Background
Nathalie Beatrice Giannitrapani was born in Rome to a Sicilian father of Tunisian origin and a Belgian mother.
Nathalie Beatrice Giannitrapani was born in Rome to a Sicilian father of Tunisian origin and a Belgian mother.
She rose to fame after winning the fourth series of the Italian version of The X Factor in 2010. Her winning single, "In punta di piedi", was released immediately after the final of the show, and debuted atop the FIMI Top Digital Downloads chart. Her second studio set, Anima di vento, was released on 17 September 2013.
She began studying music at the age of 13 and writing her first songs at the age of 15, with lyrics in Italian, English and French (also speaking Spanish).
Giannitrapani songs are composed in accompaniment of a guitar and piano. In 1998, Giannitrapani was ranked third in the Spazio Aperto music competition.
In the same year Giannitrapani formed her first band, made up of artists. Marco Parente, Louisiana Crus and Max Gazzè.
From 2003 to 2004, Giannitrapani joined the band "Damage Done", a nu metal band, with the single "Thorns" and an album of the same name.
Giannitrapani has also worked in the staging of the musicals Les Misérables and The Neverending Story. 2010: X Factor and In punta di piedi
In 2010, Giannitrapani auditioned for the fourth series of the Italian X Factor, she passed to the live shows, and placed in the 25+ category, mentored by Elio. Giannitrapani"s debut single "In punta di piedi" was released as a digital download, on 24 November, and on Civil Defense on 30 November.
2011-2012: Sanremo Music Festival and Vivo sospesa
In 2011, Giannitrapani compted in the "Big Artists" section of the 61st Sanremo Festival with her entry "Vivo sospesa".
The song finished 7th in a field of 14 and was released as the lead single from Nathalie"s debut studio album, titled Vivo sospesa and issued by Sony Music in February 2011. In 2011, Nathalie also dubbed Gloria in the Italian version of Happy Feet 2.
In 2012, Giannitrapani appeared as an actress during an episode of the fifth season of Italian comedy television series I Cesaroni. 2013: Anima di vento
In August 2013, Nathalie released the single "Sogno d"estate", featuring Italian singer Raf.
The single preceded her second studio album, Anima di vento, released on 17 September 2013 and also featuring duets with Franco Battiato and Toni Childs.