Born in Rome on April 9, 1975, Fabrizio Moro (real name: Fabrizio Mobrici) learned to play the guitar when he was a kid. His first experiences were as part of cover bands playing songs by artists such as Guns N' Roses, the Doors, and U2. His first single, "Per Tutta Un'altra Destinazione," was released in 1996. Helped by the musicians who had been backing him for years, Moro released his first album in 2000, simply titled Fabrizio Moro, and in the same year he performed at the Sanremo Music Festival -- in the Young Artists section -- with "Un Giorno Senza Fine," a song with a strong rock backbone. In 2004 Moro released the power ballad "Eppure Pretendevi di Essere Chiamata Amore" and his song "Situazioni Della Vita" was included on the compilation album Italianos Para Siempre, conceived for South American markets and including contributions by artists such as Lucio Dalla, Alex Britti, and Claudio Baglioni. The following year, he contributed "Ci Vuole un Business" to the soundtrack of an Italian Red Cross social campaign. In 2007, Moro won the Young Artists section and the Critics Award at the Sanremo Music Festival with the self-penned "Pensa," a song about the fight against the mafia. The album Pensa was released concurrently, and also included the track "Fammi Sentire la Voce," which Moro performed at the Festivalbar in 2007. ~ Aurelio Pasini