Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Now that I have finally read Alice's L'Unica via d'uscita é dentro biography, or rather her professional biography as it is very much based on her career and albums rather than her personal life, I can also reveal to those who haven't read it what she thinks about her and Franco Battiato's joint Eurovision song contest adventure in 1984. It's no secret she's not a fan of competitions and festivals. She writes (freely translated): "The year 1984 had been so far very satisfying professionally and marked by two duets. First with German songwriter Stefan Waggershausen and Zu nah am Feur that sold in Germany and other countries over 1,5 million copies and the adorable I treni di Tozeur with Franco Battiato that EMI, our label wanted to send us to Eurofestival with, the poppiest festival in Europe or maybe in the world.  Neither of us was very convinced but decided to play the game. We took it very lightly, as a trip or a little holiday. Zero anxiety, expect...

Alice releases a triple-CD with her greatest hits today under title Platinum collection . She has participated herself in the song selection so this isn't yet another rip off compilation by her record companies (as there seems to be in average two every year!). And for the first time songs from all periods of her career are included: Carla Bissi, Alice Visconti and Alice. That means the period from 1972 to 2009 including oldies like La festa mia , Un'isola and Io voglio vivere . Also the duet Zu nah am Feuer with Stefan Waggershausen is included, as is of course I treni di Tozeur and Chanson egocentrique with Franco Battiato. And for the very first Alice's solo version of Open your eyes , previosuly only available with Skye of Morcheeba. A very cut of her career even if you have her albums already while waiting for the new album in the making with new material :-)