Giada Valenti

Giada Valenti is an Italian singer, born in Portogruaro, near Venice. Valenti started singing and playing piano at age seven. She studied music theory and piano at Santa Cecilia and got her music degree at G. Tartini in Trieste.

Since 2005, Giada Valenti has been living in New York City. She performs regularly in various theatres, festivals, clubs and has also performed at the Columbus Day parade in New York City. In 2005 she self-released her first CD, Italian Signorina. Her second CD, And I Love You So, was released in 2008. In 2009 Valenti presented a new show, Tribute to love, at Hotel Hilton Casino & Resort, which was sold out. In 2010, Valenti performed in Broadway with a new show called An Evening with Giada Valenti, She changed her name to Giada Valenti in 2005 when she moved to New York City. One of the singles from her CD, Cristina Parliamo d'amore, was selected for a scooter advertisement in the Netherlands and Belgium. features top-notch production credits including arranger Chris Walden, Larry Gold, multi-Grammy Award-winning music producer Gregg Field, television director Alex Coletti, and lighting designer Chris Landy

Carnegie Hall, New York In October 2018, Giada Valenti performed in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City in celebration of Hispanic and Italian Heritage Month. The program featured songs written, composed, or popularized by artists of Hispanic and Italian heritage, including Henry Mancini, Armando Manzanero, Dean Martin, Ennio Morricone, Consuelo Velázquez, Pino Donaggio, Violeta Parra, Gino Paoli, Domenico Modugno, Christina Perri, and Frankie Valli. The concert's musical director was Tedd Firth.

In October 2019, Valenti returned to Carnegie Hall with a similar program celebrating Hispanic and Italian Heritage Month. The musical director for this performance was Etienne Stadwijk.

Time in a Bottle In 2023, Giada Valenti released a cover of Jim Croce's song Time in a Bottle, featuring saxophonist Michael Lington. The track was recorded at United Studios in Los Angeles, with Cheche Alara (piano), Rodrigo Rios (drums), Nathan East (bass), Ramon Stagnaro (guitar), and Paulinho da Costa (percussion). The recording was engineered and mixed by Don Murray. The arrangement was by Cheche Alara, and the track was produced by Rodrigo Rios.

Christmas Album In 2022, she released the Christmas album Love Under the Christmas Tree. The album was recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and at Abbey Road Studios in London. It features accompaniment by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and includes duet performances with country music artists Vince Gill, Trace Adkins, and Johnny Reid.

Discography Studio and Live albums

Italian Signorina – EP (2008) – EP – Label: Independent And I Love You So (2012) – Label: Independent My Lullaby (2014) – Label: Independent From Venice With Love – Live (2016) – Label: Independent Love Under The Christmas Tree (2023) – Label: PM Recordings

Singles

Como La Flor (2017) – Label: Independent Gracias A La Vida (2018) – Label: Independent What Child Is This (2020) – Label: Independent Silent Night (2021) – Label: Independent Every Time (2022) – Label: Independent Il Respiro (2022) – Label: Independent A Te (2022) – Label: PM Recordings Winter Star (2022) – Label: PM Recordings Time In A Bottle (2023) – Label: PM Recordings – Featuring: Michael Lington Winter Star (2023) – Label: PM Recordings – Duet with Johnny Reid Astro Del Ceil (2023) – Label: PM Recordings – Duet with Trace Adkins Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (2022) – Label: PM Recordings – Featuring: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Blue Christmas (2023) – Label: PM Recordings – Duet with Vince Gill Silent Night (2023) – Label: PM Recordings – Duet with Trace Adkins For The First Time (2024) – Label: PM Recordings Maria Sabes Tu (2024) – Label: PM Recordings Esta Navidad Eres Tu (2024) – Label: PM Recordings Giving (2024) – Label: PM Recordings – Featuring: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Always Here (2025) – Label: Moraine Music Group – Duet with Tim Wilgers