RENATO ZERO'S GIFT OUSTS MADONNA AND ENTERS THE CHARTS AT NUMBER 1

THE GIFT, a new album by Renato Zero, released on 18 November, ousted Madonna's 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' from the top of the FIMI-Nielsen chart after just one week's stay and went straight to No. 1.

Two years after 'CATTURA', the previous album of unreleased tracks released in 2003, and one year after the double live CD 'FIGLI DEL SOGNO', documenting a triumphant tour, seen by 500,000 people during 2004, RENATO ZERO is once again prolific and inspired with the 12 new songs that make up THE GIFT, released in triple CD format, DUAL DISC and special DE LUXE packaging for collectors.

And while news on renato's next live activity is expected soon, fans can hear him live today at VIVA RADIO 2the programme hosted by Fiorello e Marco Baldini, on the frequencies of Radio 2 Rai (1.40 p.m., repeated at 11 p.m.)