Elisa (Italian singer)

**Elisa Toffoli ** (born 19 December 1977), also known as **Elisa**, is an Italian singer and songwriter. In Europe, she is known for her song "Come Speak to Me".

Elisa has let out nine studio albums, five compilation albums, two live albums, eight video albums, and 51 singles. Elisa has sold over 5.5 million copies in Italy. Elisa's songs have been given many awards.

She won six awards at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2001.

## Early life

Elisa Toffoli was born on 19 December 1977 in Trieste. She grew up in Monfalcone. Elisa was inspired by Björk, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald. Elisa began writing songs at the age of eleven.

### 2000s

When Elisa was 16, she was signed by Caterina Caselli to Sugar Music. Elisa let out her single "Sleeping in Your Hand" in 1997. Her first song in Italian, "Tramonti a nord est", won her many awards at the Sanremo Festival in 2001.

In 2003, Elisa let out another album called _Lotus_. Elisa also let out _Pearl Days_ in 2004.

In 2006, Elisa let out _Soundtrack '96-'06_. It is a collection.

### 2012-2016: _L'anima vola, On_ and new projects

In 2012, Elisa's song, "Love Is Requited", won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Song.

Elisa let out her first fully Italian album, _L'anima vola_, on 15 October 2013. It was given double platinum.

In 2015, she served as a coach on _Amici di Maria De Filippi_.

On 15 January 2016, she let out _No Hero_. The album was at number one on the FIMI Albums Chart. Between November and December 2016, Elisa began touring in Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

### 2017–2019: Label change, _Diari aperti_ and _The Lion King_

In 2017, Elisa ended her deal with Sugar Music and signed with Universal Music Group under Island Records. Elisa celebrated twenty years of her career with the _Together Here We Are_ event at the Verona Arena.

On 22 September 2017, "Ogni istante" was let out. The money from the song were given to places in Italy that were hurt by the earthquakes in 2016 and 2017

On 26 October 2018, Elisa let out another studio album called _Diari aperti_ using Universal Music Group. _Diari aperti_ was at number two on the Italian Albums Chart. The album's lead single was at number four on the FIMI Italian Chart. The lead single was at number one on the Italian Airplay Chart for nine weeks. On 17 September 2019, she made the fifth single "Tua per sempre".

In 2019, Elisa was chosen by Walt Disney Animation Studios to be the Italian voice of Nala in the movie _The Lion King_.

### 2020–present: _Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future_, Sanremo Festival and collaborations

On 6 March 2020, Marracash let out a new single called "Neon – Le ali" with Elisa. It was at number five on the Italian Singles Chart. On 20 November 2020, Luciano Ligabue made a song with Elisa called "Volente o nolente". In December 2021, Elisa sang the song "Alice!". In 2021, Elisa said on social networks that she was working on her next studio album.

On 24 November 2021, the single "Seta" was let out for Elisa's next album, _Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future_. The album was let out on 18 February 2022. _Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future_ was number one album on the Italian Albums Chart. On 6 May 2022, Elisa let out _Litoranea_.

From 18 June 2022 to 24 September 2022, Elisa was in the Back to the Future Live Tour in Italy. On 16 December 2022, "Come te nessuno mai" was let out.

In 2022, Elisa wrote a songs for the Italian singer Elodie called "Bagno a mezzanotte".

In 2023, Elisa was at the 2023 Sanremo Music Festival. She sang with Giorgia. They sang Elisa's song "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" and Giorgia's song "Di sole e d'azzurro".

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **origin**: Monfalcone, Italy


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Elisa
- **image**: Elisa-5292-Adriana.Tedeschi.jpg
- **caption**: Elisa in 2020
- **birth name**: Elisa Toffoli
- **birth place**: Trieste, Italy
- **years active**: 1996–present