Italian footballer Antonio Cassano tied the knot in Portofino last Saturday; disappointed not to be included in the squad playing in South Africa, Antonio Cassano put on a brave face and tried to enjoy every minute of his wedding! His friend singer Gigi d’Alessio belted out tracks from his rich repertoire to cheer him up!

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Gigi d’Alessio and Claudio Baglioni perform a duet as part of Baglioni’s world tour, “Un solo mondo”, which started on March 6th in Atlantic City. The Italian singer’s tour is already sold out, but if you’re lucky enough to have tickets, you’ll catch some great live performances from this Italian poet, including his classic “Questo piccolo grande amore”. Baglioni’s next performances in March are in Montreal and Toronto.

After the jump, you’ll find the Baglioni-Alessio duet live performance on Italian television, called “Avrai”. It’s a song dedicated to Baglioni’s son, and is one of the many songs that has had worldwide success. Baglioni is an Italian singer-songwriter who has consistently produced great melodies throughout his musical career. He is touring with a team of multi-instrumentalists, and the song “Avrai” is one of the feature songs of the “One World” tour. See the duet in the video after the jump.

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In a long interview granted to Telepiù magazine, Italian singer Gigi d’Alessio whom we have recently seen in a prime-time show on Italian television talked at a length about family and success. It warms your heart through and through - said the singer- when people on the street come up to you and greet you as if you were an old friend! It saddens me that my parents are not here to share all this with me. They died before I had my first really big success.

Gigi D’Alessio and her girl friend Anna Tatangelo are expecting their first child together (fourth for D’Alessio).

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The super successful Italian singer and leading Italian diva, Laura Pausini, will perform a New Year’s Eve concert at Olbia in Sardinia, receiving 400,000 euros for the evening, according to reports. She will perform on a 30 metre stage, equipped with a 20 metre high screen, in efforts to relaunch tourism to that part of Sardinia.

Laura Pausini’s New Year’s concert will last one hour and 45 minutes, although there’s no word on supporting acts for the singer. Gigi d’Alessio will also be a highly paid Italian artist on December 31, receiving 130,000 euros for a concert at Avellino, in Campania.

Controversy about this concert has ensued though, as residents of the area are concerned about wasting money on a big event, with Naples close by attracting more visitors. The mayor of the town has defended the decision, saying the money received from the regional government was specifically given for a big scale event.

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