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{{Short description|Italian musician (born 1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Eros Ramazzotti
| image             = Eros Ramazzotti (21738687382) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Ramazzotti in 2015
| birth_name        = Eros Walter Luciano Ramazzotti
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|10|28}}
| birth_place       = [[Rome]], Italy
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Pop music|Pop]]
*[[Rock music|Rock]]
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
*Singer
*musician
*songwriter
}}
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
*Vocals
*guitar
*piano
}}
| years_active      = 1981–present
| label             = {{Flatlist|
*[[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Italy]]
*DDD
*[[Ariola Records|Ariola]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|ramazzotti.com}}
}}
'''Eros Walter Luciano Ramazzotti''' ({{IPA|it|ˈɛːroz ˈvalter luˈtʃaːno ramatˈtsɔtti|lang}}; born 28 October 1963) is an Italian [[Pop music|pop]] and [[Rock music|rock]] singer, songwriter and record producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/entertainment/7635-eros-ramazzotti-the-face-of-italian-pop-music|title=Eros Ramazzotti: The Face of Italian Pop Music |publisher=lagazzettaitaliana.com |access-date=3 October 2017|language=it}}</ref> He is popular in Italy and most European countries, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Who's Who">{{cite web |url=http://www.whoswho.de/templ/te_bio.php?PID=630&RID=1|title=Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Who's Who|publisher=Who's Who.de |access-date=26 May 2008|language=de}}</ref>

Since 1984, Ramazzotti has released 13 studio albums, one [[Extended play|EP]], three compilation albums, three live albums, and 37 singles. He has sold over 80 million records in his 40-year career.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti Ramazzotti">{{cite web |title=BIO - Eros Ramazzotti |date=8 September 2022 |url= https://ramazzotti.com/it/bio// |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2023 |title=La periferia, il successo, le donne: Eros Ramazzotti compie 60 anni |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/musica/periferia-successo-donne-eros-ramazzotti-compie-60-anni-2232850.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241007115638/https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/musica/periferia-successo-donne-eros-ramazzotti-compie-60-anni-2232850.html |archive-date=7 October 2024 |access-date=17 November 2025 |work=[[Il Giornale]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> 

Ramazzotti recorded songs with international artists such as [[Cher]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Anastacia]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Julio Iglesias]], [[Ricky Martin]], [[Alejandro Sanz]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[Alicia Keys]], and Italian artists from different music genres, [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Ornella Vanoni]], [[Luciano Pavarotti]], [[Laura Pausini]], [[Raf (singer)|Raf]] , [[Giorgia (singer)|Giorgia]] and [[Elisa (Italian singer)|Elisa]].

Throughout his career, Ramazzotti has been recognized with four [[Italian Music Awards|Italian, Wind & Music Awards]], four [[World Music Awards]], three [[BMI Awards|BMI Latin Awards]], a [[Lo Nuestro Awards]] and a [[Premios Ondas|Premios Ondas Career Award]].

== Biography ==
=== Childhood and early beginnings (1963–1981) ===
Ramazzotti was born in [[Cinecittà Est]], a suburb of Rome. He is the son of Rodolfo Ramazzotti, a construction worker and Raffaela Molina, a housewife. His father originated from the province of [[Viterbo]] in [[Lazio]] and his mother from the province of [[Vibo Valentia]] in [[Calabria]]. He was named after [[Eros]], the Greek god of love. He began playing the guitar at age seven.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's biography on Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/490553/Eros-Ramazzotti|title=Eros Ramazzotti's biography on Britannica|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |access-date=7 June 2009}}</ref> As a teenager, he wrote songs with the help of his father who was a music lover and played piano. He wanted to attend a musical conservatory but failed the admission examination, and started training in bookkeeping, but dropped out.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany">{{cite web |title=Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany |url=http://www.sonymusic.de/Eros-Ramazzotti/Biographie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230230110/http://www.sonymusic.de/Eros-Ramazzotti/Biographie |archive-date=30 December 2011 |access-date=3 February 2012 |publisher=[[Sony Music]] Germany |language=de}}</ref> He occasionally appeared as an extra in films while dreaming of having a career as a pop-star.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />

In 1981, Ramazzotti took part in a music contest, ''[[Castrocaro Music Festival|Voci Nuove di Castrocaro]]'' (New Voices of [[Castrocaro Terme]]) with the song "Rock 80", which he wrote, performing in front of various record label representatives. Although the contest was won by [[Zucchero]] and Fiordaliso, Ramazzotti reached the final and received two votes from Roberto Galanti and Baron Lando Lanni, who represented the recently launched Italian Label DDD (Drogueria di Drugolo). DDD gave Eros his first contract. He moved to [[Milan]] with his brother Marco and his mother Raffaella, and they initially lived in the same building as the record label company.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />

=== Career breakthrough (1982–1986) ===
[[File:Ramazzotti Arbore Bella Sanremo 1986.jpg|thumb|left|Ramazzotti (center) in 1986]]
Ramazzotti's first single, "Ad un amico" ({{Lit|To a Friend}}), was released in 1982, and was not particularly well received.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Chart King.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-king.de/include.php?path=content/news.php&contentid=1157|title=Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Chart King.de|publisher=Chart King|access-date=6 February 2008|language=de|archive-date=16 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116165631/http://www.chart-king.de/include.php?path=content/news.php&contentid=1157|url-status=dead}}</ref> Soon after, Eros met Renato Brioschi,<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> who mentored the young artist toward his first success in 1984 at the highly regarded [[Festival della canzone italiana|Sanremo Festival]]. His song, "Terra promessa" ({{Lit|Promised Land}}) won the Newcomers' category, and was subsequently released widely throughout Europe.

In 1985, Ramazzotti took part in the Sanremo Festival again with the song "[[Una storia importante]]" ({{Lit|An Important Story}}), taken from his debut album ''[[Cuori agitati]]'' ({{Lit|Troubled Hearts}}). While only placing sixth at the festival, "Una storia importante" was released as a single and became a huge hit in many European countries, including France where it sold a million units.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> His second album ''[[Nuovi eroi]]'' ({{Lit|New Heroes}}), released in 1986, earned two Platinum-awards in Switzerland with over 100,000 sales, and Gold status in Germany with over 250,000 sales.<ref name="Switzerland's certification for 1998">{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1998 |title=Awards 1998 |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=12 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716232621/http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1998 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's German Certifications">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Eros Ramazotti|access-date=3 November 2010}}</ref> At his third Sanremo Festival appearance in 1986 his memorable single, "[[Adesso tu]]" ({{Lit|Now You}}) from ''Nuovi eroi'' won the overall competition.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Chart King.de" />
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=== Popularity established (1987–1994) ===

In 1987, Ramazzotti went on a nine-month-long tour after releasing his third album ''[[In certi momenti]]'' (Sometimes), performing in front of more than a million people. ''In certi momenti'' went Gold in Germany with over 250,000 sales and Platinum in Switzerland with over 50,000 sales, and reached more than 3 million copies worldwide.<ref name="Switzerland's certification for 1998" /><ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's German Certifications" /> As his career developed, he performed "La Luce Buona Delle Stelle" (The Good Light of the Stars) with [[Patsy Kensit]] on 22 November 1987, and released a seven-track mini-album ''[[Musica è]]'' (Music Is) in May 1988.

His fifth album, ''[[In ogni senso]]'' (In Every Sense), released in April 1990, attracted more than two hundred journalists from around the world to the album's press conference launch in [[Venice, Italy|Venice]].<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> An American record producer, [[Clive Davis]], advised Ramazzotti to hold a concert at the [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York City,<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> and he became the first Italian artist to perform at the renowned concert hall, performing before a sell-out crowd. However, he was later disappointed to learn that most of his audience was of Italian descent, having hoped for a more widespread breakthrough.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's biography on Britannica" /> During that visit to the US, Ramazzotti also performed on TV shows like [[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's biography on Britannica" /> ''In ogni senso'' earned multiple Gold and Platinum album awards around the world, including a Platinum in Germany for over 500,000 sales,<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's German Certifications" /> a triple Platinum in Switzerland for over 150,000 sales, and Platinum in the Netherlands for sales of over 100,000 units.<ref name="Switzerland's certification for 1997">{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1997 |title=AWARDS 1997 |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=12 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613144052/http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1997 |archive-date=13 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Dutch certification for in ogni senso">{{cite web|url=http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1234947&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes|title=Eros Ramazzotti: In ogni senso|publisher=[[NVPI]]|access-date=12 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
[[File:Eros Ramazzotti (early 1990s).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Ramazzotti in the early 1990s]]
His 1991 double-CD release ''Eros in Concert'' was followed by another long tour, including a concert in Barcelona, Spain before 20,000 fans on 4 December, the day of his live CD's release.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />

In 1993, he released ''[[Tutte storie]]'' (All Stories), and he toured in Europe and 15 Latin American countries, where he has released his Spanish language albums. That November, Ramazzotti performed "Cose della vita" (Things of Life) at the [[MTV Europe Music Awards]] in Berlin. ''Tutte storie'' entered the Top-5 album list in many countries in Europe including Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti- TUTTE STORIE">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl//showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti&titel=Tutte+storie&cat=a |title=Eros Ramazzotti- TUTTE STORIE |publisher=Dutchcharts.com |access-date=8 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328195045/http://dutchcharts.nl//jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2013&cat=s |archive-date=28 March 2014}}</ref> The album earned Ramazzotti four Platinums in Switzerland for sales of over 200,000 units, a Platinum in Germany for sales of over 500,000 units,<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's German Certifications" /><ref name="Switzerland's certification for 1997" /> and Platinum status in many other counties including the Netherlands, Sweden, Argentina and Austria.<ref name="Dutch certification for Tutte storie">{{cite web|url=http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1236354&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes|title=Eros Ramazzotti: Tutte storie|publisher=[[NVPI]]|access-date=12 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Sweden's certifications: 1987-1988">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf |title=Sweden's certifications: 1987–1988 |publisher=[[IFPI]] (Sweden) |access-date=12 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616145338/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Argentina's certifications for Eros Ramazzotti">{{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Eros+Ramazzotti&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|title=Discos de Oro y Platino|publisher=[[CAPIF]]|access-date=12 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Austria's certification-database">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |title=Gold & Platin |publisher=[[IFPI]] (Austria) |access-date=12 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511092844/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |archive-date=11 May 2011}}</ref> ''Tutte storie'' eventually sold five million copies worldwide which played a significant role in helping Ramazzotti get his contract with BMG International.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />

=== Worldwide commercial success (1995–2002) ===
In the summer of 1995, Ramazzotti participated in the European summer festival along with [[Rod Stewart]], [[Elton John]] and [[Joe Cocker]]. His six-million-seller album, ''[[Dove c'è musica]]'' (Where There Is Music) was released on 13 May 1996,<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> his first completely self-produced album.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> On 5 December of the same year, his companion of several years and future wife [[Michelle Hunziker]] (Swiss model and television host) gave birth to their daughter, Aurora Sophie.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />

In October 1997, he released ''[[Eros (Eros Ramazzotti album)|Eros]] – Greatest Hits'', which contained two new songs, "Quanto Amore Sei" (How Much Love Are You) and "Ancora un minuto di sole" (Just One More Minute of Sunshine), as well as reworked versions of previous hits including "Musica è" (duet with [[Andrea Bocelli]]) and "[[Cose Della Vita#Eros Ramazzotti and Tina Turner version|Cose Delle Vita-Can't Stop Thinking of You]]" as a duet with [[Tina Turner]]. This collection entered the Top-5 in France, Belgium, Sweden and Finland, and reached No. 1 in several countries including Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Norway, selling 1.2 million units in its first week of release according to BMG International.<ref name="Ramazzotti in Retrospect">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6QkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Eros+Ramazzotti&pg=RA1-PA49|title=Ramazzotti in Retrospect|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=15 November 1997|access-date=6 September 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Gli album più venduti del 1997">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1997.htm|title=Gli album più venduti del 1997|publisher=Hit Parade Italia|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="Eros Ramazzotti-Eros">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl//showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti&titel=Eros&cat=a |title=Eros Ramazzotti-Eros |publisher=Dutchcharts.com |access-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328195045/http://dutchcharts.nl//jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2013&cat=s |archive-date=28 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's Germany positions (Albums)">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/RAMAZZOTTI%2C+EROS/?type=longplay|title=Chartverfolgung / RAMAZZOTTI, EROS / Longplay|publisher=Musicline.de|access-date=9 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829124106/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/RAMAZZOTTI%2C+EROS/?type=longplay|archive-date=29 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The album was certified five times Platinum by IFPI (Europe) for selling well over five million units in Europe alone.<ref name="European Certifications 2000" /> The album also attained two Latin-type Platinum certifications by RIAA for sales of over 400,000 units in USA.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's USA Certifications">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=eros%20ramazzotti&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Eros Ramazzotti's USA Certifications|publisher=[[RIAA]]|access-date=25 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65tGryPMF?url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=eros%20ramazzotti&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex|archive-date=3 March 2012}}</ref> That year, Ramazzotti was awarded "Best International Male Artist of the Year" at Germany's [[ECHO (music award)|Echo]] Music Awards.<ref name="Die Preisträger des Jahres 1997 (Winners of 1997)">{{cite web|url=http://www.echopop.de/der_echo/die_preistraeger?eid=9|title=Die Preisträger des Jahres 1997 (Winners of 1997)|publisher=[[ECHO (music award)]]|year=1997|access-date=15 May 2009|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012203316/http://www.echopop.de/der_echo/die_preistraeger?eid=9|archive-date=12 October 2009}}</ref>

In 1998, he released the live CD ''Eros Live'', which included two duets recorded during the world tour, "Cose della vita-Can't Stop Thinking of You" featuring Tina Turner, and "That's All I Need to Know-Difenderò" with [[Joe Cocker]], performed in [[Munich]]. In 1999, Ramazzotti again collaborated with Italian superstar [[Andrea Bocelli]], singing "Nel Cuore Lei" (In Your Heart) for Bocelli's album, ''[[Sogno]]'' (Dream). The album sold over 10 million albums worldwide, gaining more recognition for Ramazzotti. In 1999, he was again awarded as "Best International Male Artist of the Year" at Germany's [[ECHO (music award)|Echo]] Music Awards.<ref name="Die Preisträger des Jahres 1999 (Winners of 1999)">{{cite web|url=http://www.echopop.de/der_echo/die_preistraeger?eid=7|title=Die Preisträger des Jahres 1999 (Winners of 1999)|publisher=[[ECHO (music award)]]|year=1999|access-date=29 May 2009|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001223709/http://www.echopop.de/der_echo/die_preistraeger?eid=7|archive-date=1 October 2011}}</ref> Throughout his career, Ramazzotti has done duets with some very well known artists such as [[Cher]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Anastacia]], [[Luciano Pavarotti]], and [[Laura Pausini]].<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />

Ramazzotti gained a reputation as a seasoned producer with the album ''Come fa bene l'amore'' (Feels good to love) by [[Gianni Morandi]] in the beginning of 2000.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> That October, he delivered his eighth studio album ''[[Stilelibero]]'' (Freestyle), which contained a duet with the American [[diva]], [[Cher]], in the song "[[Più che puoi]]" (As Much As You Can). The album, the result of a collaboration of several producers including [[Celso Valli]], Claudio Guidetti, [[Trevor Horn]] and [[Rick Nowels]], reached the Top-5 album charts throughout Europe and was certified two times Platinum by IFPI (Europe) for sales of over two million units in Europe alone.<ref name="European Certifications 2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2000.html |title=European Certifications 2000 |publisher=[[IFPI]] |access-date=25 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505221242/http://ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2000.html |archive-date=5 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Ramazzotti stays true to Italian roots on 'Stile Libero'">{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/11/wb.ramazotti/index.html|title=Ramazzotti stays true to Italian roots on 'Stile Libero'|publisher=CNN|date=11 December 2000|access-date=29 December 2007}}</ref> In the course of the international tour for ''Stilelibero'', Ramazzotti also appeared in eastern European countries including Moscow, Russia where he gave a three-day sold-out concerts at [[Kremlin Palace]].<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />

=== International success and collaborations (2003–2010) ===
[[File:Eros wien10.JPG|thumb|left|Ramazzotti in Vienna, 2010]]
On 30 May 2003, Ramazzotti released his ninth studio album, entitled ''[[9 (Eros Ramazzotti album)|9]]''. The first single, "[[Un'emozione per sempre]]" (An Emotion Forever) was released on 9 May, and was number one in [[Italy]]'s official single chart for 14 consecutive weeks.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />
The album, produced along with Claudio Guidetti and Eros's longtime musical friend [[Celso Valli]], stayed at the No. 1 position for nine weeks in Italy's official album chart.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> ''9'' went on selling 3 million copies, 1.1 million of which were sold in Italy alone.<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /> He began his world tour in [[Ancona]], Italy which was set to have 100 dates in front of audiences of up to one million people (56 dates of which were done in Europe in front of 550,000 people).<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" />

On 28 October 2005, Ramazzotti's 10th album ''Calma apparente'' (Apparent Calm) was released on the day of his birthday, which he produced together with Claudio Guidetti. The album ''Calma apparente'', which was certified Platinum within a period of just one month after its release for selling over one million copies in Europe,<ref name="November 2005 – Platinum Europe Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20051221.html|title=November 2005 – Platinum Europe Awards|publisher=[[IFPI]]|date=21 December 2005|access-date=10 October 2007|archive-date=15 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315101852/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20051221.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> contains the duet hit single "[[I Belong to You (Anastacia song)|I Belong to You]]" with American singer [[Anastacia]], the single went No. 1 in several countries including Italy, Germany and Switzerland.<ref name="Anastacia und Eros Ramazzotti stürmen die Charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiknews.de/news-view-10893896/anastacia-und-eros-ramazzotti-stuermen-die-charts.html|title=Anastacia und Eros Ramazzotti stürmen die Charts|publisher=musiknews.de|date=8 February 2006|access-date=15 October 2007|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222191122/http://www.musiknews.de/news-view-10893896/anastacia-und-eros-ramazzotti-stuermen-die-charts.html|archive-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> Throughout the years, Eros has gained popularity especially in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela, and most [[Spanish language|Spanish-speaking]] countries.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti Italian pop Idol">{{cite web |title=Eros Ramazzotti Italian pop Idol |url=http://www.lifeinitaly.com/music/eros-ramazzotti.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210101758/http://www.lifeinitaly.com/music/eros-ramazzotti.asp |archive-date=10 February 2012 |access-date=25 June 2007 |publisher=life in Italy.com}}</ref>

More than ten years after Ramazzotti's first compilation album ''Eros'', which has sold a total of 7.5 million copies worldwide and has reached No. 1 in many countries including Germany,<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti on Sony Music Germany" /><ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's Germany positions (Albums)" /> Ramazzotti released a new double-CD compilation-album ''[[E² (album)|e²]]'' on 26 October 2007; the first CD contained four new tracks and 14 original songs in a remastered format, and the second CD had 17 redone tracks, and feature artists such as [[Carlos Santana]], [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Jon Spencer]]. The four unreleased pieces on the ''e²'' album include a new international duet "Non siamo soli" (We're Not Alone) which Eros sings along with Latin pop star [[Ricky Martin]]. This became the first single taken off the album, and was available for sale on 5 October 2007, reaching the top spot in Italy and entering the top-5 in Switzerland and Spain.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti-Non siamo soli">{{cite web |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti+%26+Ricky+Martin&titel=Non+siamo+soli&cat=s|title=Eros Ramazzotti-Non siamo soli|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=9 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="Spain's position to Non siamo soli">{{cite web|url=http://promusicae.es/files/listastonos/historial/TOP%2050%20CANCIONES%2008_13.pdf|title=SEMANA 13: del 24 al 30 de marzo de 2008|publisher=[[PROMUSICAE]]|access-date=5 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002175229/http://promusicae.es/files/listastonos/historial/TOP%2050%20CANCIONES%2008_13.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2011}}</ref> In Spain, the Spanish-language version "No estamos solos" was certified four times Platinum for having been downloaded over 80,000 times in Digital format, whereas it was certified six times Platinum for having been downloaded 120,000 in Original Tone format (equivalent to US Master Ringtone).<ref name="Spain's position to Non siamo soli" /> The single was written, both in Italian and Spanish, by Ramazzotti and his longtime songwriting partner Claudio Guidetti.<ref name="e² the new best of Eros Ramazzotti">{{cite web|url=http://www.ramazzotti.com/e2/infotrack/album_uk.html|title=e² the new best of Eros Ramazzotti|publisher=Ramazzotti.com|access-date=10 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029075403/http://www.ramazzotti.com/e2/infotrack/album_uk.html|archive-date=29 October 2007}}</ref>

Ramazzotti's 11-track album, ''[[Ali e radici]]'' (''Wings and Roots''), was released on 22 May 2009, produced by Eros himself as well as his longtime musical partner Claudio Guidetti; in addition, six tracks on the album are co-produced by Michele Canova who has previously worked with artists such as [[Laura Pausini]], [[Tiziano Ferro]] and [[Jovanotti]].<ref name="Biography: Eros Ramazzotti German Official Site">{{cite web |url=http://www.alieradici.com/de/biography/|title=Biography: Eros Ramazzotti German Official Site |publisher=ErosRamazzotti.de|access-date=22 May 2009|language=de}}</ref> The first single "[[Parla con me]]" ("Talk to Me"), released on 17 May 2009, off his 11th studio album, is a catchy pop song which has peaked at No. 1 in Italy and No. 8 in Switzerland.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti-Parla con me">{{cite web |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti&titel=Parla+con+me&cat=s|title=Eros Ramazzotti-Parla con me|publisher=Hung medien|access-date=9 August 2010}}</ref> The album was available both in a standard-edition as well as in a deluxe-edition, which includes 64-page booklet of photographs, and it entered the Top-5 in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, and was number-one in Italy and Switzerland.<ref name="Eros Ramazzotti's Germany positions (Albums)" /><ref name="Eros Ramazzotti-Ali e radici">{{cite web |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti&titel=Ali+e+radici&cat=a|title=Eros Ramazzotti-Ali e radici|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=8 June 2009}}</ref>

=== Continued success (2012–present) ===
Ramazzotti's studio album, [[Noi (We)|''Noi'']] was released on 13 November 2012 in Italy and 16 November in other European territories including Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.it/Noi-Eros-Ramazzotti/dp/B009NQWAX2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1351720371&sr=1-1|title=Amazon.it: Eros Ramazzotti (Noi) |publisher=Amazon.it|access-date=31 October 2012|language=it}}</ref><ref name="Amazon.de: Eros Ramazzotti (Noi)">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Noi-Ramazzotti-Eros/dp/B009LDMJBU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1351718923&sr=1-1|title=Amazon.de: Eros Ramazzotti (Noi) |website=Amazon Germany |access-date=31 October 2012|language=de}}</ref> The album contains 14 tracks including duets with [[Andy Garcia]], [[Nicole Scherzinger]] as well as collaborations with [[Club Dogo]], [[Il Volo]] and [[Hooverphonic]].<ref name="Amazon.de: Eros Ramazzotti (Noi)" /> The first single from the album entitled "Un angelo disteso al sole" was released on 13 October 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Un-Angelo-Disteso-Al-Sole/dp/B009O26JN2/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1351719851&sr=1-1-catcorr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210170914/http://www.amazon.de/Un-Angelo-Disteso-Al-Sole/dp/B009O26JN2/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1351719851&sr=1-1-catcorr|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2013|title=Amazon.de: Eros Ramazzotti (Un Angelo Disteso Al Sole)| website=Amazon Germany |access-date=31 October 2012|language=de}}</ref> which peaked at No.5 in Ramazzotti's home market, Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_digital.php?anno=2012&mese=10&id=375|title=F.I.M.I. Archivio: Top Digital Downloads (Classifica settimanale dal 15/10/2012 al 21/10/2012)|publisher=[[FIMI]]|access-date=31 October 2012|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101132156/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_digital.php?anno=2012&mese=10&id=375|archive-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> The album ''Noi'' has gone four times Platinum in Italy for shipment of over 240,000 units,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php |publisher=[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]] |language=it |access-date=31 December 2013 |title=F.I.M.I.: Certificazioni (Archivio) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100124/http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php |archive-date=6 October 2014}}''Note: To retrieve the certifications, 1) type in Ramazzotti in the box of "Artista", 2) select "--" in the box of "Seleziona settimana e anno", 3) select "Album e Compilation" in the box of "Scegli la sezione" then click on "Avvia la Ricerca" ''</ref> while in Germany, the album has shipped over 100,000 units reaching status of Gold.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Ramazotti | title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Eros Ramazzotti | publisher=[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] | access-date=31 December 2013 | language=de}}</ref>

Ramazzotti's next studio album was released in Italy on 12 May 2015, entitled ''Perfetto''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.it/Perfetto-Edizione-Deluxe-Eros-Ramazzotti/dp/B00VXAH5A4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430864653&sr=8-1&keywords=eros+ramazzotti+perfetto|title=Amazon.it: Eros Ramazzotti (Perfetto) |publisher=Amazon.it|access-date=5 May 2015|language=it}}</ref> The album contains 14 tracks, which have been recorded in Los Angeles, Milan and Rome. The songs are produced by Ramazzotti and his longtime partner Claudio Guidetti.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Perfetto-Limited-Deluxe-Ramazzotti-Eros/dp/B00VG59FZ4/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1430864871&sr=1-6&keywords=eros+ramazzotti|title=Amazon.de: Eros Ramazzotti (Perfetto) Produktbeschreibungen|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=5 May 2015|language=de}}</ref> The first single from the album is "Alla Fine Del Mondo", which was released on 27 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.it/Alla-Fine-Del-Mondo/dp/B00V0DMHYI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430865498&sr=8-1&keywords=eros+ramazzotti+alla+fine+del+mondo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214003446/https://www.amazon.it/Alla-Fine-Del-Mondo/dp/B00V0DMHYI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430865498&sr=8-1&keywords=eros+ramazzotti+alla+fine+del+mondo|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 December 2024|title=Amazon.it: Eros Ramazzotti (Alla Fine Del Mondo)|publisher=Amazon.it|access-date=5 May 2015|language=it}}</ref>

Ramazzotti's 14th studio album ''[[Vita ce n'è]]'' was released on 23 November 2018 in some of the European markets including Italy, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The album contains duets with [[Alessia Cara]] on the track called "Vale per sempre" as well as a duet with [[Luis Fonsi]] on the track called "Per le strade una canzone". In its first week of release, ''Vita ce n'è'' entered the Italian album chart at No.1, in Germany at No.7.

Between 2019 and 2021 Ramazzotti took adiscographic hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruno |first=Maria |date=10 June 2022 |title=Eros Ramazzotti, il ritorno con il nuovo album “Battito infinito” anticipato dal singolo “Ama” |url=https://www.ilmattino.it/spettacoli/musica/eros_ramazzotti_torna_calcare_palco_world_tour_di_battito_infinito_anticipato_singolo_ama_le_date-6745680.html |access-date=17 November 2025 |website=[[Il Mattino]] |language=it}}</ref> On 16 September 2022 through [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] he published his fiftheen studio album [[Battito Infinito|''Battito Infinito'']], which peaked at number wone in Italy and Switzland and charted on severals erupean charts, including number eithgt in Spain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conti |first=Andrea |date=16 September 2022 |title=Eros Ramazzotti, disco e tour dopo quattro anni: “Morirò sul palco, con la mia musica. La Pausini ha fatto bene su 'Bella Ciao', facciamo i musicisti” |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2022/09/16/eros-ramazzotti-disco-e-tour-dopo-quattro-anni-moriro-sul-palco-con-la-mia-musica-la-pausini-ha-fatto-bene-su-bella-ciao-facciamo-i-musicisti/6806170/ |access-date=17 November 2025 |website=[[Il Fatto Quotidiano]] |language=it}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Ramazzotti is very private about his personal life, keeping a small circle of friends.<ref name="Latin Lover Eros Ramazzotti">{{cite web |first=Irmgard |last=Hochreither|url=http://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/:Latin-Lover-Eros-Ramazzotti/559137.html|title=Latin Lover Eros Ramazzotti |publisher=[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]|date=18 April 2006|access-date=5 October 2007|language=de}}</ref> Ramazzotti had a poor childhood, and recalls growing up:

{{blockquote|text=As a child growing up, there were no books in my parents' home, no suggestions were ever made how to even have a decent conversation, no guidance was provided in search of oneself. The only source of information that I would get from my father was the inappropriate photos of women. The first thing as a support that I received from my father was a guitar after he recognized my passion for music. Nowadays, I try to self-educate myself by purchasing good books which I almost never read because I become lazy after glancing at a football game on TV.<ref name="Latin Lover Eros Ramazzotti" />}}

Ramazzotti recalls being extremely shy in the early 1980s before achieving fame:

{{blockquote|text=When I went to Milan to further develop my musical skills, I remember being so shy at the time that I would simply get terrified of going to restaurants all by myself, so I would go without eating throughout my time in Milan.<ref name="Latin Lover Eros Ramazzotti" />}}

Although Ramazzotti was born and raised in [[Rome]], he is famous for his loyal support of [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]. On 26 March 2012, he was awarded a personal star by club legend [[Pavel Nedvěd]] in recognition of his importance as a supporter of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/juve/en/news/26mar2012_Ramazzotti|title=Juventus official website: A spectacular evening at Juventus Stadium|publisher=Juventus Football Club S.p.A.|access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref>

His 320-page autobiography, co-written by Luca Bianchini, was published on 13 April 2006.<ref name="Eros: Lo giuro">{{cite web|url=http://www.lucabianchini.it/portfolio/eros-lo-giuro|title=Eros: Lo giuro|publisher=lucabianchini.it|access-date=19 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110214174630/http://www.lucabianchini.it/portfolio/eros-lo-giuro|archive-date=14 February 2011}}</ref>

=== Marriages ===
Ramazzotti was married to Swiss model and actress [[Michelle Hunziker]] from 1998 to 2002, with whom he has a daughter [[Aurora Sophie Ramazzotti|Aurora Sophie]] (born 5 December 1996). Ramazotti's 1996 hit song "[[Più bella cosa]]" was dedicated to then-girlfriend Michelle (who appears in the song's music video), and his follow-up release "L'Aurora" in February 1997 to his newborn.

Ramazzotti remarried at age 50 to Italian model and actress Marica Pellegrinelli (born 1988), on 6 June 2014 at the [[Royal Palace of Milan]]. They have a daughter, Raffaela Maria (born 3 August 2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/t5c2W0FTLjm/Eros+Ramazzotti+Marica+Pellegrinelli+Out/02ilFzg6rUd/Marica+Pellegrinelli|title=Zimbio: Eros Ramazzotti and Marica Pellegrinelli Out and About|work=Zimbio |access-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> and a son, Gabrio Tullio (born 14 March 2015).<ref name="Hola">{{cite web |title=Eros Ramazzotti y su exmujer, la modelo Michelle Hunziker, se convierten en padres a la vez |url=https://us.hola.com/actualidad/2015031577464/eros-ramazzotti-padre-gabrio-tullio/ |website=us.hola.com |access-date=1 March 2019 |language=es |date=15 March 2015}}

The couple split up on July 2019.</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Eros Ramazzotti discography}}
[[File:Eros ramazzotti cd perfetto gira 2015.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.8|Ramazzotti in 2015]]
* ''[[Cuori agitati]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Nuovi eroi]]'' (1986)
* ''[[In certi momenti]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Musica è]]'' (1988)
* ''[[In ogni senso]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Tutte storie]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Dove c'è musica]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Stilelibero]]'' (2000)
* ''[[9 (Eros Ramazzotti album)|9]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Calma apparente]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Ali e radici]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Noi (Eros Ramazzotti album)|Noi]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Perfetto]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Vita ce n'è]]'' (2018)
* [[Battito Infinito|''Battito Infinito'']] (2022)
* [[Una storia importante (album)|''Una storia importante'']] (2025)

== Awards and nominations ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Eros Ramazzotti}}

Ramazzotti has received many Italian and international awards and nominations for his music work. It includes winning as Best Italian Artist three times (1997, 2001 and 2004) and Best Italian Pop/Rock Male Artist (2003) during the [[World Music Awards]]. He also won International Male Artist of the Year six times during the [[Echo Awards]] (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2013).

==See also==
*[[List of estimated best-selling Italian music artists]]
*[[List of best-selling Latin music artists]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last1=Bianchini |first1=Luca |title=Eros. Lo giuro |date= 2010 |publisher=[[Mondadori]] |isbn=978-88-520-1127-6 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Gatti |first1=Francesco |title=La vera storia di Eros Ramazzotti |date=1998 |publisher=Gremese |isbn=978-88-7742-166-1 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Macale |first1=Maurizio |title=Eros Ramazzotti. Se bastasse una canzone |date=2001 |publisher=Bastogi Editrice Italiana |isbn=978-88-8185-326-7}}
* {{cite book |last1=Monina |first1=Michele |title=Eros Ramazzotti |date=2011 |publisher=Leggereditore |isbn=978-88-6508-062-7 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Reggiani |first1=Laura |title=Eros Ramazzotti |date=1989 |publisher=Targa italiana |isbn=978-88-7111-012-7 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Vico |first1=Dario |title=Eros Ramazzotti |date=1997 |publisher=Logos |isbn=978-88-7940-037-4}}

== External links ==
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*{{Official website}}
*{{allMusic}}

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