Gala (singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gala Rizzatto |
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6 September 1975 Milan, Italy |
| Genres | Electronic, dance, pop, Eurodance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Matriarchy Records 2005-2014, Clipper Sound (Spain) 2012-2014, EMI (France / Middle East) 2006, Universal (1999-2002), DIY (Italy) 1996-1998 |
| Website | www |
Gala (born Gala Rizzatto, 6 September 1975) is an Italian pop singer and songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. Gala has sold over six million records worldwide. Her debut album Come Into My Life included the multiplatinum singles "Freed from Desire", "Let a Boy Cry" and "Come Into My Life" which reached the Top 3 in music charts across Europe, South America, Russia and the Middle East.
Named by her parents after Salvador Dalí and Paul Eluard's muse, Gala Dali, Gala left Italy at 17 to attend art school in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1993 she moved to New York where she graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts and became a photographer capturing the New York underground scene of artists and club-goers in the city.
In exchange of a photo for a European DJ, Gala recorded her first demo. "Freed from Desire" was written by Gala in New York and then mailed overseas on a cassette tape. It was recorded in London and was released by Italian independent label Do It Yourself Records.
In 1996, Gala was voted Best Female Singer of the Year in Italy by the magazine Musica e Dischi. In July 1997 she was awarded the Italian Dance Award as the best pop-dance artist of the year. Gala achieved a Diamond recording award in France, a Platinum record in Benelux and a Gold record in the United Kingdom. The same year she was nominated for the Best Dance Act at the Mobo Awards in the UK alongside The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and Orbital. In July 1997 she won Best Foreign Artist of the Year at the Midem in Cannes, France.
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