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Stefano Belisari (born 30 July 1961 in Milan), nicknamed Elio, is an Italian singer and musician. He is the founding members of the Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese.
Career
Elio founded Elio e le Storie Tese in 1980.[1] He is the lead vocalist and occasionally plays the transverse flute (in which he is a graduate at the Milan Conservatory),[2] the electric guitar and the electric bass.[3]
In 2002, Elio graduated from the Politecnico di Milano with a MSc degree in electronic engineering.[4] He had previously interrupted his studies following the success of his music career.[5]
The texts of his songs are humorous and irreverent, and he listed Frank Zappa as a primary influence.[6][7][8][9][10]
He has been a judge on the panel of the Italian version of The X Factor for five seasons, winning two of them through acts he mentored, Nathalie (season 4, 2010) and Giò Sada (season 9, 2015).[11][12]
References
- ^ "La band". ElioeleStorieTese.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Niente Storie tese Elio è al flauto". la Repubblica (in Italian). 6 August 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Biografia di Elio". Rockol (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Riva, Orsola (23 August 2016). "Unesco, Banfi o Checco Zalone che ha la laurea? Da Mr. Bean a Chiellini, quei laureati che non-ti aspetti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Stefano Belisari. Sottili genialità musicali". Biografieonline (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Lo Giudice, Antonio. "Elio e le Storie Tese. Tecniche di resistenza al nulla". Ondarock.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Tricomi, Antonio (4 May 2008). "La musica senza etichette dei militanti irriverenti". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Giudici, Luca (4 May 2008). "La vita tesa di Elio". Bravo! Online (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Umorismo e qualità Elio e le Storie Tese non-deludono mai". BergamoNews.it (in Italian). 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Donadio, Beppe (2 January 2019). "Alla ricerca del Sacro Umorismo (intervista a Elio)". laRegione (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "X Factor, vincono Nathalie ed Elio (ma anche Morgan)". Libero (in Italian). 23 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Prisco, Francesco (11 December 2015). "X Factor, nella notte dei Coldplay vince Giosada, il rocker con l'inedito "meridionalista"". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
- Elio e le Storie Tese official website (in Italian)