Eros Ramazzotti
Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer, born on October 28, 1
963, in the Rome suburb of Cinecitta, the son of a housepainter. He began his musical career as a teenager, when he moved to Milan. In 1984 he won the category of "New Voice" in the popular San Remo Festival for his song "Terra promessa.” Ramazzotti released a series of albums, in quick succession, composed of heartfelt autobiographical ballads as well as powerful rock tunes, that launched him internationally (he records every album in Spanish as well as in Italian). He is especially popular in Germany, Mexico, and Argentina, and has sold over 20 million records worldwide. He has one daughter, Aurora Sophie (born December 5, 1996), with the Swiss model Michelle Hunziker.