EROS RAMAZZOTTI

Eros Luciano Walter Ramazzotti (born October 28, 1963), known simply as Eros Ramazzotti, is an Italian musician and singer-songwriter. Ramazzotti is popular in Italy and most European countries, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish. Ramazzotti's first single, "Ad un amico" , was released in 1982, and was not particularly well received. Soon after, Eros met Renato Brioschi, who mentored the young artist toward his first success in 1984 at the highly regarded Sanremo Festival. His song, "Terra promessa" won the Newcomers' category, and was subsequently released widely throughout Europe. In 1985, Ramazzotti again took part in the Sanremo Festival with his song "Una storia importante", taken from his debut album Cuori agitati . While only placing sixth at the festival, "Una storia importante" was released as a single and became a huge hit in many European countries, including France where it sold a million units. His second album Nuovi eroi , released in 1986, earned two Platinum-awards in Switzerland with over 100,000 sales, and Gold status in Germany with over 250,000 sales. At his third Sanremo Festival appearance in 1986 his memorable single, "Adesso tu" from Nuovi eroi won the overall competition.

1: Eros Ramazzotti is

a)      only a singer   b) a musician and singer-songwriter  c) is famous only in Italy   d) a famous footballer

2. Eros Ramazzotti

a)  is very famous in the English speaking world   b) is very famous in Japan  c) is very famous throughout the Spanish-speaking world   d) is very famous in India

3. Eros Ramazzotti’s song “Una storia importante”

a) was a huge hit in U.S.A.   b) won a Golden status in Germany   c) earned two Platinum-awards in Switzerland    d) sold a million units in France