Paolo Vallesi, born on May 18, 1964, in Florence, Italy, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He began studying piano as a child and later worked as an arranger and composer. In 1991, Paolo Vallesi signed with Caterina Caselli and achieved his first success with the song "Le persone inutili", which won the "Giovani" section at the Festival di Sanremo. His debut album Paolo Vallesi followed shortly after and became a commercial hit. The following year, he returned to the Festival di Sanremo with "La forza della vita" placing third in the main category and reaching Number 1 on the Italian charts. This song was also recorded in Spanish as "La fuerza de la vida", which topped the charts in Spain when covered by Operación Triunfo 2.
