Who is Alessandra Drusian dell'Isola, the Jalisse, bio, career and curiosities  

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Alessandra Drusian we know her best as a member of the musical duo of I Jalisse in which she is paired with her husband Fabio Ricci.
Together, they boast of an amazing career and currently they are competitors of L'Isola dei Famosi. Let's get to know Alessandra better.  

Who is Alessandra Drusian: biography  

Alessandra Drusian It is born on May 18, 1969 a oderzo, in the province of Treviso. Ever since she was just a little girl she's got a big one passion for music and, also pushed by her family, try her luck in this world as fascinating as it is ruthless.  

Of his family of origin and his past we have no information and the first ones begin to arrive when he participates in the first ones competitions singers.  

The birth of the Jalisse and career

Alessandra is famous singer who takes her first steps into the world of music when she is just a teenager. In fact, she participates in several competitions carried out in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto, managing to win several victories.  

Fortune and fame will come when he meets in 1990 Fabio Ricci with whom, four years later, he founded the musical duo de The Jalisses. His first appearance television dates back to a television program titled Spruce Award which at that time it was conducted by Pippo Baudo.  

Subsequently, he will be part of the choir of Honeymoon and will perform as soloist in Bath beauty.

The Jalisse at the Sanremo Festival and Eurovision

As I Jalisse, participate in 1997 at the Sanremo Festival whose helmsman was the legendary Mike Bongiorno. Alongside him, in that edition, there was also Valeria Marini and Piero Chiambretti.  

On this occasion they will compete with the passage entitled Rivers of words managing to take home the victory. In reality, the duo will not have great satisfaction in musical terms, so much so that that song remains the only great success. They will later turn to promotion cultural and social.  

Thanks to festival win, will participate in Eurovision the following year in which they will come fourth. If they haven't had great success in Italy (in fact they have only sold 50 copies of the album), the same cannot be said from abroad. In fact, especially in Russia, Chile, the United States and Canada they are well known and appreciated.  

The return to the scene  

Le disappointments they weren't few, but Jalisse don't give up. In 2000 they try to return to the Italian scene and once again the success is not the best. The following year, Drusian appears in emotions, the famous comedy musical and in 2014 try to join the big family of The Voice of Italy. However, the judges of that time (Piero Pelù, Raffaella Carrà, J Ax and Noemi) did not choose her.  

In 2018, he participates in the program Now or never in which the most famous songs of the music of the Bel Paese are remembered. Also in the same year, he will be part of jury of the Castrocaro Festival.

Finally, in 2019 it is among the competitors of Such and Which Show by Carlo Conti.  

Why are they called “The Jalisse”? Where does the name come from?

The name of the duo, The Jalisse, was born from an inspiration relating to a cartoon character set in the future, by the same creators of "The Flintstones" or "The Robinsons". 

Alessandra Drusian at L'Isola dei Famosi  

On Monday 17 April 2023, the new edition of the toughest reality show ever began, The Island of the Famous. The castaways have all disembarked and started their adventure. The Jalisse, in which we find husband and wife, compete as a couple, but will be considered as a competitor unique. At least for now.  

Private life of Alessandra Drusian  

With regard to the life private by Alessandra Drusian, we know that in 1990 he met Fabio Ricci with whom he founded (in 1994) the musical duo I Jalisse. Together, they are not only a professional couple, but in '99 they became husband and wife.  

From their marriage, two were born daughters females who respond to the names of Aurora and Angelica. Both, when the girls were born, took a moment of break from work to devote himself entirely to his family.  

Curiosity by Alessandra Drusian 

We don't have much information about the singer Alessandra Drusian, but we have just described that little to you. Now let's see some Curiosity that few know.  

  • The duo's name, I Jalisse, was inspired by a character from the cartoon I Robinson; 
  • The Jalisse have created a song dedicated to a taxi company in our capital. The song is called Taxi music by Jalisse; 
  • For years, Alessandra and Fabio have been collaborating with Mike Bongiorno's cultural promotion foundation.  

Social profiles of Alessandra Drusian  

Alessandra Drusian is very active on social where he loves to share his most important moments with his fans, both private and professional. Below we present the link direct from your official profiles.  

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