After a mitigated start to his career, with his late '80s debut and sophomore releases going mostly unnoticed, Milan's Biagio Antonacci shot to fame with 1992's Liberatemi. He became a mentor for home-grown talent, and his 1999 duet with Belgian star Viktor Lazlo “It's a Message for You” exploded across Europe. Distinguished as Best Selling Male Italian Artist with Convivendo, the singer-songwriter has become a staple of Italian airwaves—with pop-fuelled romantic ballads like “L'amore comporta” and sun-filled, Latin-influenced dance-pop numbers like “Non vivo piu senza te”.