Giovanni Scialpi (born 14 May 1962), known simply as Scialpi or Shalpy (), is an Italian pop singer, active from the early 1980s.
Background
Born in Parma, Scialpi had an immediate success in the Summer of 1983 with the song "Rocking Rolling". Considered a sex symbol, in the 1980s he amassed several domestic hits, alternating romantic ballads (such as "Cigarettes and Coffee") and upbeat songs marked by futuristic lyrics (such as the cited "Rocking Rolling" and "No East No West", with whom he entered the competition at the 1986 Sanremo Music Festival). In 1988 he won the Festivalbar with the song "Pregherei". Since the 1990s he gradually slowed down his production although he never dropped out from music altogether.
Scialpi also appeared as an actor in an episode of the TV series Derrick and starred on several stage musicals. In 1990 he co-hosted the variety television Ricomincio da due together with Raffaella CarrÃÂ.
In 2012 he changed his stage name to Shalpy.
In July 2015 he announced his marriage with Roberto Blasi, an actor. They had been in a relationship since 2009.
In September 2015 he took part to the fourth Italian edition of Pechino Express.
Discography
Selected singles
- â³Rocking Rollingâ³ (1983)
- â³Mi manchi tuâ³ (1983)
- â³Cigarettes and Coffeeâ³ (1984)
- â³No East No Westâ³ (1986)
- â³Cryâ³ (1986)
- â³Bella etàâ³ (1987)
- â³Preghereiâ³ (with Scarlett, 1988)
- â³Il grande fiumeâ³ (1990)
- â³A... amareâ³ (1991)
- â³àuna nannaâ³ (1992)
- â³Baciamiâ³ (1994)
- â³Che per amore faiâ³ (1995)
- â³Bella signoraâ³ (1998)
- â³La creazioneâ³ (2001)
- â³Sono quel ragazzoâ³ (2002)
- â³Pregherò Imparerò Salveròâ³ (2003)
- â³Non ti amo piùâ³ (2005)
- â³Goodbyeâ³ (2006)
- â³I believe I can flyâ³ (2011)
- â³Here I amâ³ (2011)
- â³Ilventocaldodellestateâ³(2012)
- â³Icon-manâ³ (2012)
- â³Music is Mineâ³ (2013)
- â³Came to Meâ³ (2014)
Studio albums
- Es-tensioni (1983)
- Animale (1984)
- Scialpi (1986)
- Yo soy el amor (1987)
- Un morso e via (1988)
- Trasparente (1990)
- Neroe (1991)
- 360 gradi (1992)
- XXX (1994)
- Spazio 1995 (1995)
- Scialpi (2000)
- Spingi, invoca, ali (2003)
- Autoscatto (2006)
- Liberi e Romantici (2011)
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