Gianna Nannini studied at the conservatory for seven years before joining Milan's alternative music scene. She released two albums before turning to a more rock sound, in line with her desire for self-assertion and freedom. In 1979, she exploded in her native Italy with the album California and its provocative single America. A few years later, she released the excellent Puzzle, which stayed at number 1 for two months in Italy and broke into the German, Australian and Swiss charts.

Her uncompromising perseverance paid off. In 1987, the young artist released the hit single I Maschi, the only original track on her first Best Of, which proved a huge hit on the airwaves worldwide, and particularly in France, where it reached number 2 in the Top 50. Three years later, in duet with Edoardo Bennato, she sang the official anthem of the soccer World Cup, Un'estate italiana, and went on tour throughout Europe. By now, the whole planet had its ears wide open, ready to listen to the Italian rocker.

Although the late 90s and early 2000s were less prosperous for Gianna Nannini, the singer still made a few headlines, notably by giving an impromptu concert at a Greenpeace action in Rome. Finally, in 2006, she released Grazie and made a comeback in the Italian charts, going multi-platinum. Three years later, she did it again with Giannadream - solo i sogni sono veri, before organizing what remains one of Europe's biggest charity concerts in aid of the victims of the Abruzzo earthquake.

The 2010s saw the rocker find a second wind and even return to the top of the charts. In 2020, she released La Differenzia, a 10-track album showing that you can be experienced without losing your audacity. With her tour interrupted by the pandemic, the singer did not give up, and was one of the first to offer a streaming concert to lift the spirits of her confined fans. As soon as the latter was lifted, she set off on tour again, with a notable appearance at the Olympia in Paris.