Giuni Russo

Giuseppa Romeo was born in Palermo, Sicily, on 7 September 1951, the eighth of nine siblings. Busy with several family matters, her father Pietro registered her three days later, on 10 September.
As a child, singing was more important to Russo than playing or studying. She was often asked to perform at school.
Her teacher offered her own desk to Russo to be used as a stage, but she was so shy she preferred to perform while hiding behind the classroom door.
Her first public appearance was on a small stage actors from the Politeama Theatre in Palermo.
Without her family's knowledge, Russo took singing lessons from Master Ettore Gaiezza, paying him with the money earned from her local shows.

At age 15, she sang at the Castrocaro festival, reaching the semifinal. The following year she won the festival by unanimous vote, singing "Hurt" by Timi Yuro and "A chi" by Fausto Leali. The following year she competed in the Sanremo Festival under the name of Giusy Romeo, singing "No amore".
She released two singles during 1968, "No amore" and "L'onda". After her participation at Un Disco per l'Estate, Cantagiro and Festivalbar with the song "L'onda", she recorded the cover version of "Smoke in your eyes" and the cover of "I Say A Little Prayer" of Aretha Franklin in 1969. That year, she moved to Milan to collaborate with musician and songwriter Maria Antonietta Sisini.

1970s
In the 1970s, Russo began with several participations as chorist for many artist's publications. In 1972 she sang in the choirs of Balletto di Bronzo's Ys.
In 1974 she signed a contract for the German label BASF, which gave her the pseudonym of Junie Russo, later changed to the Italian spelling Giuni. The following year her first LP, Love Is a Woman (sung in English) was released. In this period she also…

The year following her death, Russo's immense repertory began to be published, starting with NAR, in 2005, of Mediterranea Tour, a 1984 concert, and the remixed and remastered A casa di Ida Rubinstein, which, in the meantime, became unobtainable on the market.
The DVD/CD is, like all the previous and following works, produced by Maria Antonietta Sisini and is the best selling product of all the charts, staying on the top for many weeks.
In 2005, after 25 years Energie is back to the charts, the only case of the kind, reprinted by Wea and including three bonus tracks: Un'estate al mare, Bing bang being and Adeste fideles.
In 2006 Giuni virtually duets with various national and international artists in Unusual, in which Giuni's voice sings with Caparezza, Lene Lovich, Franco Battiato, Toni Child and others, alternating original musical arrangement with brand new others.
In 2007 is the year of three publications: the whole remastered reprint Se fossi pi' simpatica sarei meno antipatica (1994), The complete Giuni, triple anthological CD, the only official one, and the DVD Docufilm La sua figura of Franco Battiato. Both works, immediately hit the charts.
In 2008 the album Cercati in me is released. It contains five previously unpublished and a fascinating ethnic-sounding mini-suites.
In 2009, he sees the light, the official biography, published by Bompiani Giuni Russo, da Un'estate al mare al Carmelo, written by Bianca Pitzorno, with the collaboration of Maria Antonietta Sisini, and a note by Franco Battiato. In addition to the book, the box contains the DVD/Docufilm "La sua figura" (2007) by Franco Battiato and a CD of six tracks unreleased demos.
In 2011 "A casa di Ida Rubinstein 2011", Cd+DVD, a new edition of the 1988's album with some great guests and a "jazz hint":…

As Giusy Romeo
Single

1968 – No amore / Amerai Columbia/EMI (SCMQ 7082)
1968 – L'onda / Lui e Lei Columbia/EMI (SCMQ 7095)
1968 – I primi minuti / Fumo negli occhi Columbia/EMI (SCMQ 7118)

As Junie Russo
Single

1975 – Milk of Paradise / I've Drunk in my Dream BASF (06 13325-Q)
1975 – Everything Is Gonna Be Alright / Vodka BASF (06 13330-Q)
1975 – In trappola / Lui nell'anima GHIBLI (CD 4506)
1976 – Mai / Che mi succede adesso DURIUM (Ld A 7950)
Albums

1975 – Love Is a Woman BASF (21-23326 Q)

As Giuni Russo
Singles

1978 – Soli noi / La chiave ELEKTRA (T 12290)
1982 – Un'estate al mare / Bing bang being CGD (CGD 10401)
1982 – Good Good Bye / Post moderno CGD (CGD 10437)
1982 – Una Vipera Sarò / Tappeto Volante
1983 – Good Good Bye / Un'estate al mare
1984 – Mediterranea / Limonata cha cha cha CGD (CGD 10548)
1986 – Alghero / Occhiali colorati BUBBLE/RICORDI (BLU 9233)
1987 – Ragazzi al luna-park / Mango papaia BUBBLE/RICORDI (BLU 9238)
1987 – Adrenalina / Adrenalina (remix strumental) BUBBLE/RICORDI (BLUX 934)
1987 – Mango Papaia / Mango papaia (remix strumental) BUBBLE/RICORDI (BLUX ?)
1990 – Un'estate al mare / Una vipera sarò (CGD 3984 23892-9)
1994 – Se fossi più simpatica sarei meno antipatica
1995 – Un'estate al mare (love guitar remix) / Un'estate al mare (deep mix) / Un'estate al mare (July 41 st) ITWHY (ITW 05)
1997 – Gabbiano / Fonti mobili NAR (NAR 40132)
2000 – Un'estate al mare (space mix) / Un'estate al mare (cub mix) / Un'estate al mare (dub version) HITLAND (EXTRA 05 CDs)
2003 – Morirò d'amore / Il re del mondo (live)
2006 – Un'estate al mare (remix feat. Megahertz) – PROMO
2006 – Adrenalina (remix feat. MAB) – PROMO
2006 – Una vipera sarò (remix feat. Caparezza) – PROMO
Albums

1981 – Energie CGD (CGD 20269)
1983 – Vox CGD (CGD 20360)
1984 –…