Jalisse

Jalisse is an Italian musical duo consisting of Alessandra Drusian and Fabio Ricci, who have been performing together for 14 years, and are still active.

Alessandra is a popular star in TV music and variety shows like Gran Premio, Luna di Miele and Bellezze al Bagno, and sings with top bands.

Fabio had his first album in 1987 with the band Vox Populi.

In 1997, Jalisse won the Sanremo Music Festival with Fiumi di parole (Rivers Of Words) and went on to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, where they reached a very respectable 4th place with 114 points. Gigi Vesigna in his book Vox Populi admitted that RAI, the Italian Nation TV Netowork and its managers, manipulated the votes in order to not make them win because the subsequent event in 1998 in Italy would have meant too much money. Jalisse were 4th in the entire competition with 144. Italy returned to Eurovision only in 2011. Jalisse applied to represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 but were not chosen.

In 2001–2002, Alessandra debuted as an actress in the musical Emotions under the direction of Sergio Japino. Her husband, meanwhile, decided to leave the singing entirely to her and dedicate himself to their small label,Tregatti productions and printed music.

In 2004, she released the single "6 Desiderio" that was innovatively promoted: it became the soundtrack of a Roman Taxicompany that inserted their voices and the bridge of the song in the call-center in addition to a one-month promotion in 70 vehicles. Poet and friend Norman Zoia came up with the statement "A taxi called desire" which contributed to the naming of the "Taxi Music dei Jalisse" enterprise.

In spring 2005, the album Siedi e ascolta (Sit and Listen), along with the Siebenpunkt.com's release of "Edel", was released in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. It contained two unedited songs, and a few completely revised songs from the previous album including a Spanish version of "Fiumi di parole", titled "Rios de palabras", which was dedicated to her South American fans. In Sweden, they won third place in an international competition, the "Baltic Song Contest" in Karlshamn.

...
Wikipedia