Carmen Consoli

Carmen Carla Consoli (; born 4 September 1974) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Described as 'a remarkable combination of rocker and intellectual', she has released 11 studio albums, one greatest hits, one soundtrack album, two live albums, four video album and 33 singles, selling 2 million copies in Italy, certified by M&D and FIMI with a multiplatinum disc, 11 platinum and two gold certifications.

She earned three nominations at the Sanremo Music Festival, one Targa Tenco, one Lunezia Award, seven Italian, Wind & Music Awards, one Telegatto, one David di Donatello, and two Nastri d'Argento, as well as several other awards. In 2012 Consoli has been appointed as a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Life and career Early life Carmen Consoli was born in Catania, Sicily, to a Sicilian father, Giuseppe Consoli, and a Venetian mother, Maria Rosa Toffolo, and grew up in the small town of San Giovanni la Punta. She started playing guitar at the age of nine and at fourteen she started performing with a rock-blues band, the Moon Dog's Party.

1990s Consoli served as backing vocalist in the 1991 Caftua album One Day and in the 1994 Lula album Da dentro. In 1995, during a trip in Rome, she made her first television appearance, performing the song "L'isola del tesoro" (later released as "Novembre '99" in the album Stato di necessità) in the Rai 3 Michele Santoro's talk show Tempo reale. The album contains collaborations with Goran Bregovic and Angelique Kidjo. After a series of concerts through Europe, Canada and the United States Eva contro Eva was published in 2007 in the United States through Universal Latino. The same year, she took part to the charity single "Domani 21/04.09". The second new song of the album, "AAA Cercasi", was released as a single in January 2011. The album debuted at the sixth place in the Italian Album Charts. In July 2011 she published her first video collection, which includes all her videos from 1996 to 2011 plus some extras.

In November 2014, Consoli released the single "L'abitudine di tornare", anticipating the album with the same name, released in January 2015. The album debuted at third place in the Italian Album Charts. The same year, she performed at Meltdown Festival. In 2016, she recorded with Tiziano Ferro the triple platinum single "Il conforto". The same year, she was named "maestro concertatore" (musical director) at Notte della Taranta, being the first woman to held this role. In 2017, she voiced Emma in the Italian version of the animated film Monster Family and performed the closing credits song with Max Gazzè.

In 2018, Consoli released a new live album, Eco di sirene, which debuted at the second place in the Italian hit parade.

2020s In 2020, she was chosen as the Italian performer for the song "Loyal Brave True", part of the Mulan soundtrack.

On 25 August 2021, Consoli held an anniversary concert at the Verona Arena for her first 25 years of career; originally planned for 2020 and postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it had among its guests Ornella Vanoni, Elisa, Nada, Max Gazzè, Daniele Silvestri, Afterhours, Irene Grandi, Levante, Colapesce & Dimartino, Samuele Bersani, Marina Rei, Mario Venuti, Tosca, and Finaz. In September 2021, she released her ninth studio album, Volevo fare la rockstar, which debuted at the second place in the Italian Album Chart, and first on the Italian Vinyl Chart. Following the album release, she started a Volevo fare la rockstar Tour, with Marina Rei as a guest.

In June 2023, Consoli performed at Womad, being the first Italian female artist to perform at the festival. In August 2023, Consoli made a three-date mini-tour together with Elvis Costello, a project the two had originally planned in 2012 but that at the time had been shelved due to Consoli's pregnancy. The same year, she received a Premio Tenco for her career.

In 2024, Consoli made her acting debut in Tutto l'amore che ho, a Rosa Balistreri biopic in which she also served as composer; the film premiered at the 42nd Torino Film Festival and was released in Italian cinemas in May 2025. For her score she received a Nastro d'Argento nomination. A soundtrack album, L'amuri ca v'haju, was released on 8 May 2025. In October 2025, she released an album in Sicilian language, Amuri Luci. The album won the 2026 Targa Tenco for best album in dialect.

Personal life Since 2006, Consoli is a Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Consoli has a son, Carlo, conceived through artificial insemination.

Discography Studio albums 1996 Due parole (15,000 copies) 1997 Confusa e felice No. 6 ITA (130,000 copies), Platinum 1998 Mediamente isterica No. 4 ITA (80,000 copies), Platinum 2000 Stato di necessità No. 6 ITA (300,000 copies), 3× Platinum 2002 L'eccezione No. 1 ITA (200,000 copies), 2× Platinum 2006 Eva contro Eva No. 1 ITA No. 85 CH (80,000 copies), Platinum 2008 Mediamente isterica Deluxe - Anniversary Edition No. 22 ITA (11,000 copies) 2009 Elettra No. 2 ITA (80,000 copies), Platinum 2015 L'abitudine di tornare No. 3 ITA 2021 Volevo fare la rockstar No. 2 ITA 2025 Amuri luci No. 17 ITA

Greatest hits albums 2010 Per niente stanca No. 6 ITA (40,000 copies), Platinum 2017 The Platinum Collection

Live albums 2001 L'anfiteatro e la bambina impertinente No. 6 ITA (200,000 copies), 2× Platinum 2003 Un sorso in più – Dal vivo a MTV Supersonic No. 18 ITALIA 2018 Eco di sirene No. 2 ITA

International albums 2001 État de necessité – French version of Stato di necessità 2002/2003 Carmen Consoli – English version of L'Eccezione 2007 Eva contro Eva – Published in the United States by Universal Latino

Soundtracks 2008 L'uomo che ama 2025 L’amuri ca v’haju

Singles 1995 Quello che sento 1996 Amore di plastica 1996 Questa notte una lucciola illumina la mia finestra 1996 Lingua a sonagli 1997 Confusa e felice No. 3 ITA 1997 Venere 1997 Uguale a ieri 1998 Mai come ieri feat. Mario Venuti 1998 Bésame Giuda 1998 Puramente casuale 1999 Eco di sirene 1999 Autunno dolciastro 2000 In bianco e nero No. 10 ITA 2000 Parole di burro No. 4 ITA 2000 Orfeo 2001 L'ultimo bacio 2001 Gamine impertinente (France) 2002 L'eccezione No. 4 ITA 2003 Pioggia d'aprile – Gold Certification (15.000 copies) 2003 April Showers (Germany and Spain) 2003 Fiori d'arancio 2006 Signor Tentenna 2006 Tutto su Eva 2009 Domani – Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo No. 1 ITA – Multiplatinum Certification (562.000 copies) 2009 Non molto lontano da qui 2010 Mandaci una cartolina 2010 'A finestra 2010 Guarda l'alba No. 20 ITA 2011 AAA Cercasi No. 46 ITA 2015 L'abitudine di tornare 2015 Sintonia imperfetta 2015 Ottobre 2017 Il Conforto (Tiziano Ferro feat. Carmen Consoli) No. 4 ITA

DVDs 2001 L'anfiteatro e la bambina impertinente 2008 Eva contro Eva No. 2 ITA 2009 Amiche per l'Abruzzo No. 1 ITA (250.000 copies) 2011 Per niente stanca – Video Collection No. 7 ITA

Videos 1996 Amore di plastica 1996 Lingua a sonagli 1998 Mai come ieri feat. Mario Venuti 1998 Bésame Giuda 1999 Eco di sirene 1999 Autunno dolciastro 2000 Parole di burro 2001 L'ultimo bacio 2002 L'eccezione 2003 Pioggia d'aprile 2003 Fiori d'arancio 2006 Signor Tentenna 2006 Tutto su Eva 2009 Non molto lontano da qui 2010 Guarda l'alba 2011 AAA cercasi 2015 L'abitudine di tornare 2015 Sintonia imperfetta 2015 Ottobre 2017 Il conforto (Tiziano Ferro feat. Carmen Consoli)