▁is ▁an ▁Italian ▁singer - song writer . ▁She ▁has ▁released ▁ 1 1 ▁studio ▁albums , ▁one ▁greatest ▁hits , ▁one ▁sound track ▁album , ▁two ▁live ▁albums , ▁four ▁video ▁album ▁and ▁ 3 3 ▁singles , ▁s elling ▁ 2 ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁Italy , ▁cert ified ▁by ▁M & D ▁and ▁F IM I ▁with ▁a ▁multi pl atin um ▁disc , ▁ 1 1 ▁plat in um ▁and ▁two ▁gold ▁cert ifications . ▁ ▁She ▁earned ▁three ▁nomin ations ▁at ▁the ▁San rem o ▁Music ▁Festival , ▁one ▁T arga ▁Ten co , ▁one ▁L une zia ▁Award , ▁seven ▁Italian , ▁Wind ▁& ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁one ▁Te leg atto ▁, ▁one ▁David ▁di ▁Don at ello ▁, ▁and ▁two ▁N ast ri ▁d ' arg ento , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁awards . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Cons oli ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁bi ography ▁ ▁Cons oli ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cat ania , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁San ▁Giovanni ▁La ▁P unta . ▁She ▁started ▁playing ▁guitar ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen ▁and ▁she ▁later ▁joined ▁a ▁rock - bl ues ▁band , ▁the ▁Moon ▁Dog ' s ▁Party . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁she ▁recorded ▁her ▁first ▁album , ▁Due ▁Par ole , ▁and ▁participated ▁to ▁the ▁Festival ▁of ▁San rem o ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁Am ore ▁di ▁pl ast ica