Teresa De Sio has been played on NTS shows including All Trades w/ Chuggy, with Lupita Nel Bosco first played on 21 August 2019.

Teresa De Sio Born November 3, 1952 (age 68) Origin Naples, Italy Genres Folk Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, Guitar Years active Since 1976 Labels Philips Records Website www.teresadesio.com Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian pop-folk singer and songwriter. She is the elder sister of actress Giuliana De Sio.

Biography and career Teresa De Sio was born in Naples and grew up in Cava de' Tirreni, where her family was originally from. In 1976 she started her career as a vocalist with Eugenio Bennato and Musicanova, a group which focused on Neapolitan folk music.

In 1980 she launched her solo career with the album (Sulla terra sulla luna). Her second album Teresa De Sio, sung in Neapolitan, was met with critical and commercial success and sold over 500,000 copies in italy.[3] Her third album Tre (1982), sold over 500,000 copies and reinforced her status as one of Italy's most promising talents; some of her well-known songs from this period include Voglia 'e turnà, Aumm aumm, 'E pazzielle, Terra 'e nisciuno and Ario'.

De Sio collaborated with Brian Eno for her next two albums, Africana (1985) and Sindarella suite (1988). In the 1990s her work became more politically engaged. In her 1995 album Un libero cercare she worked with Fabrizio De André and Fiorella Mannoia.

In 2003 performed, along with Stewart Copeland and Vittorio Cosma at "La Notte della Taranta" in Melpignano.[4] In 2005 De Sio participated to the 62nd edition with the documentary Craj [a] The film was directed by Davide Marengo, and went on to win the Lino Micciché Prize.[5]

Discography Solo albums 1978 – Villanelle Popolaresche del '500 1980 – Sulla terra sulla luna 1982 – Teresa De Sio 1983 – Tre 1985 – Africana 1986 – Toledo e regina 1988 – Sindarella suite 1991 – Ombre rosse 1993 – La mappa del nuovo mondo 1995 – Un libero cercare 1997 – Primo viene l'amore 1999 – La notte del Dio che balla 2004 – A Sud! A Sud! 2007 – Sacco e fuoco 2011 - Tutto cambia Compilation albums[edit] 1991 – Voglia 'e turnà 1998 – Successi 2002 – Voglia 'e turnà e altri successi 2006 – Primo viene l'amore: Le più belle canzoni di Teresa De Sio 2012 – Primo viene l'amore: Mediterranea Singles[edit] 1995 - "Animali Italiani" 2011 - "Inno Nazionale" / "Non Dormo Mai Tutta La Notte" / "Padroni E Bestie" Notes[edit] ^ Meaning "tomorrow" in various Southern Italian dialects. ^ Various singers. References[edit] ^ Article on the web archive of Corriere della Sera (in Italian). ^ The year of 1952 is given on the De Sio family tree: De Sio, Alfonso (1994). La Divina Commedia Cavaiola (in Italian). Cava de' Tirreni: Emilio di Mauro SpA. pp. 14–15. ISBN 88-86473-02-8. ^ Teresa De Sio page on europmusic.eu ^ https://www.stewartcopeland.net/works/1046/la-notte-della-taranta ^ Infos on craj.net

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