Career
Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. The track was included in his second studio album, Prima di essere uomo, whose second single, "Le cose che abbiamo in comune", became a radio hit in 1995 and received the Targa Tenco for Song of the Year.
In 1996 Silvestri released a double studio album, Il dado.
His following studio set, Sig. In 2000, he released his first greatest hits album, Occhi da orientale, launched by the single with the same name, released in September of the same year.
In December of the same year, the song received four Italian Music Awards for Song of the Year, Composition of the Year, Best Italian Arrangement and Best Italian Music Video.