The big international hit Perdono caused the breakthrough of the Italian singer and songwriter Tiziano Ferro in one fell swoop. As a child Ferro was already very musical; he played guitar, drums and piano and started writing songs in his teens. But a real passion for music only developed when he started singing in a gospel choir at the age of sixteen: black music was it all. Record label EMI launched
… Ferro on the (inter) national market with the single Perdono and the debut album Rosso Relativo (2001). Ferro's more mature second album Centoundici (or 111) exceeds all expectations. The highly autobiographical album further deepens Ferro's special mix of R&B with hip-hop, Italian (linguistic) pop and electronic elements. 111 contains very varied songs and some potential hits: the pounding Perverso, poignant Sere Nere, reflective-poetic Ti Voglio Bene, ironic Mia Nonna, experimental 10 Piegamenti, balladic Chi Non Ha Talento Insegna and the jazzy outing Temple Bar ... Ferro raps and sings all this seemingly without any difficulty with his multi-faceted and flexible voice. (SvdP)more
