Thirty-four year old Elisa Toffoli, otherwise simply known as Elisa, played to an all sold-out crowd at the Giovanni da Udine theater. Elisa happens to be one of the very few Italian musicians who also writes and records mainly in English. She draws her inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock and trip hop music. In Europe at least she’s perhaps best known for the single “Come Speak” while American audiences may recognise the song “Dancing” as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of “So You Think You Can Dance”.
Elisa, who hails from north-eastern Italy and the town of Monfalcone, was influenced in her youth by the likes of Tori Amos, Arethra Franklin and the late, great Ella Fitzgerald. In the summer of 2005, Elisa appeared at the “Live 8” concert in Rome’s famous Circus Maximus along with fellow Italian singer Zucchero, who is also another singer who sings in English.
The Udine concert saw Elisa on stage with five exceptional musicians, four back-up singers and a small youth choir. An entertaining 2-hour concert for one of Italy’s most popular female singers.
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