Roberto Benigni aside, this year the parterre of guests at the Sanremo Festival is all feminine. Women command charts and audience favour, and the artistic management is sensitive to the trend that sees female super-power in the landscape of International music.Tuesday 5th of March starts with Kylie Minogue and Alanis Morissette's performance. The former is fresh form incredible worldwide success obtained with her track "Can't Get you out of my head", danced in all clubs throughout the world. The latter has just returned to the spot light with her song "Clean hands" taken from her latest album, newly issued, "Under rough swept" and is a very important figure within the Festival.
Wednesday 6th March is Anastacia's turn, her latest album issued last December and called "Freak of Nature". An ex-dancer with a powerful voice who has already taken part as guest during the last Sanremo. The evening will see the presence of the Destiny's Child, a girl-band representing North American black music and who have sold 15 million records in a few months, winning the beauty of 6 platinum albums.
Thursday the 7th is animated by the presence of Shakira and Gabrielle. Shakira literally exploded in these past few weeks with her track "Wherever,Whenever" charming with her belly dancing and a vaguely middle-eastern sound. Gabrielle, confirming herself as the most elegant soul interpreter of the past few years, has just released a Greatest hits containing "Out of reach", a track that was transmitted a lot in airplay.
Friday 8th March (women's day) Pulina Rubio is on stage, a Spanish pop-dance artist boasting last summer's greatest hit with "..Ah Yo sigo aqui", followed by Alicia Keys, a very young (just 22) soul singer fresh of her debut album's success, "Songs in A minor" which in a few weeks topped the American charts with the single "Fallin'".
Fireworks in the last evening, the 9th of March , with Cranberries Irish pop. Their singer Dolores Mary O'Riordan has become a reference point for European pop, with the Corrs and their singers, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea Corr with their brother Jim. Concluding Britney Spears sexy idol of male teen population, very young star from the United States.
February.2002
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