiegare"
"Ti Scatterò Una Foto"
"Il Regalo Più Grande"
"Indietro"
"La Differenza Tra Me E Te"
His albums:
Rosso Relativo (2001)
Description: debut, standard pop/R&B, catchy
Sales: 400,000+ in Italy, 1 million+ worldwide
#9 best selling album of 2002
111 Centoundici (2003)
Description: critical breakthrough, depth, variety, international sound
Sales: 500,000+ in Italy, 1 million+ worldwide
#6 best selling album of 2004
Nessuno È Solo (2006)
Description: deeper voice, melancholic, acoustic, more ballads
Sales: 550,000+ in Italy, 1 million+ worldwide
#7 best selling album of 2006
#6 best selling album of 2007
#77 best selling album of 2008
#135 best selling album of 2009
Alla Mia Età (2008)
Description: heavy, dark, orchestral, inspirational, grown up
Sales: 600,000+ in Italy
#9 best selling album of 2008
#1 best selling album of 2009
#28 best selling album of 2010
L'Amore È Una Cosa Semplice (2011)
+ L'Amore È Una Cosa Swing [EP] (2012)
Description: wider array of styles, career celebration, liberation
Sales: 425,000+ in Italy
#8 best selling album of 2011
#1 best selling album of 2012
#33 best selling album of 2013
TZN - The Best of Tiziano Ferro (2014)
Description: all of the singles and a lot more
Sales: 380,000+ in Italy
#3 best selling album of 2014
#2 best selling album of 2015
Tiziano is also a bestselling author. After coming out as gay in 2010, he released the book Trent'anni E Una Chiacchierata Con Papà, a large collection of diaries that he kept since he was a teenager. He did so to help the people understand what he went through, and to stop them from making the same mistakes.
In 2012 he released a short sequel to let people know what the whole process of coming out was like for him, because they kept asking. He has no plans to release more books.
G♯5 ("Giugno '84")
F5 ("Xverso" live at Turin 2012)
C♯5 ("Perdono", "Sere Nere")
B4 ("Perdono, "Sere Nere", "Non Me Lo So Spiegare)"
B♭4 ("Sere Nere", "Boom Boom (Live)")
A4 ("La Differenza Tra Me E Te")
G♯4 ("Alla Mia Età", "Imbranato")
G4 ("Il Regalo Più Grande", "Ti Scatterò Una Foto", "L'amore è Una Cosa Semplice")
F♯4 ("Sere Nere", "L'ultima Notte Al Mondo")
Significant Low Notes:
C2 ("La Differenza Tra Me E Te")
C♯2 ("Per Dirti Ciao", "L'amore è Una Cosa Semplice")
E♭2 ("La Traversata Dell'estate", "Ma So Proteggerti", "Il Regalo Più Grande")
E2 ("Il Regalo Più Grande", "La Differenza Tra Me E Te", "Ti Voglio Bene", "La Fine")
F♯2 ("Sere Nere", "Non Me Lo So Spiegare", "L'ultima Notte Al Mondo")
Rosso Relativo (2305 plays)
1. Le cose che non dici 339
2. Rosso relativo 267
3. Perdono 365
4. Imbranato 431
5. Di più 113
6. Mai nata 226
7. Primavera non è più 128
8. Il confine 116
9. Boom boom 50
10. L'olimpiade 186
11. Soul-dier 1
12. Il bimbo dentro 83
111 (2690 plays)
1. Centoundici 81
2. Xverso 178
3. Sere nere 403
4. Ti voglio bene 364
5. In bagno in aeroporto 151
6. Non me lo so spiegare 576
7. Mia nonna 144
8. 10 Piegamenti! 57
9. Temple bar 71
10. Giugno '84 204
11. Eri come l'oro ora sei come loro 82
12. Chi non ha talento insegna 148
13. 13 anni 102
14. Universal prayer 129
Nessuno è Solo (9026 plays)
1. Tarantola d'Africa 1543
2. Ti scatterò una foto 666
3. Ed ero contentissimo 2177
4. Stop! Dimentica 500
5. E fuori è buio 1156
6. Salutandotiaffogo 300
7. E Raffaella è mia 289
8. La paura che... 1061
9. Baciano le donne 257
10. Già ti guarda Alice 549
11. Mio fratello 357
12. Mi credo 119
13. Stop! Dimentica (Acoustic) 52
Alla Mia Età (7356 plays)
1. La tua vita non passerà 380
2. Alla mia età 1144
3. Il sole esiste per tutti 264
4. Indietro 603
5. Il regalo più grande 1580
6. Il tempo stesso 114
7. La paura non esiste 497
8. La traversata dell'estate 299
9. Scivoli di nuovo 953
10. Assurdo pensare 406
11. Per un po' sparirò 266
12. Fotografie della tua assenza 476
13. Breathe gentle 357
14. Alla mia età (Acoustic) 17
L'amore è Una Cosa Semplice (15586 plays)
1. Hai delle isole negli occhi 692
2. L'amore è una cosa semplice 932
3. La differenza tra me e te 4666
4. La fine 1299
5. Smeraldo 1059
6. Interludio: 10.000 scuse 474
7. L'ultima notte al mondo 1022
8. Paura non ho 360
9. TVM 266
10. Troppo buono 536
11. Quiero vivir con vos 268
12. ...Ma so proteggerti 827
13. Per dirti ciao! 1529
14. Karma 365
15. Eri come l'oro ora sei come loro (L'amore è una cosa swing) 279
16. L'olimpiade (L'amore è una cosa swing) 48
17. La differenza tra me e te (L'amore è una cosa swing) 46
18. Il bimbo dentro (L'amore è una cosa swing) 261
19. Xverso (L'amore è una cosa swing) 86
20. Per te (for you) (L'amore è una cosa swing) 480
21. TVM/Quiero vivir con vos (Live in Milan) (L'amore è una cosa swing) 91
TZN - The Best of Tiziano Ferro (8878 plays)
1. Lo stadio 391
2. Incanto 1200
3. Senza scappare mai più 1031
4. Se il mondo si fermasse 285
5. Il vento 3219
6. Angelo mio 298
7. Sulla mia pelle 142
8. Quando ritornerai 46
9. (Tanto)³ 311
10. Latina 373
11. Aria di vita 365
12. Difendimi per sempre 244
13. L'amore e basta! 64
14. Cambio casa 374
15. Le passanti 407
16. Il re di chi ama troppo 128
Il Mestiere Della Vita (1970 plays)
1. Epic 74
2. "Solo" è solo una parola 34
3. Il mestiere della vita 75
4. Valore assoluto 51
5. Il conforto 317
6. Lento / veloce 115
7. Troppo bene (per stare male) 40
8. My Steelo 29
9. Potremmo ritornare 763
10. Ora perdona 137
11. Casa è vuota 22
12. La tua vita intera 265
13. Quasi quasi 48
when I read "Tiziano Ferro" i thought: must be Kworb
and yes, you were
Of course. Tiziano is my everything. He will never leave my avatar again. And his enchanting, charismatic smile will eventually turn everyone on ATRL into fans.
Dietro questo speciale non c’era una direzione artistica degna di un minimo interesse: brutte le luci, racconto sottotono, montaggio sconclusionato. Poi, che Tiziano non avesse il pallino per la moda, lo sapevamo. Ma vederlo allo sbaraglio con un maglione da soffitta e casual come l’ultimo degli stagisti non fa onore, comunque, a un artista internazionale. Non è un caso che per i videoclip e le interviste di copertina qualcuno ci fa un attimino più attenzione a queste cose.
Oh no they didn't. He has amazing fashion sense. There's nothing wrong with a casual sweater. He's a normal guy, not a clown.
I've never liked any of the Spanish versions. They just sound so bad compared to the Italian ones. And I usually like Spanish music. I think it's cause when he translates the lyrics, the word endings don't flow as well. It would be fine if the song was written in Spanish originally.
I've never liked any of the Spanish versions. They just sound so bad compared to the Italian ones. And I usually like Spanish music. I think it's cause when he translates the lyrics, the word endings don't flow as well. It would be fine if the song was written in Spanish originally.
yeah, but I don't really know Italian XD, only some of French, Japanese, Portuguese and 100% English and Spanish
the that's the reason I didn't use to listen that much to the Italian versions
I've never liked any of the Spanish versions. They just sound so bad compared to the Italian ones. And I usually like Spanish music. I think it's cause when he translates the lyrics, the word endings don't flow as well. It would be fine if the song was written in Spanish originally.
I agree.
Also, I always found Spanish a bit of a 'rough' language.
Italian is very musical and flow-y cause almost all words end in a vowel so you don't have harsh word endings like in Spanish.
Tiziano is my everything. He will never leave my avatar again. And his enchanting, charismatic smile will eventually turn everyone on ATRL into fans. 
He has amazing fashion sense. There's nothing wrong with a casual sweater. 
He's a normal guy, not a clown.