PAOLA TURCI: the TOUR to present the new album 'IO SONO' starts TODAY

Today, Friday 5 June, the summer tour of PAOLA TURCIduring which the artist will present his latest album "IO SONO" (Warner Music) stopping at some of Italy's most striking locations, such as Villa Ada in Rome and the Parco del Cavaticcio in Bologna.

'Never before have I been so impatient to start a new tour,' says Paola Turci. 'I will be accompanied by my band, but there will be so many new things, starting with the music, the arrangements, the songs, and also some special dates where I will perform alone. We have worked a lot to give this concert the sound that I have had in mind for a long time and which I now feel is mine to the full. I could say that 'I am' this concert and I can't wait to take it on the road this summer for those who want to hear it. Finally we're off!".

During this tour, Paola Turci will be accompanied on stage by Fabrizio Fratepietro (drums), Pierpaolo Ranieri (bass) and Fernando Pantini (electric guitar), presenting the new album and all her greatest hits with her expressive drive and determination. Sound will be provided by sound engineer Mirko Cascio.

These are the dates of the tour, produced and organised by Barley Arts (dates constantly being updated): Friday 5 June in Piazza Plebiscito in LANCIANO (Chieti), Saturday 6 June in Piazza Casu Padre in FONNI (Nuoro), 13 June in Piazza Municipio in ARPINO (Frosinone), 19 June at Parole e Musica in RIVERGARO - Piacenza (guitar and vocals), June 20 at the Festa d'Estate in VASCON (Treviso), June 27 at Bologna Pride at Parco del Cavaticcio in BOLOGNA, July 2 at Percuotere La Mente in the Corte degli Agostiniani in RIMINI, July 9 at Villa Ada in ROME, on 15 July at Pride Village in PADUA, on 27 July in Piazza della Libertà in MONTALBANO DI FASANO (Brindisi), on 7 August at Frequenze Mediterranee in MIGLIONICO - Matera (guitar and vocals), on 13 August at Belluno sotto le stelle in BELLUNO (guitar and vocals), 14 August in Piazza Plebiscito in SPINAZZOLA (Bari), 15 August at the Rotonda Carducci in TORTORETO LIDO (Teramo), 19 August at the Radio Onda D'Urto Festival in BRESCIA and 22 August in Piazza San Vincenzo in ARZANA (Nuoro).
Radio Capital is the official radio media partner of Paola Turci's tour.

The album "IO SONO" (Effepi/Warner Music), which entered directly into the top 10 best-selling albums in its first week of release, celebrates Paola Turci's 30-year career by combining twelve songs from her repertoire, completely revisited in a new acoustic-electronic guise, with three previously unreleased tracks: "Io sono", "Questa non è una canzone" and "Quante vite viviamo". The album, realised with the artistic collaboration of producer Federico Dragogna (Ministri, Le Luci della Centrale Elettrica, Iori's Eyes), retraces Paola's artistic itinerary through a targeted and personal selection of songs that have marked her main stages.
The album is available in record shops, on iTunes and on Amazon.

The first single from the album is the title track 'Io sono', written with Francesco Bianconi and Pippo Rinaldi 'Kaballà' .