THE FINAL OF THE CONTEST RESERVED FOR FEMALE SINGERSONGWRITERS WILL BE HELD IN AVERSA ON OCTOBER 27 AND 28, WITH THE SUPPORT OF SIAE AND NUOVOIMAIE
Nina Zilli will be the godmother of the 19th “Premio Bianca d'Aponte”, the contest reserved for female singer-songwriters that has now become a fixture in the Italian music scene.
She will be responsible for presiding over the jury of this new edition, scheduled to take place at the Cimarosa theater in Aversa on October 27 and 28, 2023, and for singing a song by Bianca d'Aponte, the singer-songwriter to whom the Award is dedicated.
Nina Zilli, one of the most beautiful voices in the Italian music scene, is a singer-songwriter, writer and all-round entertainer. She successfully participated in the Sanremo Festival with the songs “L'uomo che amava le donne” (2010), “Per sempre” (2012), “Sola” (2015) and “Senza appartenere” (2018) but also to duet with La Crus and Diodato.
Before her, the role of godmother was followed by Arisa, Rachele Bastreghi (Baustelle), Rossana Casale, Chiara Civello, Ginevra di Marco, Grazia Di Michele, Cristina Donà, Irene Grandi, Elena Ledda, Petra Magoni, Andrea Mirò, Simona Molinari, Nada, Mariella Nava, Brunella Selo, Tosca, Paola Turci, Fausta Vetere.
The Bianca d'Aponte Award is organized by the Bianca d'Aponte Association with the artistic direction of Ferruccio Spinetti and is also supported by SIAE – Italian Society of Authors and Publishers and NuovoImaie.
The event will also see on stage various prestigious guests, who will be announced soon, while this year's finalists are Ilaria Argiolas (Rome), Arianna Battilana of Mockingjay (Varese), Irene Buselli (Genoa), Cristina Cafiero (Naples), Veronica Di Nocera (Caserta), Francesca Giannizzari (Potenza), Chiara Ianniciello (Salerno), Ophelia Lia (Biella), Alessandra Nazzaro (Naples), Santanna (L'Aquila).
They were selected, in a month and a half of work, by the Award Guarantee Committee, made up of dozens of producers, record companies, managers, singers, authors, musicians, journalists among the most accredited in the Italian music world. Many of the members of the Committee will also be part of the two juries, the general one and the critics' one, which will award the prizes during the final evenings.
The winner of the overall prize will receive a scholarship of €1.000, while the winner of the “Fausto Mesolella” Critics’ Award (in homage to the historic artistic director of the event) will receive a scholarship of €800. The general jury will also award mentions to the best text (this year dedicated to Oscar Avogadro), the best music and the best interpretation. As every year, there will also be several other prizes and bonuses proposed by individual members of the jury or by organizations and associations close to d'Aponte, such as, for example, concerts, participation in other festivals, production and publication of songs, production of videos, legal and managerial assistance, artistic collaborations. Among the various bonuses, a new feature is the possibility for the winner to participate as a guest in the 2024 edition of Music for Change, organized by Musica contro le Mafie.
Meanwhile, NuovoImaie has confirmed the financial contribution (thanks to the funds of art.7 L. 93/92) aimed at organizing a tour of six concerts for the winner of the 2022 edition or, in the absence of the required requirements, for one of the other finalists.
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