Paola Turci

The Profile

Paola Turci is an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rome, active since the mid-1980s. She has taken part in the Sanremo Music Festival multiple times, earning the Critics’ Award three times, and her work spans from mainstream hits to intimate, socially engaged albums in the 2000s.

From Rome; active since 1986; multiple Sanremo appearances; Critics’ Award three times; won a Sanremo giovani; ‘Rwanda’ received Amnesty International Award 2006; collaborations include Max Gazzè on bass; ‘Saluto l’inverno’ (lyrics by Carmen Consoli) presented at Sanremo; 2002–2012 marked a key artistic shift.

Three DeBaser reviews trace Paola Turci’s shift toward intimate, human-centered songwriting and warm live sound. Tra i fuochi in mezzo al cielo is praised for minimalist, piercing confessions and engaged themes like Rwanda (Amnesty International Award 2006). Saluto l’Inverno—presented at Sanremo with lyrics by Carmen Consoli—gets defended as quality Italian songwriting. Overall sentiment is warmly appreciative of Turci’s craft and evolution.